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Drosera

Oct 7th

Looked again at best slice in green young leaf (1) in Glycerine; all that I said true — endless spheres in epidermis & other cells — some still greenish— not one Ch. grain. It could be seen in some cases that large spheres due to union of small ones ― Some of the smallest spheres are not sphere but irregularly shaped. — Larger spheres solid for some are cracked — Whether Ch. grains always break up into small spheres seems doubtful — many swell & soften & blend together without this intermediate process. — I believe from cases in which gr. can be seen forming bars that they probably do aggregate without the intermediate condition— Some spheres with defined darker centre; this definition shows interval of time & so white zone round speres in tentacles.

In another green slice many good green spheres, with still many ch. grain & apparently naked particles of starch.