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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 66°

 

Examined at 9 pm. ie 10° 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 23°

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 60° 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 20° 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 20° 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  9° 35'

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

Dec 4th 12. 17 pm (noon)     ie 27°

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 25° with Vert

3           E         O      E; this is direction of the root as a whole makes 40° 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 & 30° 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 & 60° with vertical

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

3           E         N   20° with vertical

4           W       E   50° with vertical

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