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Instructs FD to make some observations on movement in Trifolium and Impatiens. Sends some seeds to be sown.

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Instructions to sow some seeds

and suggestions for experiment on effects of removal of bloom.

Likes Hugo de Vries very much; has hardly ever seen so modest a man.

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Asks FD to reply to a letter [11653a] requesting a list of CD’s books.

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Describes sleep movements in Porlieria and his experiments on movements of radicles.

Thalia flowers have interesting mechanism to ensure cross-fertilisation.

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Has been observing the movements of leaves and cotyledons; sleep movements are exaggerated circumnutation. Reports some odd observations on movement in Oxalis species.

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He has been working hard at Kew for two days.

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Regrets that the arrangement to visit Down must be for Friday.

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He is getting some of the Heracleum seed sowed and the Cycas planted. Does CD want anything done with the potatoes sent by James Torbitt?

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Comments on function of bloom.

Describes the effect of water shortage on sleep movements in Porlieria.

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Will dispatch the best twisted stems he can find.

Considers the role of the pulvinus in leaf movement.

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Has had conflicting information on the movement of radicles; wants FD to experiment with them.

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Instructs FD to plant some Oxalis seeds.

Wishes to trace the movement of an old cotyledon. Asks him to examine and compare the pulvinus of a species which moves its cotyledon greatly with one of a species that moves it only moderately.

Are the tendrils ready for heliotropic experiment yet?

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Chlorophyll development in oat seedling.

Lists the sleeping plants he has seen.

Julius Sachs thinks Hugo de Vries has not cleared up everything [about climbing plants]. But Sachs has not worked on the mechanical problem.

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Experiments on effects of removing "bloom" from leaves and fruit.

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Suggests FD call on Carl Semper.

Inquires about Porlieria: Do the leaves shut to check evaporation? Does it appear silver under water?

Explains how he thinks the pulvinus acts; wishes FD would investigate the point.

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Thanks for sending Nature; plans to leave on 22 May; anecdote about Bernard.

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Is forwarding the writing machine to Carl Semper.

Is glad FD has taken up his old friends, the twiners.

Hopes to get heliotropic aerial roots from J. D. Hooker. Asks FD to find out whether any moulds or roots are apheliotropic. Is puzzled by heliotropism in subterranean roots.

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Horse chestnut roots have not acted at all well.