 to the slightest continued pressure, and another highly sensitive to a slight momentary touch. The habit of moving at certain periods is inherited both by plants and animals ; and several other points of similitude have been specified. But the most striking...  The Power of Movement in Plants - Page 588by Charles Darwin - 1897 - 592 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Charles Darwin - Evolution - 1884 - 396 pages
...an astonishingly small stimulus suffices ; and even with allied plants one may be highly sensitive to the slightest continued pressure, and another highly...specified. But the most striking resemblance is the localization of their sensitiveness, and the transmission of an influence from the excited part to... | |
 | Asa Gray - 1885 - 592 pages
...plants an astonishingly small stimulus suffices ; and even with allied plants one maybe highly sensitive to the slightest continued pressure, and another highly...specified. But the most striking resemblance is the localization of their sensitiveness, anil the transmission of an inHiience from the excited part to... | |
 | George Lincoln Goodale - Botany - 1885 - 572 pages
...an astonishingly small stimulus suffices ; and even with allied plants one may be highly sensitive to the slightest continued pressure, and another highly...moving at certain periods is inherited both by plants ami animals ; and several other points of similitude have been specified. But the most striking resemblance... | |
 | Asa Gray - Botany - 1885 - 756 pages
...an astonishingly small stimulus suffices ; and even with allied plants one may be highly sensitive to the slightest continued pressure, and another highly...slight momentary touch. The habit of moving at certain j)eriods is inherited both by plants and animals ; and several other points of similitude have been... | |
 | George Thomas Bettany - Evolution - 1887 - 232 pages
...an astonishingly small stimulus suffices, and, even with allied plants, one maybe highly sensitive to the slightest continued pressure, and another highly...excited part to another which consequently moves. Yet plants do not of course possess nerves or a central nervous system; and we may infer that with... | |
 | George Thomas Bettany - Evolution - 1887 - 228 pages
...an astonishingly small stimulus suffices, and, even with allied plants, one maybe highly sensitive to the slightest continued pressure, and another highly...excited part to another which consequently moves. Yet plants do not of course possess nerves or a central nervous system; and we may infer that with... | |
 | George Lincoln Goodale - Botany - 1890 - 572 pages
...stimulus suffices ; and even with allied plants one maybe highly sensitive to the slightest continned pressure, and another highly sensitive to a slight...other points of similitude have been specified. But tho most striking resemblance is the localization of their sensitiveness, and the transmission of an... | |
 | Charles Darwin - Science - 1896 - 618 pages
...it,. astonishingly small stimulus suffices; and even with allied plants one may be highly sensitive to the slightest continued pressure, and another highly...of their sensitiveness, and the transmission of an inthience from the excited part to another which consequently moves. Yet plants do not of course ¿OSS¿SS... | |
 | THOMAS G GENTRY - 1900 - 566 pages
...plant may be highly sensitive to the slightest continued pressure, while a closely-allied form just as highly sensitive to a slight momentary touch. The...periods is inherited both by plants and animals; and other points of similitude have been specified. But the most striking resemblance is the localization... | |
 | Literature, Modern - 1881 - 300 pages
...plants an astonishingly small stimulus suffices; and even with allied plants one may be highly sensitive to the slightest continued pressure and another highly...specified. But the most striking resemblance is the localization of their sensitiveness, and the transmission of an influence from the excited part to... | |
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