RECORD: Darwin, C. R. [1878].07.31-08.01. Pinus austriaca / Draft of Cross and self fertilisation. CUL-DAR209.3.272. (John van Wyhe ed., 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and John van Wyhe, edited by John van Wyhe 12.2022. RN2
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).
Draft is in the hand of Ebenezer Norman with corrections by Darwin. The text of the draft corresponds to Cross and self fertilisation, pp. 427-8.
[272]
Pinus Austriaca (branch not tied
July 31'
Left Hand
dot
July 31'
9° 5'
10 . 26 up & to left
11°. 42 atom to left
1° up.
2°. 7 same spot
3. 8 an atom down
4 .3 left & up
6 7 back down & parallel
7 20 same course
9° same spot
Aug 1. 6° 40
8°. 30' to right
10. 15 to left
12° up & to left
2° down & to left
10 inches from vertical glass
on tip
Right Hand
dot
9° 5'
10. 26 up & to left
11. 42 . same spot
1° up.
2' 7 down & almost parallel to first up line
3 .8 down → [sketch]
4 . 3 nearly same spot
6 . 7 to left
7 ' . 20' same course
do 9 —
Aug 1' 6° 40' down
8°. 30' down
10. 15 down & to left
12° up to morning spot
2° little down & to R
8 inches from vertical glass
[sketch]
Needle
3 inches long
Tree 3 ft high
side Branch observed
nearly Central Needles
still going but little
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[The excised left side of this page is at CUL-DAR.209.3.275-276.]
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along side of each other were had
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