26 TTVINING PLANTS. Chap. L 



(Dicotyledons, continued.) 



"With the Hop a semicircle was performed, in travelling 

 from the light, in 1 hr. 33 m. ; in travelling to the light, in 

 1 hr. 13 m. ; difference of rate, 20 m. 



Ahdbia quinata (LardizabalacesB), placed in hothonse, moves 

 against the sun. 



B. II. 



March 17, 1st circle was made in . .40 (shoot young) 



„ 18, 2nd „ „ „ . , 1 40 



„ 18, 3rd „ „ „ . . 1 80 



.„ 19,4th „ „ „ . . 1 45 



Blauntonia latifolia (Lardizabalacese), placed in hothouse, 

 moves against the sun. 



H. U 



March 28, 1st circle was made in . . 3 30 

 „ 29, 2nd „ „ „ . . 8 45 



Sphaerostema marmoratum (Schizandracese) follows the Etm. 



H. U. 



August 5th, 1st circle was made in about . . 24 

 „ 5th, 2nd circle was made in . . . . 18 30 



Stephania rotunda (MenispormaccEe) moves against the sun. 



' B. u. 



May 27, 1st circle was made in . . .55 



„ 30, 2nd „ „ „ ... 7 6 



June 2, 3rd „ „ „ ... 5 15 



„ 3,4th „ „ „ ... 628 



Thryallis hrachystacnys (Malpighiaceae) moves against the sun : 

 one shoot made a circle in 12 hrs., and another in 10 hrs. 80 m. ; 

 but the next day, which was much colder, the first shoot took 

 10 hrs. to perform only a semicircle. 



Eiblertia dentata (DilleniaceiE), placed in the hothouse, fol- 

 lowed the sun, and made (May 18th) a circle in 7 hrs. 20 m. ; on 

 the 19th, reversed its course, and moved against the sun, and 

 made a circle in 7 hrs. ; on the 20th, moved against the sun one- 

 third of a circle, and then stood still ; on the 26th, followed the 



