RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. Light - Index of M.S. CUL-DAR209.7.147. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 8.2022. 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. The volumes CUL-DAR209.7-8 contain notes on heliotropism (phototropism) for Darwin's book Movement in plants (1880).
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Light Index of M.S
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p. 60 Beta vulgaris— zig-zag line to light.
60B Quercus Quercus — very sensitive to light — young stem
p. 57 Tomato excellent case light not intended— I thought so feeble might be neglected
83 Asparagus influenced by light of roof?
86 Phalaris actual movement .3 of inch
87 circumnutation of seedling on level with ground — crossed 2/500 in 9'/ 15" or on av 1/50 of in in 45.'— Effects on sand
89 Zea— strongly zig-zag line when when within box inner of which inside of which illuminated
90— radicles apparently circumnutate
91. Avena— zig-zag line — circumnutated as day became dark
These cases led us to try on specimens of 7 with several plants a series of exper wh, in wh when we knew moved rapidly & strongly to a moderately bright light, a series of experiment by dimming the light.— & [illeg].
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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