RECORD: Darwin, C. R. [1874-1875]. Draft of Insectivorous plants, folios 31 and 32. CUL-DAR60.2.11-12. (Cite as: John van Wyhe ed., 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)

REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 12.2022. RN1

NOTE: See record in the Darwin Online manuscript catalogue, enter its Identifier here.Reproduced with permission of the Syndics of Cambridge University Library and William Huxley Darwin. The volumes CUL-DAR 54-61 contain material for Darwin's book Insectivorous plants (1875).

The text of the draft corresponds in part to Insectivorous plants, pp. 76-7.


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plants were collected chosen in two pla districts. The results of These experiments, were tried during August & September, & the result seem to me decisively to proves that the glands absorb nitro tentacles become inflected in consequence of the absorption of nitrogenous matter & the mere fact proof fact of the such absorption of such matter by gland on the leaves of a plant is, I believe a & the view fact in vegetable physiology. In

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in several instances often also became inflected [8 words illeg] & these sometimes before the tentacles had become inflected so often in any marked great degree. This occurs in one in 5h, in that all of 3 have [illeg] I have never noticed this fact with any other organic fluid or saline solution. but one well marked in [7 words illeg] but I do not venture to assert that such may not occur. I record in one case that the edge of the leaf became in 5ยบ became much curled in round the drop of milk.


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