RECORD: Darwin, C. R. [1879?].10.18-21. Oxalis corniculata. CUL-DAR209.9.50. 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 volume CUL-DAR209.9 contains materials for Darwin's book Movement in plants (1880).


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Oct 18th. Oxalis corniculata. Light above seedling about 48° old Hypocotyl secured

8° 15' am.

9. 5 to Right probably adjustment movement.—

10'. 25' down & to Right

11. 25 up & to Right

12 20 down & to Left

1° far vertically down

1 50' down & little to left

2° 30 do do

3° risen a little

4° little up

5 up. & to Left

6 down far.

7° 12 up & to left

8 15 to left

9° — do

10° to left & little up

10. 50' to left }probably due to growth & bending of Hypocotyl

4 days old

20th 7° 30' P.m Cot of other seedling Hardy raised or very slightly

9° 40' certainly cots of neither of 2 seedings raised as in older seedlings

19th — 7° also new dot pot slewed & raised — This fall probably true.

8. 15 fallen immensely almost resting on sand

All the above grt irregularities due to growth & bowing of hypocotyl upper part

19' 8° 30'

9 5 down considerably

10 tremendously down

10 50' out of sight probably began rising about 1° right down

2 35 risen greatly

3.° — up

3. 55' to left & up.

4. 30 little down

5 10 up & to left — certainly up, but too much magnified to be fully trusted

6. 5 up.

6. 15 to left

8. 35 to left & much down— mark by almost guess

9. 40 so much to left & low down — slewed pot

— 10° 30' — mark by grass as 2 right not visible

10. 30 certainly risen

20' 6° 45' a. m— dotted transverse line

7 55 risen & to Right

9° risen

10. 15 do

11. 5 to Right & little down (look at other specimen)

11. 45 down

12. 35 do

1°. 45 do

2 20 little up

2. 55 down R

3. 53 do & R

4° 40 down & to L

5. 43 down & to R.

7. 13 risen & to left

8. 30' risen considerably

9. 40 up.

10. 40 do

21st 6° 50'

8° down


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