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Jan 2d 1878. Scarlet Runner — Geotropism & tips with Lunar Caustic

10° 30' a.m— Radicles 7 long radicles extended horizontally in darkened jar over water — Dots at 10 mm from apex

(1) tips rubbed with Lunar Caustic all round — Jan 4th 8° a.m after 21h 30m

tip Hooked laterally or horizontally

(2) do tip Hooked obliquely to gravity

(3) do do do

(4) do quite straight & horizontal no effect— yet grown for 15 mm from tip to black dot

(5) 0 nothing done to 4th 4th 8° a.m tip a little bent a from centre of gravity! but grown a little for now 12 1/2 mm. from tip to black dot

(6) 0 do horizontal— yet considerably grown for now 17 1/2 mm from black tip to dot!!!

(7) 0 do slightly geotropic

In every way an utter failure: I begin to believe in periodicity of germination, & if made to germinate at wrong period — will not succeed—

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