RECORD: Darwin, C. R. & Francis Darwin. 1878.01.31-02.03. Red Cabbage / Draft of Forms of flowers. CUL-DAR209.4.83. (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 materials for Darwin's book Movement in plants (1880).
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Jan 31. Red Cabbage Radicle—
Radicle nearly vertical— shell-lacced— surrounded by sponge
Left Hand |
Right Hand |
rather longer radicle |
very young all 1/5 of inch |
8º. 55 |
8º. 55 |
9. 23 to right |
9º 23' to right |
10 . 40 to left (Perhaps a mistake) |
10 40' to right & light (so called) |
} 11. 5 very slight movement stationary |
11. 5 from so called light short distance |
1. 10 short way to left water |
1º 10 same course |
2. 20 to so-called light |
2. 20' same course zig-zage |
hardly moved X 3. (Used) |
3º to right |
same general course 4 |
4º coming back, ie from light |
5. 5 to the right |
5. 5 still back & more to left |
} very short distance do 6º |
6º reversed to so-called light |
10. 9' to left & to light |
10. 9' from light & to right |
10. 55 to left & from light back & far |
10. 55 to light & to right |
Feb 1st 7º ⨀ a.m |
........... 7º a.m |
8 to right |
8' short distance right & little to light |
9. from light |
9º to light & right |
10 same course |
10º a little way back on same line |
11. 17 from light & to left |
11º. 17' from light & to right |
12º 20' do & do |
12. 20 to light & right |
1. 13 gone back on former line |
1º. 13' from light & to right |
(Used)
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*(a) Footnote to p. 2 of Introduction 2x
'On the two forms or dimorphic condition in the species of Primula, & on their remarkable sexual relations.' Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society,' vol. VI. 1862, p. 77.)
('On the existence of two forms, & on their reciprocal sexual relation, in several species of the genus Linum.' Ibid. vol. VII, 1863, p. 69.)
('On the sexual relations of the three forms of Lythrum salicaria.' Ibid. vol. VIII, 1864, p. 169)
('On the character & hybrid-like nature of the offspring from the illegitimate unions of dimorphic & Trimorphic plants' Ibid Vol X, 1868, p. 393)
('On the specific differences between Primula veris British H: (var officinalis Linn), P. vulgaris Brit. H. (var acaulis Linn), P. elatior Jacq.; & on the hybrid nature of the common Oxlip. With supplementary remarks on naturally produced 'hybrids in the genus Verbascum' Ibid Vol X 1868, p. 437.)
[Forms of flowers, p. 2.]
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(Measure magnification)
Left |
Right |
2º. 17 little to left |
2. 17— moved an atom |
3. 5 to light |
3. 5 moved very little, zig-zage |
4. 5 little way to left |
4. 5 same course little way. |
5. 5 to light & right, so that dot on former old line |
5. 5 from light & to left |
6. 12 from light |
6. 12 from light & to right |
8 10 to the left & from light |
8. 12 some way to right |
9. 20 to right |
9º 20' a good way to right |
10 38 from light (Used) |
10º 38' from light |
Feb 2d. 7º a.m |
2d 7º a.m |
8º 10 from light & to left |
8º. 10 same course as night |
do (9 |
9º from light & to right |
9. 43 gone back on old line nearly same spot if not error) |
9º 43 from light & to right |
10 40 from light & to left |
10. 40 to the right |
11. 35 same course |
11. 35 nearly same course |
12. 17 to right |
12 17 almost off glass |
1. 12 old direction from light & to L. |
4º very far off glass, same direction |
2. 20 same course |
|
3º back to light & left |
Distance |
4. 5 to right & crossed old line |
13. 5/8 (Magnified 39 times)(besides filament) |
5 35 to light long way !!! |
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6. 20 far to light & right dying?? |
.35 for both Distance |
7 34 very short distance |
Left |
8 53 to light |
Attached as much to base of stem as to tip of |
10. 40 same course |
radicle— latter completely doubled on self — Cots out of cases. |
Feb 3d. 7º a.m & 8º |
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(Used)
(magnified 39 times) bends filament)
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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