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Feb 10th

Lychnis githago

at ∠ angle to Cots

8°. 17' 

8 50 to right & from so called light   

9 33 back & parallel to left   

10 23 same course      Distance 9 2/8 distance .55

11. 18 . do 

11. 55 to left         

12. 48 to light

1° to light & right  9.25 [÷] .55 [=] 16.8 (say 17 times)

1. 50 to right         

2 17 to right & from light      

3— same course dot on old line   

3. 55 do     

4. 30 do     

5. 10 nearly same course       

6. 4 to left rather        

7 17 right from light   Tracing axaggerated on

8. 30 to right & from light   left side

9. 15 little bit to right at 3° P.m only some began to open & at

10. 7 from light     4° 30' a very few were  

10° 53' short way to right   from 20° to 24° open ; At 4°

Feb 11' 6° 55'  30' covered with night-Cap.—

11. 35 to light at 6° more closed at 7°. 30'

8 25 to left a little  completely shut except a few 2

9 22 to light & right a little    injured seedlings.—

10 10 to light 

11. 4 to light & left    

11 35 to left & little from light         

12. 10 — say 12. 17  Whole Plants heliotrop by 4°

Cots all still closed!  more greatly bent to side of light

First

First movement & last in plane of Cots & then at rt ∠

put in Hot-House 12° 30; remained closed all day misty.

(Used)

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refer to plants of this kind in the following chapters, I will here give a few details respecting them. It is familiar to every one that the ray-florets with of the Compositæ often differ remarkably from the others; & so it is with the outer flowers of many Umbelliferæ, some Cruciferæ & a few other families. Several species of Hydrangea & Viburnum offer striking instances of the same fact. The Rubiaceous genus Mussænda is remarkable presents a very curious appearance from some of the flowers having the apex tips of one of the sepals developed into a large petal-like

[Forms of flowers, pp. 4-5: "With many plants, the flowers towards the outside of the inflorescence are much larger and more conspicuous than the central ones. As I shall not have occasion to refer to plants of this kind in the following chapters, I will here give a few details respecting them. It is familiar to every one that the ray-florets of the Compositæ often differ remarkably from the others; and so it is with the outer flowers of many Umbelliferæ, some Cruciferæ and a few other families. Several species of Hydrangea and Viburnum offer striking instances of the same fact. The Rubiaceous genus Mussænda presents a very curious appearance from some of the flowers having the tip of one of the sepals developed into a large petal-like expansion, coloured either white or purple."]