RECORD: Darwin, C. R. Cereus / Proof sheet of Forms of flowers. CUL-DAR209.3.98. (John van Wyhe ed., 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)

REVISION HISTORY: Prepared 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 on Circumnutation of leaves and hyponasty for Darwin's book Movement in plants (1880).


98

Cereus

Horizontal glass— Hot H[ouse]

 

triangle

[diagram]

Nov. 23'

5'9° 

 to mark on paper. " Light" 30 10. 

  a little further 42 10  almost same line— Sun shining

put paper in front

 going back — 11° put paper all over

 same spot. effect of darkness 10. 12. 

a little to left 40' 12 

  a little to light   40'1 

  3'4°

 crossed old line 25 4.

Used

Nov. 24th More magnified darkness

a.m. 30' 8°. 

to light (as usually marked on glass) 50 8. 

back again 27' 9. 

from light 30 10. 

to light so reversed 15 11. 

to right 24' 12. 

from light 35 1. 

to left 55 2. 

4°.

to left 23' 4.

7° 15. Red

8° to light

1.

5

Length of shoot 9 inches

[diagram] Filament 1½ inch

2.5000 [÷] 38 [=] .66

 

Distance from glass to mark 15 6/8

 from end of Bristle to mark   

98v

[proof sheet of Forms of flowers]


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