RECORD: Darwin, C. R. [1879-1880]. Draft of Movement in plants, Chapter XII. CUL-DAR65.85r. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 8.2023. 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-DAR65 contains materials for Earthworms, notes, observations, proofs etc. 1880-1881.
The text of this manuscript corresponds to Movement in plants, Chapter XII, p. 546.
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Chapter XII.
Summary.
Nature of the circumnutating movement. History of a germinating seed ─ The radicle protrudes first & circumnutates its tip highly sensitive.─ Emergence of the hypocotyl or epicotyl from the ground under or arched form the form of an arch - Its circumnutation & that of the cotyledons—The seedling throws up a stem-bearing leaves—modified circumnutation—Epinasty & hyponasty—Movements of climbing plants—Nyctitropic movements—excited by light and gravitation—Localised sensitiveness—Resemblance between the movements of plants & animals—The tip of the radicle acts like a brain.
(All this Chapt. in large type)
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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