Cuar. 1. TWINING PLANTS. 25 
(MonocoTyLEDONs, continued.) 
Asparagus (unnamed species from Kew) (Liliacee) moves 
against the sun, placed in hothouse. 
Dec. 26, Ist circle wasmadein. . . 5 0 
» 27,2nd 4, a # «= «= « 540 
Tamus communis (Dioscoreaces). A young shoot from a 
tuber in a pot placed in the greenhouse : follows the sun. 
HM. 
July, 7, 1st circle wasmadein. . . 3810 
yg 7, 20d yy 93 os a 4 a 2°38 
a 8, rd. ” ” » . . . 3 5 
» 84th 4» » 9 » . « 256 
» SDR 4 » . « 280 . 
» 8 6th 5 9 . . « 280 
Lapagerea rosea (Philesiaceze), in greenhouse, follows the sun. 
H M. 
March 9, Ist circle was made in . . 26 15 (shoot young) 
»  10,semicircle ,, 55 . . 815 
» 11, 2ndcircle ,, $5 . .l1 0 
ge AD BIG: 55 cas . . 15 80 
yx ABH 4, ay os . . 1415 
»  16,5th ,, 3 . . 8 40 when placed in 
the hothouse; but the next day the shoot remained 
stationary. 
Roxburghia viridiflora (Roxburghiacee) moves against the 
sun; it completed a circle in about 24 hours, 
(DICOTYLEDONS.) 
Humulus Lupulus (Urticacese) follows the sun. The plant 
was kept in a room during warm weather. 
HH M. 
April 9,2 circles were made in . . 416 
Aug. 18, 8rd circle was ,, .2 0 
” 14, 4th » ” ” . 2 20 
” 14, 5th > 2” ” * 2 16 
» 14, 6th ,, 35 35 22 2 
» 14, 7th 5 ys -2 0 
» 14, 8th 2 2 2) a 2 4 
