[76]

March 20' 1 oz on

10° 27'

10. 49' a 2d dot above oil

11° 20' ⨀ ⨀ skin to upper angle of card

at 2° or 3° I looked no clear difference

but at 10° 30' slight resting on card

March 21' 12° made mark with edge of Paper-cutter

2°. 30' put on 1/2 oz additional = 1 1/2 oz

10. 30' P.m — fresh black mark

Mar 22' 7°. 45' another mark has certainly sunk

The above stick was pointed in about same degree as radicle of Bean, & soil watered & pressed as if bean had to be sowed.— Card first loaded with 1 oz at 11° a.m. March 20th by 12° on 21' had sunk a little, then added 1/2 oz more by 10° 30' P.m had sunk, & by 8° a.m on 22d had again sunk. This look like viscosity, but weight considerable; shall judge better when I know force of be radicle in lifting weight

[76v]

[top of page excised]

vigour and powers of growth of the crossed and self-fertilised plants of this third generation. Thus, four self-fertilised seeds which had just germinated were planted on one side of a pot, and after an interval of 48 hours, four crossed seeds in the same state of germination were planted on the opposite side; and the pot was kept in the hot-