RECORD: Darwin, C. R. 1877.11.03-10. Beet (Beta vulgaris) / Proof sheet of Forms of flowers. CUL-DAR209.4.44. (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. RN2
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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Nov. 3d 77
Beet Dark Horizontal glass
(Cot. shut at last night)
Left Hand |
Right Hand |
|
[sketch] |
much bowed together |
Wire |
9. 25 |
slight bowed 9. 25 |
(conspicuously bowed over) to left 9. 55 |
to left 9. 55 & light |
10. 40 far to light & right |
10. 40' far to light & right |
11. 16 far to light & left |
11. 16 from light & to right |
11. 40 to light. (I think Heliotropic |
11. 40 to light (I think Heliotropic) |
12 8. to light |
12' 8 to light & right |
12. 53 to the right |
12. 53 to light & right |
1. 35 to the right |
1. 35 to the right |
2. 20' to light & right |
2. 20 to light |
2. 55 to light (Used) |
2. 55 light (Helitropism) |
All that can be said is that both plants moved towards light (during removal of Caps?) in many parallel lines, but considerably zig-zig.
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[Proof sheet of Forms of flowers, published pp. 67-8]
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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