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EBOOK, THE POWER OF MOVEMENT IN PLANTS ***


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THE
POWER OF MOVEMENT
IN
PLANTS.
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THE
POWER OF MOVEMENT
IN
PLANTS.

BY CHARLES DARWIN, LL.D., F.R.S.

ASSISTED BY
FRANCIS DARWIN.


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CONTENTS.
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INTRODUCTION...Page 1-9.
CHAPTER I.
THE CIRCUMNUTATING MOVEMENTS OF SEEDLING PLANTS.
Brassica oleracea, circumnutation of the radicle, of the arched hypocotyl
whilst still buried beneath the ground, whilst rising above the ground and
straightening itself, and when erect--Circumnutation of the cotyledons--
Rate of movement--Analogous observations on various organs in species of
Githago, Gossypium, Oxalis, Tropaeolum, Citrus, Aesculus, of several
Leguminous and Cucurbitaceous genera, Opuntia, Helianthus, Primula,
Cyclamen, Stapelia, Cerinthe, Nolana, Solanum, Beta, Ricinus, Quercus,
Corylus, Pinus, Cycas, Canna, Allium, Asparagus, Phalaris, Zea, Avena,
Nephrodium, and Selaginella...10-66

CHAPTER II.
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