The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online

RECORD: Darwin, C. R. [1878].09.08. Trifolium repens / Draft of Cross and self fertilisation. CUL-DAR209.3.39. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)

REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 11.2022. RN1

NOTE: Reproduced with permission of the Syndics of Cambridge University Library and William Huxley Darwin. The volume CUL-DAR209.3 contains materials on Circumnutation of leaves and hyponasty 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, p. 9.

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Trifolium repens

Sept 8th

Fastened 2 Heads in orchard upside down— cutting off all withered flowers to see whether turning due to geotro apogeotrop & or epinasty—. 9th they have turned up through Heliotropism; or apogtr so little sub-peduncle very sensitive— The same fact occurred under skylight.— 9° 4° P.m put blackened & [illeg] pots over, the above 2 resting on bricks, so some light enter below to see if flower will turn down.

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