To Francis Darwin 17 July [1878]
Summary
Discusses sleep movements of Porlieria.
Has read an abstract of Julius Wiesner on heliotropism and geotropism ["Die heliotropischen Erscheinungen im Pflanzenreiche", Anz. Kais. Akad. Wiss. Wien 15 (1878): 137–40] which seems important but is puzzling.
Gives details of his observations on climbing plants with reference to comments by Julius Sachs.
| Author: | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Addressee: | Francis Darwin |
| Date: | 17 July [1878] |
| Classmark: | DAR 211: 37 |
| Letter no: | DCP-LETT-11615 |
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- … 18, letter from Federico Delpino, 28 February 1870 ; Delpino 1870 ). Delpino discussed Thalia dealbata (powdery alligator-flag) in Delpino 1870 , pp. 135–7. For CD’s observations on the sensitivity of the pistil in T. dealbata , see the letter to Francis Darwin , 7 [July 1878] , the letters to G. H. Darwin, 10 [July 1878] and 11 [ …
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| letter | (1) |
Author
| Darwin, C. R. | (1) |
Addressee
| Darwin, Francis | (1) |
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| Darwin, C. R. | (1) |
| Darwin, Francis |
Date
| 1878 | (1) |
