RECORD: Darwin, C. R. [1878?].06.02-[1878?].06.06. Petunia violacea / Proof sheets of Forms of flowers.. CUL-DAR209.3.266-268. (John van Wyhe ed., 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)

REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed and edited by John van Wyhe. RN1

NOTE: See record in the Darwin Online manuscript catalogue, enter its Identifier here. Reproduced with permission of the Syndics of Cambridge University Library and William Huxley Darwin. The volume CUL-DAR209.3 contains materials for Darwin's book Movement in plants (1880).


[266]

Ju

Petunia   7 inches

June 2

6· 45

8º 20'   fallen

9º 45'   tied stem to stick. new dot

10 30   fallen

11º. 30   do a bit

12  45

1. 53   to right short way

  2. 45 same spot almost

  4 a little fallen & to left

  5 a little to right

  6º fallen vertically down

  7º 10'   fallen to right

  8º. 55 little to left— risen} —

10 45 fallen & to right.

June 3d

6. 45     still fallen

8  50'     down & little to right

9. 55      down & little to left } stet

same co

11     same course

 1º  5   to right & down

 2º     same spot

 3. 5'  fallen.

 3.  50    to left & down

 5    straight down

6. 5  a little up & to right !  (certainly

7 12   to left & down

9 º     a little up & to right   risen

10. 30 to right

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[Proof sheet of Forms of flowers, p. 168, published pp. 336-337.]

[267]

 Petunia   4th

June 4th

6º. 45'   slided pot

8º 20     same spot

10. 12'   down & to right

11' 25   down

1º   to  right

2º     down

3' 10    up & to left

4º   down & to right

   5 10.    down

6 5   up & to left —

 8º   20     in middle of marks

Jun 5'   6º 40.    not marked in middle of  old spots

June

(4th   2º    17º  ½ Cent)

   6º       do    do

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[Proof sheet of Forms of flowers, p. 170, published pp. 340-341.]

[268]

Petunia   June 5 ↓

9º am.    more magnified

10 5   an atom to right

11.  very little down & to left

11. 50  to right & down

12. 55   little down

2.  5   down & to right

3.3   up & parallel or back

 4º    down & to left →

  6    down & to right →

  7 15   to right

  9º    to right & a little up —

10 40' (z)

[tracing]  first dot   z

9º    

June 6.  6' 40' →

8º   vertically down       copied

Jun 6th   9 . 20' up & to left

  9. 20'   new dot —  (slided pot)

  10. 15   a little up

  11º. 12'  very little to left

  12. 35    down & to right

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[Proof sheet of Forms of flowers, p. 169, published pp. 338-339.]


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