RECORD: Darwin, C. R. [1877?].10.24. Tomato. CUL-DAR209.4.389-390. 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

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.


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Fig. 25

Tomato N.E

Diagram A Oct. 24' Horizontal glass axis 1 Plant.

Left-Hand Plant older Plant magnified less than B

Fig. 25 1/3 Scale no lettering

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Solanum ly lycopersicum: circumnutation of hypocotyl, kept almost dark filament fixed transversely, across the summit, traced on horizontal glass from 10° a.m to 5° P.m. Illuminated from above, but a little light not sufficiently protected from some lateral nutated on the side, when in [4 words illeg] light so that n the whole seedling bent towards travelled during the day somewhat to light in one direction. Tracing movement of beads magnified about 35 times or nearly 12 times In [illeg] to 1/3 of [illeg] scale in figure given


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