RECORD: Darwin, C. R. 1878.11.08-11. Mimosa pudica. CUL-DAR209.4.272-273. (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. RN3

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 for Darwin's book Movement in plants (1880).


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Mimosa pudica Nov 8 1878 Protected from Lateral light [sketch]

Left Hand—

Mimosa pudica

            Right Hand with incipient leaf

8º 15' Cots. much raised         8º. 15' Cots much raised. (Temp only 53º F.

8 55 not moved           8 55' fallen greatly

9. 30 fallen      9. 30' do little

10. 18 do (Tem 56º     10. 18 very little down   (opened Cots on. Nov I..)

11. 4 do    (opens Nov. 2d)           11. 4º down

11 55' do         11. 55   do

12 45 do. — 57º F      12. 45   do

1 30 too low to see (not by guess)      1. 30'   do

2. 15   ? ? ?   2. 15 an atom risen

3º    ? still below      3º risen dot on down line

3. 55   ?   57ºF          3º 55. do. to right of old line

4. 45   ?           4. 45 .   do

5. 55   apparently not risen.    5 55. well risen

7. 12 risen, though hardy in sight       7. 12   much risen Temp 57 1/2 F

8 21 risen somewhat   8. 21   very high

9º risen            9º same spot, or fallen a bit

9. 53 do           9. 53 risen a little

10. 35 risen somewhat (not nearly vertical interrupted by tie?)        10. 35 do— very nearly vertical

Nov. 9th 6º. 50'   Temp 53º F 6º 50'   Nov 9th

            7º 52 fallen a bit

9º 25 down      9º 25 down

11º 50 (I think injured)           11. 50. do — crossed old up line

            1. 30 well down Tm 56 1/2º F

10th ←            2. 35 down — (may have risen.)

7º 15 P.m risen greatly. (58 1/2º F.)   3 fallen an atom

9º risen greatly           3. 55 same spot

10. 30' little up            4. 25 an atom risen

Nov. 11 6º 50 . am      5. 10' down !! disturbed by want of light or cold

            7. 10 do— Dunkel-starre or cold

            9. 5 risen a little (seems circumnutating)

            10. 30 down     do

            Nov. 10th. 6º 55 fallen a little

            8º 30' down

            10º down.

            11. 5 do

            1º do — ? below rise mark by guess

            3. 5' risen

            4º up

            5 . up

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Temp. 60 to 72º generally about 70º Cotton lining— Cards — Bits of glass — cinder & large dabs of shell lac.—

Total number tried

clear clear effect

slight effect:
& sometime are
doubtful effect

doubtful

no effect

 6 p 1.  
after 24º or 28º

3

 

 1

2

 9 p.2.

24º   2

1

1

6

 8 p. 3  
5   
5   
5   
5   

 





3

 

8

5

5

5

2

 12 p 4.

 

3

 

9

 55

5

7

 

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