Чарльз Дарвин

The Movements and Habits of Climbing Plants


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3 20 18, 2nd 2 50 18, 3rd 2 55 18, 4th 3 55 (late in afternoon)

      Adhadota cydonæfolia (Acanthaceæ) follows the sun. A young shoot made a semicircle in 24 hrs.; subsequently it made a circle in between 40 hrs. and 48 hrs. Another shoot, however, made a circle in 26 hrs. 30 m.

      Mikania scandens (Compositæ) moves against the sun.

H. M.
March 14, 1st circle was made in 3 10
15, 2nd 3 0
16, 3rd 3 0
17, 4th 3 33
April 7, 5th 2 50
7, 6th 2 40 This circle was made after a copious watering with cold water at 47° Fahr.

      Combretum argenteum (Combretaceæ) moves against the sun. Kept in hothouse.

H. M.
Jan. 24, 1st circle was made in 2 55 Early in morning, when the temperature of the house had fallen a little.
24, 2 circles each at an average of 2 20
25, 4th circle was made in 2 25

      Combretum purpureum revolves not quite so quickly as C. argenteum.

      Loasa aurantiaca (Loasaceæ). Revolutions variable in their course: a plant which moved against the sun.

H. M.
June 20, 1st circle was made in 2 37
20, 2nd 2 13
20, 3rd 4 0
21, 4th 2 35
22, 5th 3 26
23, 6th 3 5

      Another plant which followed the sun in its revolutions.

H. M.
July 11, 1st circle was made in 1 51 Very hot day.
11, 2nd 1 46
11, 3rd 1 41
11, 4th 1 48
12, 5th 2 35

      Scyphanthus elegans (Loasaceæ) follows the sun.

H. M.
June 13, 1st circle was made in 1 45
13, 2nd 1 17
14, 3rd 1 36
14, 4th 1 59
14, 5th 2 3

      Siphomeris or Lecontea (unnamed sp.) (Cinchonaceæ) follows the sun.



H. M.
May 25, semicircle was made in 10 27 (shoot extremely young)
26, 1st circle 10 15 (shoot still young)
30, 2nd 8 55
June 2, 3rd 8 11
6, 4th 6 8
8, 5th 7 20 Taken from the hothouse, and placed in a room in my house.
9, 6th 8