RECORD: Darwin, C. R. [ny].02.25. Hedera helix / Proof sheet of Cross and self fertilisation. CUL-DAR209.4.157-159. (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 9.2022. 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-DAR209.4 contains materials for Darwin's book Movement in plants (1880).
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Hedera helix
Feb 25th
8 am 26'
8 am Feb. 26th
6° 50' Feb 25 Ivy
8°. a. m Feb. 25 Cots
31°
7 °
90°
V
90 [-] 15 [=] 75
90 [-] 39 [=] 51
7 [÷] 2 [=] 39
Feb 25th
Hedera Helix
bead to mark at corner .35 of inch.
do at close gone very little
[sketch]
A
about 2d days growth
8°. 25'
8. 55 from light & to left
9 43 back & to right
10° 57 same course very short distance
(1) 11°.— first dot more magnified distance 12.1 inches.
(2) 11° 50 to right & from light —(nearly same course) as before dot
(3) 1° 3 gone back or to left (Cots well open 1° a little above horizontal)
(4) 2 15 to right back again
(5) 3° to left back again
(6) 4' — back again to right & nearer light
(7) 5° a little back to left (movement in line joining the 2 cotyledons) cots now closing a little.)
(8) 5° 54 from light— first direction.
(9) 7 ,20 back to light short way
(10) 8. 30 light & left
(11) 9. 27 to light & right
12 10. 25. nearly same spot— Cots less than ∠
6°. 55' ⨀— Cots very much closed
(magnified (34.5 say 35 times)
12.1 [÷] .35 [=] 34.5
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1st proof
Slips 17-20
[Proof sheet of Cross and self fertilisation, p. 32]
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Tracing [figure]
Ivy 10° P.m Feb 24th
Angle of 2 Cots
Ivy 10° P.m Feb 24th
During day nearly 180°
3°. 5' Feb 24th & 4°. P.m same
40°
47°[158v]
[Proof sheet of Cross and self fertilisation, p. 37]
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[Figure]
(1)
1 (2)
2
(3)
3
(4)
4
(5)
5
(6)
6
(7)
7 —5° Pm
(8)
8
(9)
9
10 (10)
(11)
11 9° 27
}
1 to left 1
1 right 1
1 left
1— right
1 left
parallel to Cots one at right angle & far & then 1 right & left again
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[Proof sheet of Cross and self fertilisation, p. 26]
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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