Federico Delpino on mechanical movements of flower parts of Maranta. CD’s observations on Maranta, and his eagerness to compare cases of movement and irritability in plants.
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Federico Delpino on mechanical movements of flower parts of Maranta. CD’s observations on Maranta, and his eagerness to compare cases of movement and irritability in plants.
Thanks for plants and seeds; requests for more to test Sachs’s notion on "bloom".
Heliotropic responses in aerial roots and tendrils.
Sends seeds received from Fritz Müller.
Has been reading WTT-D’s lecture ["Plant-distribution as a field for geographical research", Proc. R. Geogr. Soc. 22: 412–45].
Heliotropism in roots.
Francis Darwin’s work on "bloom" and its relation to stomata.
Movements of flower-stalks of Oxalis.
Wants some plants for sleep-movement observations. Has almost finished experimental work and must start sorting his notes.
Wants Impatiens seeds, in order to observe movements of cotyledons.
CD hopes his book [Movement in plants] will be worth the effort WTT-D has put into getting plants for him; fears he has achieved little.
Sends specimens of Commelyna.