RECORD: Darwin, C. R. [1879?].02.02. Cabbage leaves. CUL-DAR209.3.86. (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 11.2022. 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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Feb. 2d old cabbage — fixed filament to base of cut-off leaf near summit — filament moved greatly in rather zig-zag line apparently due to rising of leaf — but next day zig-zag in line which could not be thus accounted for — whether nutation is doubtful.—

Cabbage Leaves)

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4.200 [÷] 6.2 [=] .67

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

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