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The Power of Movement in Plants

The Power of Movement in Plants

by Charles Darwin

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Author
Darwin, Francis, Sir, 1848-1925
Credits
Sue Asscher
Language
English
LoC Class
QK: Science: Botany
Subject
Geotropism
Category
Text
eBook-No.
5605
Project Gutenberg
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/5605
Release Date
May 1, 2004
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.THE POWER OF MOVEMENT IN PLANTS — By Charles Darwin — Assisted By Francis Darwin — CONTENTS
  2. 2.DETAILED TABLE OF CONTENTS.
  3. 3.THE MOVEMENTS OF PLANTS.
  4. 4.INTRODUCTION.
  5. 5.CHAPTER I. THE CIRCUMNUTATING MOVEMENTS OF SEEDLING PLANTS.
  6. 6.CHAPTER II. GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS ON THE MOVEMENTS AND GROWTH OF SEEDLING PLANTS.
  7. 7.CHAPTER III. SENSITIVENESS OF THE APEX OF THE RADICLE TO CONTACT AND TO OTHER IRRITANTS. — SENSITIVENESS OF THE TIP OF THE RADICLE TO MOIST AIR. — A SUMMARY OF CHAPTER.
  8. 8.CHAPTER IV. THE CIRCUMNUTATING MOVEMENTS OF THE SEVERAL PARTS OF MATURE PLANTS. — CIRCUMNUTATION OF STOLONS OR RUNNERS. — CIRCUMNUTATION OF FLOWER-STEMS. — CIRCUMNUTATION OF LEAVES: DICOTYLEDONS. — CIRCUMNUTATION OF LEAVES: MONOCOTYLEDONS. — CRYPTOGAMS. — CONCLUDING REMARKS ON THE CIRCUMNUTATION OF LEAVES.
  9. 9.CHAPTER V. MODIFIED CIRCUMNUTATION: CLIMBING PLANTS; EPINASTIC AND HYPONASTIC MOVEMENTS. — THE CIRCUMNUTATION OF CLIMBING PLANTS. — EPINASTY—HYPONASTY.
  10. 10.CHAPTER VI. MODIFIED CIRCUMNUTATION: SLEEP OR NYCTITROPIC MOVEMENTS, THEIR USE: SLEEP OF COTYLEDONS. — NYCTITROPIC OR SLEEP MOVEMENTS OF COTYLEDONS.
  11. 11.CHAPTER VII. MODIFIED CIRCUMNUTATION: NYCTITROPIC OR SLEEP MOVEMENTS OF LEAVES. — CLASS I. DICOTYLEDONS. — CLASS II. MONOCOTYLEDONS. — CLASS III. ACOTYLEDONS. — GYMNOSPERMS. — MONOCOTYLEDONS. — ACOTYLEDONS.
  12. 12.CHAPTER VIII. MODIFIED CIRCUMNUTATION: MOVEMENTS EXCITED BY LIGHT.
  13. 13.CHAPTER IX. SENSITIVENESS OF PLANTS TO LIGHT: ITS TRANSMITTED EFFECTS. — LOCALISED SENSITIVENESS TO LIGHT, AND ITS TRANSMITTED EFFECTS. — CONCLUDING REMARKS AND SUMMARY OF CHAPTER.
  14. 14.CHAPTER X. MODIFIED CIRCUMNUTATION: MOVEMENTS EXCITED BY GRAVITATION. — GEOTROPISM. — DIAGEOTROPISM.
  15. 15.CHAPTER XI. LOCALISED SENSITIVENESS TO GRAVITATION, AND ITS TRANSMITTED EFFECTS.
  16. 16.CHAPTER XII. CONCLUDING REMARKS.
  17. 17.INDEX.

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