RECORD: Darwin, C. R. [ny].02.06-12. Vegetable Marrow. CUL-DAR209.9.69. 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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Feb 6th. Vegetable Marrow (Used)
Frost — clear sky. Therm on grass 30°.
2 plants one tied & closed & the other open.
[sketch] tied Black w.
[sketch] weight tied with white w.
at 9° 30 Temp. 28°.
exposed from 7° 30' to 9°. 30'
(good)
Feb. 8th. The 2 leaves which were fastened open are now quite limpid & dead — The 2 which were tied together, except tips are rigid & much less injured though considerably injured.
Feb 9th wonderful difference:
Feb 12th both now dead
Finished
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