(Monocotyledons, continued.)
Asparagus (unnamed species from Kew) (Liliaceæ) moves against the sun, placed in hothouse.
| h. | m. | ||
| Dec. 26, | 1st circle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 5 | 0 |
| Dec.„ 27, | 2nd circle„ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 5 | 40 |
Tamus communis (Dioscoreaceæ). A young shoot from a potted tuber placed in the greenhouse; follows the sun.
| h. | m. | h. | m. | ||||
| July 7, | 1st circle . . . . . . | 3 | 10 | July 8, | 4th circle . . . . . . | 2 | 56 |
| July„ 7, | 2nd circle„ . . . . . . | 2 | 38 | July„ 8, | 5th circle„ . . . . . . | 2 | 30 |
| July„ 8, | 3rd circle„ . . . . . . | 3 | 5 | July„ 8, | 6th circle„ . . . . . . | 2 | 30 |
Lapagerea rosea (Philesiaceæ), in greenhouse, follows the sun.
| h. | m. | |||
| March 9, | 1st circle . . . . . . | 26 | 15 | (shot young). |
| March„ 10, | semicircle . . . . . . | 8 | 15 | |
| March„ 11, | 2nd circle„ . . . . . . | 11 | 0 | |
| March„ 12, | 3rd circle„ . . . . . . | 15 | 30 | |
| March„ 13, | 4th circle„ . . . . . . | 14 | 15 | |
| March„ 16, | 5th circle„ . . . . . . | 8 | 40 | when placed in the hothouse; but the |
| next day the shoot remained stationary. | ||||
Roxhurghia viridiflora (Roxburghiaceæ) moves against the sun; it travelled a circle in about 24 hours.
(Dicotyledons.)
Humulus Lupulus (Urticaceæ) follows the sun.
| h. | m. | h. | m. | ||||
| April 9, | 2 circles . . . . . . | 4 | 16 | August 14, | 6th circle . . . . . . | 2 | 2 |
| Aug. 13, | 3rd circle . . . . . . | 2 | 0 | August„ 14, | 7th circle„ . . . . . . | 2 | 0 |
| Aug.„ 14, | 4th circle . . . . . . | 2 | 20 | August„ 14, | 8th circle„ . . . . . . | 2 | 4 |
| Aug.„ 14, | 5th circle . . . . . . | 2 | 16 |
A plant placed in a room; a semicircle was performed in travelling from the light in 1 h. 33 m., in travelling to the light in 1 h. 13 m.: difference of rale 20 m.
Akebia quinata (Lardizabalaceæ), placed in hothouse, moves against the sun.
Lygodium scandens (Polypodiaceæ) moves against the sun.
| h. | m. | h. | m. | ||||||
| March 17, | 1st circle | 4 | 0 | (shot young). | March 18, | 3rd circle | 1 | 30 | |
| March„ 18, | 2nd circle„ | 1 | 40 | March„ 19, | 4th circle„ | 1 | 45 |
Stauntonia lalifolia (Lardizabalaceæ), placed in hothouse, moves against the sun.
| h. | m. | ||
| March 28, | 1st circle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 3 | 30 |
| March„ 29, | 2nd circle„ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 3 | 45 |
Sphærostema marmoratum (Schizandraceæ) follows the sun.
August 5th, 1st circle in about 24 h.; 2nd circle in 18 h. 30 m.
Stephania rotunda (Menispermaceæ) moves against the sun.
| h. | m. | h. | m. | ||||
| May 27, | 1st circle . . . . . . | 5 | 5 | June 2, | 3rd circle . . . . . . | 5 | 15 |
| May„ 30, | 2nd circle„ . . . . . . | 7 | 6 | June„ 3, | 4th circle„ . . . . . . | 6 | 28 |
