RECORD: Darwin, C. R. [ny].04.08-15. Trifolium (various). CUL-DAR209.9.57. (John van Wyhe ed., 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles 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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Tr Pannonicum; first true leaf sometime single [uniflora] sometime trifoliate; sometime unifoliate, with a leaflet on one side partially or wholly separated, so gradations, we thus see a plant losing what may be called its embryological characters, those of the adult state encroaching on & replacing them. — One leaf consisted of terminal, with a united lateral lobe & on other side a free lobe
Embryology
Ap. 15. Tr. incantum (1 young seedling) cots much raised— vertical, but not closed see below
(Leguminosæ)
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April 8' 1879 Trifolium— Sleep of Cotyledons 10º P.m.
Tr. Perrymondi: cots much raised, but not enough to be called sleep
Ap. 15th cots hardy at all raised— young true leaves forming
Tr. Hybridum (only a seedling) perhaps not true — no signs of sleep.
Tr. Ochroleucum — no signs of sleep
(add resupinatum)
Tr. glomeratum. much raised but not asleep. ✓
Ap. 15' first true leaves appearing— cots hardly raised—
Tr. striatum moderately raised — not asleep.
Ap 15' Cots very much raised, but hardy enough to be called; raised about 45º or 50º ✓
Tr. fragiferum — moderately raised. not asleep
Tr. procumbens not asleep— very slightly if at all raised.
April 9th
Tr. patens not asleep. 10º P.m
T. minus do. do
T. arvense do.— do
10th
Tr. leucanthemum 1 seedling 2 Pins asleep— 2 others 1 Pin not asleep.
Ap. 15. 2 Pins cots closed & vertical: one with 1 Pin vertical, but not closed— rank amongst sleepers
Tr. auranticum only 2 seedlings & so doubtful not asleep
Tr. rubrescens 2 seedlings (I have no doubt true) not asleep.
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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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