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قراءة كتاب The Movements and Habits of Climbing Plants
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(Plumbaginaceæ) follows the sun. The shoot did not begin to revolve until nearly a yard in height; it then made a fine circle in 10 hrs. 45 m. During the next few days it continued to move, but irregularly. On August 15th the shoot followed, during a period of 10 hrs. 40 m., a long and deeply zigzag course and then made a broad ellipse. The figure apparently represented three ellipses, each of which averaged 3 hrs. 38 m. for its completion.
Jasminum pauciflorum, Bentham (Jasminaceæ), moves against the sun. A circle was made in 7 hrs. 15 m., and a second rather more quickly.
Clerodendrum Thomsonii (Verbenaceæ) follows the sun.
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M. |
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April 12, 1st circle was made in |
5 |
45 |
(shoot very young) |
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14, 2nd |
3 |
30 |
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18, a semicircle |
5 |
0 |
(directly after the plant was shaken on being moved) |
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19, 3rd circle |
3 |
0 |
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20, 4th |
4 |
20 |
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Tecoma jasminoides (Bignoniaceæ) moves against the sun.
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M. |
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March 17, 1st circle was made in |
6 |
30 |
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19, 2nd |
7 |
0 |
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22, 3rd |
8 |
30 |
(very cold day) |
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24, 4th |
6 |
45 |
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Thunbergia alata (Acanthaceæ) moves against sun.
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M. |
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April 14, 1st circle was made in |
3 |
20 |
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18, 2nd |
2 |
50 |
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18, 3rd |
2 |
55 |
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18, 4th |
3 |
55 |
(late in afternoon) |
Adhadota cydonæfolia (Acanthaceæ) follows the sun. A young shoot made a semicircle in 24 hrs.; subsequently it made a circle in between 40 hrs. and 48 hrs. Another shoot, however, made a circle in 26 hrs. 30 m.
Mikania scandens (Compositæ) moves against the sun.
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M. |
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March 14, 1st circle was made in |
3 |
10 |
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15, 2nd |
3 |
0 |
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16, 3rd |
3 |
0 |
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17, 4th |
3 |
33 |
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April 7, 5th |
2 |
50 |
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7, 6th |
2 |
40 |
This circle was made after a copious watering with cold water at 47° Fahr. |
Combretum argenteum (Combretaceæ) moves against the sun. Kept in hothouse.
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M. |
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Jan. 24, 1st circle was made in |
2 |
55 |
Early in morning, when the temperature of the house had fallen a little. |
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24, 2 circles each at an average of |
2 |
20 |
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25, 4th circle was made in |
2 |
25 |
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Combretum purpureum revolves not quite so quickly as C. argenteum.
Loasa aurantiaca (Loasaceæ). Revolutions variable in their course: a plant which moved against the sun.
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June 20, 1st circle was made in |
2 |
37 |
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20, 2nd |
2 |
13 |
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20, 3rd |
4 |
0 |
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21, 4th |
2 |
35 |
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22, 5th |
3 |
26 |
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23, 6th |
3 |
5 |
Another plant which followed the sun in its revolutions.
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July 11, 1st circle was made in |
1 |
51 |
Very hot day. |
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11, 2nd |
1 |
46 |
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11, 3rd |
1 |
41 |
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11, 4th |
1 |
48 |
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12, 5th |
2 |
35 |
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Scyphanthus elegans (Loasaceæ) follows the sun.
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M. |
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June 13, 1st circle was made in |
1 |
45 |
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13, 2nd |
1 |
17 |
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14, 3rd |
1 |
36 |
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14, 4th |


