RECORD: Darwin, C. R. [1880].04.24. Peas Sand-paper & shell lac. CUL-DAR209.5.154. (John van Wyhe ed., 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)

REVISION HISTORY: Prepared 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-DAR209.5 contains materials for Darwin's book Movement in plants (1880).


154

(1

Ap 24' 8 a.m

        Peas Sand-paper & shell lac

(Cards so put on as to give different curvature from those now present.)

(1) moderty long straight 4º. 30' moderaty bent apex over hilum 25' 7º 45' a.m. bowed right back

(Temp of water 60º Ap 24 8º a.m)

61º at 4º 30 P.m                  ✔

give times

(Reverse)

(2) do nearly straight — 4º. 30 bent at right angles 25 7º 45 bowed in revrsed direction ✔ ✔

card .07 & .04 of inch

(3) very short & much curved to one side from position in seed ✔

4º 30; not affected — 25 7º 45' greatly bowed to one side ✔

cards exactly same size as no. 2. These are the small-sized cards.

(4) short & much curved from do: 4º 30' greatly bent from card (25th 7º 45 a.m spiral in lower part, now quite straight ✔ in upper part, spirality due to former bowing ✔

(5) long & straight 4º 30 slightly curved from card— 25th 7º. 45 a.m. Spiral in lower part — whole radicle now become straight in upper part

(6) 24' 4º 30. rather short new 1 card 25 7º 45 am bent at right  angle ✔

(7) 4º 30 do. do. do 25" 7º 45 a.m whole root curved laterally from card     ✔

154b

(2

Pea

 (8)no bean ✔

(9) rather short & straight 4º 30' bent at right-angles — 25. 8º am whole root somwhat bent from pin card ✔

(10) much curved from bean 4º 30' upper part slightly curved from card bean pea 25' 8º a.m card dropped off, now whole upper part straight

(11)

(12) slightly curved from bean 4º 30' curved at right angles—✔

25' 8º a.m whole upper part curved from card

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