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March 20th Force of radicle

Got tip of radicle into hole with not in below & then load bean with several ounce 6 oz & see if will lift up.

Fresh tracing, on inclined glass smoked

Force in splitting wood, & such beans ought— to be planted in earth for radicle to grow well beneath— Hole rather large— One piece to be split at one end & the other not split, & one in wooden pincers.

Fix with shell-lac— thick bristle & wood 1/40 of inch high across smoked glass & see if jump over.

Gold-Leaf— on smooth sand jump over very little obstacles— Bit of camphor on made smoked glass.

Cap— 8°. oz

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2 oz & 4 oz. 9° a.m. Mar. 22d

(March 23d 8° a.m. had lifted up the 2 oz a good bit & plant on 6 oz)

(Mar 23d 8° a.m had lifted up 4 oz 1/10' of inch put on 8 oz)

24th 8° a.m failed to lift 6 or 8' oz— radicle bowed outward or doubled on itself in 2d case, & one the 8 oz weight has sunk & the other not risen.

March 27' quite failed to lift 6 oz & 8 oz— upper part of radicle become contorted— one of roots so jammed in hole broke rather than be withdrawn.

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