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The Power of Movement in Plants

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Nature, Gardens & Animals

The Power of Movement in Plants

Charles Darwin and Francis, Sir Darwin

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Plants move, slowly and deliberately, and Charles Darwin proved it with painstaking care. His power of movement in plants traces the circumnutating sweep of seedlings and the growth that guides them toward light and support. Precise, patient, and quietly revolutionary. A classic of botanical science from the master observer himself. Discover the hidden, restless movements of the green world Darwin brought to light.

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40 chapters

  1. 1THE POWER OF MOVEMENT IN PLANTS
  2. 2Assisted By Francis Darwin
  3. 3CONTENTS
  4. 4DETAILED TABLE OF CONTENTS.
  5. 5THE MOVEMENTS OF PLANTS.
  6. 6INTRODUCTION.
  7. 7CHAPTER I. THE CIRCUMNUTATING MOVEMENTS OF SEEDLING PLANTS.
  8. 8CHAPTER II. GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS ON THE MOVEMENTS AND GROWTH OF SEEDLING PLANTS.
  9. 9CHAPTER III. SENSITIVENESS OF THE APEX OF THE RADICLE TO CONTACT AND TO OTHER IRRITANTS.
  10. 10SENSITIVENESS OF THE TIP OF THE RADICLE TO MOIST AIR.
  11. 11A SUMMARY OF CHAPTER.
  12. 12CHAPTER IV. THE CIRCUMNUTATING MOVEMENTS OF THE SEVERAL PARTS OF MATURE PLANTS.
  13. 13CIRCUMNUTATION OF STOLONS OR RUNNERS.
  14. 14CIRCUMNUTATION OF FLOWER-STEMS.
  15. 15CIRCUMNUTATION OF LEAVES: DICOTYLEDONS.
  16. 16CIRCUMNUTATION OF LEAVES: MONOCOTYLEDONS.
  17. 17CRYPTOGAMS.
  18. 18CONCLUDING REMARKS ON THE CIRCUMNUTATION OF LEAVES.

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