ANP AUTONOMOUS 1-1 IVTRU 'A I KKSi'OXM- , M , 



ener-;\ already accumulated and held latent in the tissue, 

 aided by the incidence ol external stimulus. 01 horn the 

 excessive accumulation of such latent energy alone. There 



is thus a continuity between multiple aiul autonomicalb 

 responding plants. \\hich nndei v>iilmai\ eii 



eunist.uuvs belongs to the i'oi iner ^\ tin 

 eomeited into the latter uiulei c-\i-ejMii>n.illy laxouiable 



conditions. That is to say, it responds by a single 



to a Millie modeiate stimulus, .nul by multiple- 



140. ln,ln,-tu>n ,.! AuloiVMUou K. ... ..... - . ; ., ., 

 :H M,.i!M:U(-l> Ililj r< 



NtMc- \\\c .limiiuUion ol :unplitu,lr ,-l response with fAlluu; U inpn.u uu. 



nses to a strong stimulus. Under exceptionally favour- 

 e tonic conditions, however, it exhibits spontaneous or 



ti>nomous iespons ( -s / \. , ...;//, ,/, A ].//;., on the othc-i hand. 

 \\hu-h oulmaiilx i-xhibits .mtonomoiis response, will, undei 



ta\ourable circumstances, cease to exhibit spontaneous 



ents. It then exhibits a .single response to a single 



;erate stimulus, ami multiple responds to a smt'Jr stion : .; 

 ulus : 

 A lun the leaflet of this plant, owing to deficit of internal 

 i;\ , is in a state of standstill, a renewal of the supply of 



stimulus \\ ill restore it to .1 Condition ol autonomous response 



is is seen in the !ollo\\ ing record (fig. i.ji ol the response 



