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Mimosa pudica Nov 8 1878 Protected from Lateral light [sketch]

Left Hand—

Mimosa pudica

            Right Hand with incipient leaf

8° 15' Cots. much raised         8°. 15' Cots much raised. (Temp only 53° F.

8 55 not moved           8 55' fallen greatly

9. 30 fallen      9. 30' do little

10. 18 do (Tem 56°     10. 18 very little down   (opened Cots on. Nov I..)

11. 4 do    (opens Nov. 2d)           11. 4° down

11 55' do         11. 55   do

12 45 do. — 57° F      12. 45   do

1 30 too low to see (not by guess)      1. 30'   do

2. 15   ? ? ?   2. 15 an atom risen

3°    ? still below      3° risen dot on down line

3. 55   ?   57°F          3° 55. do. to right of old line

4. 45   ?           4. 45 .   do

5. 55   apparently not risen.    5 55. well risen

7. 12 risen, though hardy in sight       7. 12   much risen Temp 57 1/2 F

8 21 risen somewhat   8. 21   very high

9° risen            9° same spot, or fallen a bit

9. 53 do           9. 53 risen a little

10. 35 risen somewhat (not nearly vertical interrupted by tie?)        10. 35 do— very nearly vertical

Nov. 9th 6°. 50'   Temp 53° F 6° 50'   Nov 9th

            7° 52 fallen a bit

9° 25 down      9° 25 down

11° 50 (I think injured)           11. 50. do — crossed old up line

            1. 30 well down Tm 56 1/2° F

10th ←            2. 35 down — (may have risen.)

7° 15 P.m risen greatly. (58 1/2° F.)   3 fallen an atom

9° risen greatly           3. 55 same spot

10. 30' little up            4. 25 an atom risen

Nov. 11 6° 50 . am      5. 10' down !! disturbed by want of light or cold

            7. 10 do— Dunkel-starre or cold

            9. 5 risen a little (seems circumnutating)

            10. 30 down     do

            Nov. 10th. 6° 55 fallen a little

            8° 30' down

            10° down.

            11. 5 do

            1° do — ? below rise mark by guess

            3. 5' risen

            4° up

            5 . up

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[On verso of 'Declaration against war']

Temp. 60 to 72° generally about 70° Cotton lining— Cards — Bits of glass— cinder & large dabs of shell lac.

Total number tried	clear clear effect	slight effect: & sometime are doubtful effect	doubtful	no effect
6 p 1.   after 24° or 28°	3		1	2
9 p.2.	24°   2	1	1	6
8 p. 3   5    5    5    5		3		8 5 5 5 2
12 p 4.		3		9
55	5	7		42