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Chapter Iv.—the Circumnutating Movements of the Several Parts of Mature

The Power of Movement in Plants · Charles Darwin — chapter 4 of 24 · ~55 words · public domain

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PLANTS. Circumnutation of stems: concluding remarks on—Circumnutation of stolons: aid thus afforded in winding amongst the stems of surrounding plants—Circumnutation of flower-stems—Circumnutation of Dicotyledonous leaves—Singular oscillatory movement of leaves of Dionaea—Leaves of Cannabis sink at night—Leaves of Gymnosperms—Of Monocotyledons—Cryptogams—Concluding remarks on the circumnutation of leaves; generally rise in the evening and sink in the morning.

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