The Power of Movement in Plants. Charles Darwin

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       Sir Francis Darwin, Charles Darwin

      The Power of Movement in Plants

      Published by Good Press, 2019

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      EAN 4057664605474

Table of Contents

       DETAILED TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       I.

       THE CIRCUMNUTATING MOVEMENTS OF SEEDLING PLANTS.

       II.

       GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS ON THE MOVEMENTS AND GROWTH OF SEEDLING PLANTS.

       III.

       SENSITIVENESS OF THE APEX OF THE RADICLE TO CONTACT AND TO OTHER IRRITANTS.

       IV.

       THE CIRCUMNUTATING MOVEMENTS OF THE SEVERAL PARTS OF MATURE PLANTS.

       V.

       VI.

       VII.

       MODIFIED CIRCUMNUTATION: NYCTITROPIC OR SLEEP MOVEMENTS OF LEAVES.

       VIII.

       MODIFIED CIRCUMNUTATION: MOVEMENTS EXCITED BY LIGHT.

       IX.

       SENSITIVENESS OF PLANTS TO LIGHT: ITS TRANSMITTED EFFECTS.

       X.

       MODIFIED CIRCUMNUTATION: MOVEMENTS EXCITED BY GRAVITATION.

       XI.

       LOCALISED SENSITIVENESS TO GRAVITATION, AND ITS TRANSMITTED EFFECTS.

       XII.

       CONCLUDING REMARKS.

       THE MOVEMENTS OF PLANTS.

       INTRODUCTION.

       CHAPTER I. THE CIRCUMNUTATING MOVEMENTS OF SEEDLING PLANTS.

       CHAPTER II. GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS ON THE MOVEMENTS AND GROWTH OF SEEDLING PLANTS.

       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.

       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.

       CHAPTER V. MODIFIED CIRCUMNUTATION: CLIMBING PLANTS; EPINASTIC AND HYPONASTIC MOVEMENTS.

       THE CIRCUMNUTATION OF CLIMBING PLANTS.

       EPINASTY—HYPONASTY.

       CHAPTER VI.MMODIFIED CIRCUMNUTATION: SLEEP OR NYCTITROPIC MOVEMENTS, THEIR USE: SLEEP OF COTYLEDONS.

       NYCTITROPIC OR SLEEP MOVEMENTS OF COTYLEDONS.

       CHAPTER VII. MODIFIED CIRCUMNUTATION: NYCTITROPIC OR SLEEP MOVEMENTS OF LEAVES.

       CLASS I. DICOTYLEDONS.

       CLASS I. DICOTYLEDONS.

       CLASS II. MONOCOTYLEDONS.

       CLASS III. ACOTYLEDONS.

       GYMNOSPERMS.

       MONOCOTYLEDONS.