RECORD: Darwin, C. R. [ny].04.17-19. Saxifraga sarmentosa / Proof sheet of Cross and self fertilisation, p. 65, published p. 129. CUL-DAR209.3.299. (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).


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Ap. 17' Saxifraga sarmentosa — Vertical glass — dimly illuminate from abv

Ap. 17'    Saxifraga sarmentosa — Vertical glass – dimly illumination from above

      (Runner tied up.)

 

 

Right Hand — shorter & thicker runner

after some cut—

10°. 30'

11°  30    ⨀ — 2d dot

1°   risen & to left   I suspect Heliotrop to N.W. windw →

2    risen & to right

3°. 5'   back & exactly parallel to last L

4.  5    little way reversed again back & parallel

5 °    little up—

6.  5'   an atom to left

7. 20   up & to left

8°  35   little way to left

9 . 30   to right short way parallel

10.  40     same spot

 

[upper half, right hand side]

Left - Hand very Long & thin runner

Thicker & shorter runner

[illeg]  [sketch]

10°. 30'    twisted to one side

11° 30   ⊡

1°   risen & to left —  Now in darkness

2°    greatly risen & to left

3°    up & to right

4˙ 5    to right & down

5°      nearly same course'

6° 5    a short way up

7 20'  far up & to left

8 35     to right & up ( on upper edge of glass

9 30      to right level on top of glass

10 40    to left parallel to last line

 

18th

6°. 45     ⨀ . . . .

7°  45    to left

8   45      down. & to right

9° 30      little way to left

   do    do  10 . 20 

11 .    gone back or to right an atom

12.   almost same spot (stopped almost circumnutating)

  1 °   do do 

 2° .     ⎽⎽⎽⎽⎽⎽⎽⎽ do

 3°   ??  —7° 15 same spot

19th_ˌ_6° 45

⨀   

 

    Right-Hand Spec 9. 35  to left 

10 . 55  to light

 

19th 6°. 45' | 7° 45' short distance

    9.° 5     nearly same spot

 

 

6. 45  far off glass to right  

 ⨀ 7°. 45   on Horizontal glass 

8°  45     to so-called light

9.  30      same course

10  20    to right & light

11°   from light reversed movement

 do  12 

  1°       to left circle almost completed

  2°     an atom to left

  3°     to left & light

  4       to left & light

  5   .    same course

  6°     back & parallel

  7. 15   to right & from light   Crossed morning line

  8 . 40   from light & to left

Bit of Card on point?   Smoked glass & lay more on soil

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[Proof sheet of Cross and self fertilisation, p. 65, published p. 129.]


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