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Dec 1 Phaseolus— big jar

Slicing

14 beans pinned to cork (illegible) (illegible) of the big jar with wooden cover

From 1 to 8 inclusive the tips dipped in water

—"— 9 to 14 —"— the tips remained in air

On study chimney piece covered with brown paper caps

Slicing done between 11 & 11.30 am with razor Temp abou 66º

Examined at 9 pm. ie 10º 15'

All 8 in the water bend away from the cut except No 2 & this is not bent at all: & this one was noted in the morning as having had an extra big slice taken off.'

Of the air ones 3 are bent away from cuts, 3 not bent at all

They were examined without looking at the cuts & then comparing with the notes made in the morning as to the position of the cuts.

Dec 2. 10. 36 am —ie 23º

Two roots. 4 & 5 which were noted Dec 1 as slightly curved. now are bent close up to bean so that whole root looks strt, & the direction they point in is towards cut side & they make 60º below horizon.

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Two Three others 3 6 & 7 retain their original directions away from cuts; one Two are is curved so that their tips makes 20º below horizon; the other is so, [sketch] nearly horizontal with a geotropic curve at tip — The third is

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One, Nro 8, is curved makes 20º with horizon, the direction omitted on Dec 2 but it was so markedly curved on Dec 1 that I feel sure no change took place. Dec 2.

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Phaseolus — big jar

Dec 2. 10. 36 am

The ones in the air have still only 3 clearly bent, & & these have retained their direction of Dec 1 except 14 one which is altered & points in no particular direction.

One had which was not curved on Dec 1 has a slight & doubtful curve away from cut.

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Dec 3 Phaseolus — slicing

Dec. 3d   Jar B

very long thin radicles

Sliced 5 beans at 9.20 am & put so that tips are in water Jar under paper cap on study chinmey piece

Examined at 6.45 pm  9º 35'

No effect in any except one which has curved from the cut.

Dec 4th 12. 17 pm (noon) ie 27º

The cuts were written down Dec 3 & the following table shows the amount of deviation of the roots from the proper position

Dec 3

Cuts are           645 pm Bend   Dec 4 12. 17 pm

1           N        O      O

2           S         O      East; the root is nearly strt & makes 25º with Vert

3           E         O      E; this is direction of the root as a whole makes 40º with Vert; but has a faint curve to W

4           N        O      E root straight & makes angle 25 with vert

5           E         W     SE. root nearly straight & 30º with vertical: a slight westerly curve is seen in root

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Phaseolus Dec 3  slicing

Jar C

5 beans sliced 9. 20 am, tips in water; covered with caps on study chimney piece

Cuts were as shown

             9 20am           6 45pm Bends

1           W       East (whole root) ie root nearly straight

2           N        NE

3           E         W only slight curve

4           W       O

5           SE      NW slight curve

 

Dec 4. 12. 17 noon

            Cuts     Bends

1           W       W whole root straight & 60º with vertical

2           N        E root nearly strt 25 with Vert: extreme tip curved (towards cut

3           E         N   20º with vertical

4           W       E   50º with vertical

5           SE      ?  30º with vertical, the tip bends slightly away