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Jan 29th /78

Phalaris canariensis  

Nice young seedlings raised in Greenhouse, exposed to light at 8° 30' a.m, removed at.— Day bright & frosty.

5 painted with O. oil & Lamp-black .25 down from tip all 5 perfectly vertical

Oil

4 painted do .25 high from ground

Lower part of all 4 quite vertical; upper & unpainted part of 2 very slightly curved to light, but then with free seedlings curvature chiefly in lower part

2 (with narrow quills internally fastened with shell-lac very slightly curved to light, far less than the free plants) quills

(Painted useless)

2 with splints of glass (.26. & .28 long) fastened with shell lac to summits (Splinter)

Both considerably curved to light, but rather less than free plants Phalaris

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2.— both curved in lower pair but less than free ones

3 — decidedly curved

6 — somewhat curved, but less than the free ones.

4 2 as much bowed as any — 2 slightly

[total] 15.

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Laterally painted

3 painted with do. whole length on one side vertically & on side turned from light, so that normally there ought to bend much to light-side.

Phalaris

two vertical to light-side, 1 slightly curved from light ie to dark side

Jan 30th all 3 slightly curved to black side

I do not doubt grease