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April 16' 1881 Desmodium gyrans

Young seedling in big Pot— with Cotyledon

2 first young leaves above cots washed both with water at 96º F & on one side red mark— put on near base & now at 11º 45' a.m apex— 2 drops of distilled water & put nothing on the other after being washed.— Before N. E. window in study.— (2 days)

April 17th 9º. a.m. young plant 3 inches high. 2 youngish leaves 2 spots of each both side washed with camel Hair-brush & water at 96º F, & then drops put on 2 drops on one side of both marked with red crosses — making 4 spots with drops & 4 spot without drops.

Ap. 17' 9º a.m— great old Plants— 3 leave sponged very gently with old sponge with water at 96º— Leaves oldish & somewhat injured— & then 3 spot on 2 of the leaves & 2 spots on 1 leaf — making 8 spots — the opposite sponged side left dry — all before N.E. study windows = (12 drops on whole page)

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Leaves always looked at from apex to bases

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1881 Desmodium gyrans.

April. 16 a seedling from Sir John— still with 2 old Cotyledon— the 2 first young leaves well protected by bloom — I cd not get drops of water to remain on.— Cots. themselves can be easily wetted.—

See if it will move when shaken—

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21'   22     23d

7º am 7º Pm 7º am 10.30º am 10 Pm 11º Pm 6º am

52º 55 1/2º 53º 56º 57º 57º 57º

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Mimosa pudica

April 17.. 16. 14th	11º 40' a.m. Temp. of Tablet 12. 45. — 7º 30' P.m 10 .15 P.	61º. F 62º 1/2 — do 64º
Ap . 18th 17 15 —	7º a.m. 2. 30 & 4º 30' 10. 45' P.m	60º 62º 61º
— 19th 16	7º a.m 2º— 10º	60º 60º 62º
17th —	8ºa m 1º 10	59 1/2 60º 62
18º	7º 12 10	60º 60º 1/2 62
19th —	7º . 15 10. 15 7º 10 30	55º 56 1/2º 56 57 1/2º
20—	7º 10º	54º 57º

 

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May 5'	12º— 4º.—	87º 80º	May 15' 12º 16 —	85º 74º.
6th	12 . 15 4º	10 2 º 85º	17.	87º
7	7º. 15 12. 15 4. 15	71' 83º 79º
8th	7º. 15 12. 15 4. 15	69º 81º 83º
9th	7º 15 12 .30 4 .15	71º 84º 78º
10 11' 12 13 14	7º. 15 12 day do do do	67º 73º 82º 81º 77º.

 

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April    Temp. of Hot-case. in HotHouse 1881

29'   4º 30' P.m.    73º dull

30th    7º. 20' a.m    67º dull

     12º.      87º do

     4º      85º

May 1 7º 30      67º— dull

      12 . 30      95º

      4' . 15      88º

  2d 7º. 15      71º

     4º P.m      80º

3d    7º 15' a.m      64º

—   12 . 15 — 83º

   4'. 15      82º

4'   7º 15      65º

     12      80º

5    7' 15      70º

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Ap- 24. 8 a.m Two first leaves on seedling in big pot, with white thread with, 2 drops on right side no trace of a mark.— (Ap. 29 seedling died)

(Big plant, Lower leaf, (red yellow wool) 2 drops right sides there are brown specks in both places, but then tip of leaf is somewhat browned

Second upper leaf (red wool) left side 2 drops no effect

Third leaf (white thread) right side 3 drops, no effect

(Ap. 29' These 3 oldish leaves no effect whatever produced.)

Young plant in separate pot— 2 young leaves 2 drops on left side of leaf with white thread— 2 drops on right side of opposite leaf — no effect from these 4 drops. —

(Ap 29th I think I see effect on leaf without with white thread).

May 3d. no plain ill effects on any of 3 leaves

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April 29th 1881 Desmodium gyrans

Young plant in pot— 2 leaves washed both sides with sponge at about 96º— & then put on 2 drops of distilled water on one side of both leaves making 4 drops— marked places with minute black dots of black grease.—

Plant Kept in hot case under bell-glass in Hot House.—

Placed in Hot-House with drops of distilled water at 10º. 45' a.m. 29

May 3d. 7h 30' A.m no f ill effect

— 17 No ill effects though 2 whole leaves very unhealthy with mid-ribs brown from being pinned down or more probably from 4 dots of black greases; but the 4 spaces where drops of water rested all this long time not affected or browned—

Sun-light must be necessary for case was kept hot enough.—