The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online

RECORD: Darwin, C. R. 1877.12.25-.12.26. Asparagus / Proof sheet of Forms of flowers. CUL-DAR209.4.28. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)

REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 9.2022. RN1

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25th Dec Asparagus

8°. 50' (Better consider the start from 9° 22' in case of disturbance)

9. 22 to right & little from light

10. 5 from light & to right.

11° gone back to left parallel to former line.

11. 33 from light & to left

12. 12 to left

12. 45 from light & to left

1. 45 to left

2. 30 to left & little to light

3. 8 still to left (N.B stem was naturally inclined to right & this movemt to left chiefly geotropism)

3. 55 still to left

4. 45 same course (glass-filament vertical)

5. 45 do

7. 15 left to extreme verge of glass

8 4'5 far out of glass

10. 35' do do filament plainly bend to left

26 7° a. m off glass, but different position

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[Proof sheet of Forms of flowers, p. 160]

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