RECORD: Darwin, C. R. 1877. Asparagus / Proof sheet of Forms of flowers / Draft of Descent, vol. 1. CUL-DAR209.4.30-31. (John van Wyhe ed., 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)

REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed 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-DAR209.4 contains materials for Darwin's book Movement in plants (1880).


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Asparagus Nov. 29th Horizontal — light from above

seedlings of 3d different Height— chalk tips— dots beneath

Further shorter plant

Middle tallest

more magnified near middle Height

8°. 10'

8° 10'

8° 10'

9. 12 from light

9'. 12 to light

9' 12' to light

10. 3 same course back to light

10' 3 to left

 10 3.   same course

10. 13 to right

10. 13 very short distance

10. 13 touched case No use

11. 13 from to light & left

 

11. 13 from light — short distance

 

10. 15 first dot

12. 23 back from light

 

12. 23 to light

 

11. 13 from light & right

12. 53 back

12. 53 little way back from light

12. 23 to light & right

2. 3   gone back

2.° 3' from light (i e really to light)

12. 53 to light & left

2. 53

I forgot to put down curtain

2° .3 from light

2°. 53 to left & from light

2. 53° from light & to left

2 53' to light & left, little

3°. 55' to light.

 

 

3. 55 to light

3. 55 to light

I believe all due to recovery from exposure to light

4. 2'0' an atom back

4° 20 a little back

4. 20'

5. 43 some way back

5. 43 for back for light

5. 43' immensely back from light.

8° 10 a little to left  (Used)

8. 10 from light & left

8° 10 same course

30' 7°. 25 A. red

 red spot

7 25

7. 25' red spot

Height of Plant

1.1 inc

Height of Plant 2 inches

1 3/4 inch.

Distance glass to mark 11 7/8

Distance glass to mark 11 7/8 inches

Distance glass to mark 11 inches consisting of 3 internodes

 

3 internodes with besides bud at

5 internodes besides bud

(5 internodes with beside bud some long & some short)

I cd see tip curved sometimes in one direction & sometime in another

 

Measure plants & magnification of Tracing

30v

[proof sheet of Forms of flowers]

31

30th Nov Left-Hand Plan

Asparagus

    right Hand Plant

    little buds on tips of Cots

Left Hand

Right Hand

8°. 33°

8° 33'

9. 25   to left & little to light

9. 25 to left & light

10. 20'   to light

10 20'   same course

11 15   to left right & light

11. 15   to light & right

12. 20'   to right

12 '20'   to left & light

12. 52 to right

12.. 52 to right

1. 48' gone back on same line

1. 48 from light or back

2. 55 back on old line

2. 55 back on same line

3. 57 back on old line

3. 57 to left

4. 25 far to right

4° '25 to right & from light

6°   gone back & parallel

6°.   to right.

8. 15 to left

8° 15 to left

  7.° 15 a. m

7''. 15

 

 

impossible to be quite accurate

14 1/2 inches from glass to mark

(Used)

31v

[Draft of Descent, chap. 7 p. 7. (fair copy)]

 


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