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The Movements and Habits of Climbing Plants

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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April 12, 1st circle was made in

5

45

(shoot very young)

      14, 2nd

3

30

 

      18, a semicircle

5

0

(directly after the plant was shaken on being moved)

      19, 3rd circle

3

0

 

      20, 4th

4

20

 

Tecoma jasminoides (Bignoniaceæ) moves against the sun.

 

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March 17, 1st circle was made in

6

30

 

      19, 2nd

7

0

 

      22, 3rd

8

30

(very cold day)

      24, 4th

6

45

 

Thunbergia alata (Acanthaceæ) moves against sun.

 

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April 14, 1st circle was made in

3

20

 

      18, 2nd

2

50

 

      18, 3rd

2

55

 

      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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March 14, 1st circle was made in

3

10

 

      15, 2nd

3

0

 

      16, 3rd

3

0

 

      17, 4th

3

33

 

April 7, 5th

2

50

 

      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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Jan. 24, 1st circle was made in

2

55

Early in morning, when the temperature of the house had fallen a little.

      24, 2 circles each at an average of

2

20

 

      25, 4th circle was made in

2

25

 

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

      20, 2nd

2

13

      20, 3rd

4

0

      21, 4th

2

35

      22, 5th

3

26

      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.

      11, 2nd

1

46

 

      11, 3rd

1

41

 

      11, 4th

1

48

 

      12, 5th

2

35

 

Scyphanthus elegans (Loasaceæ) follows the sun.

 

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June 13, 1st circle was made in

1

45

      13, 2nd

1

17

      14, 3rd

1

36

      14, 4th

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