The Movements And Habits Of Climbing Plants (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781161471434)

The Movements And Habits Of Climbing Plants is a book written by the renowned naturalist Charles Darwin, first published in 1875. The book explores the various ways in which climbing plants move and adapt to their environment, including their ability to climb up trees and other structures using specialized structures such as tendrils and twining stems. Darwin also examines the ways in which these plants respond to stimuli such as light and gravity, and how they use these responses to navigate and grow towards the sun. The book is based on extensive research and experimentation carried out by Darwin, and includes detailed illustrations and descriptions of a wide variety of climbing plants from around the world. The Movements And Habits Of Climbing Plants is considered a seminal work in the field of botany, and continues to be widely read and studied by scientists and naturalists today.A revolving tendril, though inclined during the greater part of its course at an angle of about 45 degrees (in one case of only 37 degrees) above the horizon, stiffened and straightened itself from tip to base in a certain part of its course, thus becoming nearly or quite vertical. I witnessed this repeatedly; and it occurred both when the supporting internodes were free and when they were tied up; but was perhaps most conspicuous in the latter case.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Author: Charles Darwin
ISBN-10: 116147143X
ISBN-13: 9781161471434
Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
Language: English
Published: 05/23/2010
Pages: 118
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.94lbs
Size: 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.31d