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Euphorbia

June 9°. 15    ⨀

10. . 20    down

11. 20    far down

12 5    do

1. 30    fallen

3    down

4    much down    

5°    too low to read

Plant 15 inches high Leaf observed with petiole 2 5/8 long

Used

7° 15    not marked highly inclined down

9'    not marked vertically down

(Placed close to glass)— table first of observation

June 8th

(2 or 3 young leaves which were perpendicular down last night, are now, 9° a.m about 45° above horizon.)

6. 40'

8°.    a little down

9.    much down

10    to left & shade up.

10. 15.    higher up lower down

11. 15    lower

11. 30    do

12. 12    a little to right & down

1°    very little down

1°    Pot close to glass    ⨀

2° 5    down

2 55    down

3. 45    enormous way down (can hardy read

4. 50    Perpendicular down

9th. 6° 45'    ⨀

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and the other smaller flowers fitted for self-fertilisation and in these latter many parts have been slightly modified for this special purpose.* (*Nature 1873, p. 44, 433).

As two objects in most respects opposed, namely cross-fertilisation and self-fertilisation, have to be

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Euphorbia June 7'

Jun 9' 15

6° 45'    ⨀    slided pot same distance as yesterday ie. close

8°. 35'    an atom up!

9° 10    same spot too cold

10        do

10. 35.      do

forgot & moved plant

11° 45.    ⨀    .—    fresh dot

12 40    down, maybe disturbance

1. 35.    if any difference a little higher

2. 15    same spot  

3..5    same spot

4°      do

6°    5 still lower

Used

10th rose to above former height

 

 

sketched

6. 55° a.m 10th

young leaf rose a good deal this morning, so cause of little moving yesterday probably in part age

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enter the old nest. The fully developed males and females are winged, and when they swarm, individuals from distinct nests can hardly fail often to intercross. In the act of swarming they are destroyed in almost infinite numbers by a host of enemies, so that a queen fully developed queen very often