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apex apheliotropic apogeotropism arched basal bean became bend beneath the horizon blade bowed Brassica oleracea Cassia cause caustic cauterised circum circumnutating movement close coty cotyl course curvature curved damp darkness deflected described dicotyledonous direction diurnal position ellipses epicotyl exposed figure following morning geotropism glass filament ground growing growth heliotropic horizontal glass hypocotyl hypogean illuminated inch in height inch in length inclined lateral light leaf leaves ledons Leguminosa magnified main petiole manner ment Mimosa pudica move nearly nocturnal north-east window nutation nyctitropic movements observed original scale Oxalis peduncle perpendicular petiole Phalaris plumule position pulvinus radicles right angles rise rose Sachs seed seed-coats seedlings sensitive shellac shoot shown side sink sleep slightly species squares of card stem stolon stood straight summit temperature terminal leaflet tips traced Trifolium tropism upper surfaces upright upwards vertical glass Vicia faba whilst Würzburg young leaf zigzag zigzag line