RECORD: Darwin, C. R. (Phaseolus, oats, wheat) General notes. CUL-DAR209.5.181. (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).
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General. Notes.
The experi beans seeds were all grown in sieves made of netting in damp sawdust, according to Sachs directions in his paper
The sieves were hung up in a small room about 10 ft X 5 which was kept damp ments by wetting a sheet hung up in the room; but during the earlier experi afterwards this was found to be unnecessary—
The room was darkened except during some of the Phaseolus experiments in November when a large paraffine lamp was kept burning in it to warm it.
In Phaseolus the bending place is 5 or 6 mm from the tip.
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Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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