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   June 16th

Germinated in saw-dust— Kept on Chimney Piece. Temp. about 78º during day.

(15º—16º C up-stairs)

& on Table dur from 5º P.m. square fixed to at 11º 30' a.m. square fixed carefully on summit.

17 A the 8º a.m. straight — 4º 50 do. (18th 8º 30' am slightly bowed from card

| aft 21º

8º a.m perhaps a trace of curvature 4º 50 P.m do (18 B the 8º 30' slightly bowed from card

|

injured C. 

D 4º 50' perhaps a little laterally deflected — 18 the 8º 30'  I think straight ?

E

F

 G. 4º 50 straight 18' 8º 30 straight O

H 17' 8º a.m perhaps curved, but abs in direction of Sach's curvature (4º 50.' do )

✔ ? I think decidedly bent from card—(18' 8º 30, I think no effect)

Has now dropped off Pin

after

29º 

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(I) Jun 16 5º P.m a little bent from card, 4º 50 but then agrees party with Sachs curvature — seed dropped off Pin  ?

(K) 18  the 8º 30' a.m apparently was curved from card  ? ✔

(L). —5º .P.m a little bent from card  17th 8 am aft 21º decidedly curved from card 4º 50' very decidedly so, quite on one side. (18th 8º 30' do.) may be chance

17' 8º 15' a.m put square of several more radicle & put both jars in Entrance passage.    Cooler

(1) (1 Pin) 4º 35 P.m bowed to Sachs & not counteracted by card  O

(2)

(3) 4º. 35 bowed laterally a little — (18th 4º 30' I certainly think bowed slightly) |

(4) 4º 35 bowed a little from card 18th 8º 30. doubtfully bowed from card (4º 30' I believe bowed

|

(5) 2 Pins card dropped off —refixed. 18' 8º 30' not bowed, (4º. 30', but inclined to Sachs'

O

(6) do no Card

(7) straight, growing .. 18th 8º 30' straight — 4º 30 do— ✔ (19th  8º am no effect) O ✔

(8)    do (18' 8º 30' am decidedly bowed after 24º from card & from Sachs: 4º 30' yes

(9)    do — (18 8º 30' straight) (4º 30' I suspect has been bowed a little) ✔ (19th 8º a.m no effect) O ✔

O

(10) 3 Pins card dropped off (4º 40' refixed card) — 18' again dropped off (4º 45 refixed) (19th 8º am no effect) ✔

(11) 4º 35' bowed from Sachs & card.— 18' 8º 30' decidedly bowed (4º 30' do)

(12) do. bowed to card 18th 8º .30' has been slight bowed from card I think  suspect ?

(13) 18º 8º 30 straight (4º 30' possibly I think a slight bowing from card (13) no effect |

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Tropaeolum majus

Augt 1. 5º P.m Jar. A on study table, fixed sq. on 2 short, straight vertically dependent radicles.—

(1). Big Pin Augt. 2d. 9º. a.m after 16º curled into almost complete Hoop ✔   

Aug 3d 7º 50' a.m still curled & tip above Horizontal line

(2) 9º a.m straight inclined to left & from S. put on sq. so as to increase this direction Aug 3d 7º 50' a.m — inclined from sqr. at angle 21º from vertical measured (or & this implies lies 69º below horizon )    ✔ 

(3) straight & vertical 9º a.m Aug 2d sq. fixed .(Aug 3d 7º 50' inclined from sqr but straight straight & vertical. no effect

Aug. Aug 3d 7º 50 has become (Aug 3d 4º. 40' summit decidedly inclined from sq. ✔

24 (+) 7.40 (=) 31.40

after 32º

(4) straight & vertical 9º a.m 2dsq. fixed

((5) side Big Pin)

(3d 7º 50 inclined from sqr. 4º 40' bowed from sq

I doubt this observation; Sachs curvature seem only to have become vertical ✔ ?

(5) Aug 3d. 8º. a.m. fixed sqr. on new seed — 4º 40' no effect (4th 8º a.m sqr. dropped off)   

O ?

(6) sqr fixed yesterday 5º P m — 2d 9º a.m slightly inclined from sqr, but straight 4º 40 sq. dropped off— refixed on nearly sq. on summit —(Aug 3d 8º a.m upper part decidedly inclined from sqr.. viz at angle of 40º from the perpendicular. ✔

(7). 9º a.m fixed sqr — straight, but inclined from S & to left —(Aug 3d 8º a.m no effect slightly inclined from sq. 4º 40' plainly inclined from sqr, viz at angle of 23º measured ✔

5/7 decidedly acted 2 doubtfully

Aug 2d 4º 40' P.m. no new effect on any—

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p2A

Aug 1'

5º P.m.

Tropaeolum majus Temperature

Jar. C. on Sand-bath Kept very slightly warm— fixed with shell-lac squares on 5. all straight & vertically down, except 1 with big pin & this inclined to S, along side pin & put square on. so as to bend radicle from pin

(1) sink ✔

(2) Augt 2d 9º a.m— inclined from sqr, but has grow greatly & straight from point of curvature

(3d 8º a.m now straight) ✔

(3) (9º) a.m— affected like (2') — (3d 8º a.m now straight) ✔

(4) 9º a.m tremendously curved fr sqr & wd have become looped had not come into contact with head of another pin

(5) 9º 10' 2d fixed sq (Aug 3d. 8º am much inclined from sqr but straight. Aug 3d 5º P.m measured angle 26º from the perpendicular ✔

(6) & (7) 9º 10 straight inclined to one side fr sq.; but sqr loose— refixd it 4º 45 Pm. straight. inclined at 45º from sqr. —(Aug 3d 8º. a.m same state) ✔

}

(7)

(8)

sick

Aug 2d 4º 45' P.m— All 6 radicle straight (excepting the one bowed), & all 6 inclined from card some greatly — some moderately, cant be chance ✔

(9) 9º 10 fixed sqr straight inclined to R straight — 4º 45' P.m straight, greatly inclined from sqr (Aug 3d 8º a.m same state) (Aug 3d. 5º P.m The terminal 2/3 of radicle inclined at angle of 65º from the perpendicular)

z →

Bent

(10) 9º 10' fixed sqr. — 4º 45 straight inclined from sq (Aug 3d. 8º a.m sq. dropped off ✔

z

[sketch]

—seed

25º

65º

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9º 20' 3d jar Trace almost straight radicles

Tropaeolum— Jar B

(1) Aug 2d sqr fixed 9º. 30': 5º P.m — considerably inclined from sq. yet straight (3d. 8º. 15 a.m — radicle extended horizontally & from sq.

[sketch]

✔15º 

(2) fixed do— 9º 30' 5º P.m straight (Aug 3d. 8º 15 a.) plainly & decidedly inclined from sq. 4º 45 inclined at measured angle of 45º from vertical, partly to on R. side &  partly to S ✔

(3) fixed do (5º curved from. sqr & to S. (3d 8º 15 a. m greatly curved from sq &  to S.). ✔

(4) fixed do 5 straight (3d 8º 15 a.m no effect : I see sq. almost parallel to whole apex)

thrown away

accounted for    O

(5) (Big Pin) (2d 5º P.m. fixed sqr) (3rd 8º 20' a.m  considerably curved from sq. ✔

(6) (2d 5º P.m fixed sq) (3d 8º 20' a.m very slightly inclined from sq. 4º 45 not at all curved

☞(I see whole apex both side all round coated with shell-lac. another cause of failure.)   

accounted for    O

(7) fixed 9º 30' a.m : 5º P.m   not affect. (3d 8º 20' a.m considerably inclined to left, but this is not from sq.    O

(8) fixed do. 5º P.m no effect

(3d 8º 20'. no effect : I see sq. quite parallel & adherent to whole apex.)

O    accounted for

(9) 9. 30 2d fixed do 5º P.m inclined from sq.) 3d 8º 25' a.m. greatly inclined from sq. only about 30º above horizon. — 4º. 45 angle measured 62º from the perpendicular downwards. ✔

N.B case (4) & (8) explain why some sq. do not act.

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Jar D

3d. 8º 30' a.m (poor seeds) sq. fixed — (pin placed parallel to radicle)

5º P.m no effect (4th 8º a.m. I think a little inclined from sqr. )

& to S

3d 8º 30' a.m poor seed sqr fixed (pin placed parallel to radicles)

5º P.m no effect (4th 8º a.m I think a little inclined fr. sqr

& to S.

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Secondary Roots    jar B C. on sand-bath

Aug 3d. 8º 50' a.m sqr fixed on 13 secondary roots— all straight, some vertically down, most inclined— (The weight of sqr. on the inclined radicle wd pull them more vertically down.) (5º. P.m no effect on any of the Secondary Radicles.)

Aug 4 8º a.m, no clear effect, doubtful in 2 or 3 cases but I examined several of the rootlets & there tips were so thin & pointed they had become coated all round with shell-lac.