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).
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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.]
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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.]
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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