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From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Francis Darwin
Date:
16 June [1879]
Source of text:
DAR 211: 55
Summary:

Has given his reasons for believing that twisting of stem is related to circumnutation in Climbing plants.

Tells results of experiments on movement of cotyledons and radicles.

Is getting aerial heliotropic roots from Kew.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Francis Darwin
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
[after 16 June 1879]
Source of text:
DAR 274.1: 53
Summary:

Reports on roots and climbing plants experiments he is performing in Sachs’ laboratory. Orchids with air roots have come. Goebel says proshelic better than helic.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project