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affixed apex apheliotropic apogeotropism arched hypocotyl basal bean became bend beneath the horizon blade bowed Brassica oleracea cause caustic cauterised circum circumnutating movement close coty cotyl cotyledons course curvature curved damp darkness deflected described direction diurnal position ellipses epicotyl exposed filament was fixed 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 manner ment Mimosa pudica modified circumnutation move Movement of bead nearly nocturnal north-east window nutation nyctitropic movements obliquely 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 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 zigzag zigzag line
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Page 102 - illustration of the principle of compensation or balancement of growth, or, as Goethe expresses it, " in order to spend on one side, Nature is forced to economise on the other side." Circumnutation and other movements of Hypocotyls and