RECORD: Darwin, C. R. [ny].12.08. Canary grass. CUL-DAR209.8.43. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)

REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 7.2022. 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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Canary grass— Light

Bandaged seedlings— & Painted seedlings

(Dec. 8th. Two seedlings only just above ground 1/10 of inch, exposed to lateral Paraffin L. at 9°. 30', at 2°. 30' plainly moved & still more so at 4° 30' — So clearly sensitive to light at first.)


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