To M. T. Masters [6–12 December 1877]1
The enclosed branch of Cotyledon (Echeveria stolonifera) was cut from a plant growing in my greenhouse, and was suspended on August 10 in my study, which is a dry room, and in which a fire burns most of the year.2 It has sent out two fine flowering stems which, from the position in which the branch was hung, have bent upwards (as may be seen in the figure).3 They have now (December 6) begun to flower. You will see that the plant has sent out a number of small roots. I may add that the specimen weighed on September 1 45.46 grammes, on December 6 36.94 grammes, so that its growth has continued in spite of a considerable loss from evaporation.
Charles Darwin, Down, Beckenham.
Footnotes
Bibliography
Movement in plants: The power of movement in plants. By Charles Darwin. Assisted by Francis Darwin. London: John Murray. 1880.
Summary
Reports on the flowering and growth of a branch of Echeveria stolonifera.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-11294
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- Maxwell Tylden Masters
- Sent from
- Down
- Source of text
- Gardeners’ Chronicle, 29 December 1877, p. 805
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 11294,” accessed on 24 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-11294.xml
