RECORD: Darwin, C. R. 1862. Index. Bournemouth 1862. CUL-DAR54.49. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)

REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 5.2022. RN1

NOTE: See record in the Darwin Online manuscript catalogue, enter its Identifier here. Reproduced with permission of the Syndics of Cambridge University Library and William Huxley Darwin. The volumes CUL-DAR 54-61 contain material for Darwin's book Insectivorous plants (1875).


[49]

Index. Bournemouth 1862.

Dry particle p. 2 S. of Zinc Cyanide of Potassium. - Opium, Strychnine p 3. Phosphate of ammonia – Belladonna – Henbane (was this Henbane or Hyosciamus?) Veratria.

(p 2 S of Zinc cause great secretion & no movement)

p 4 Opium again - Arsenious acid

p 5 Ph. of soda - Bichloride of mercury

6 Strychnine again - Sugar

p. 7. Prussic acid fluid - see Down paper

- Belladonna fluid do

 Henbane (was this Henbane or Hyosciamus)

8 Acetate of Strychnine fluid

9 Tobacco water - Acetate of Morphia

10 Acetate of Veratria - Alcohol

11. Sulphuric Ether

13 Nitric Ether

14 Extract of Stramonium fluid for 8' - Poison of adder

14 Hemlock fluid

15 Digitalis - Poison of Ants - Acetic Acid

15 Carbonic Acid - Strong Tea

16 Colchicum. - Oil of Turpentine vapour

p. 1

Bournemouth

Bundle of Human Hair & nails (p. 3.a)

2: particle of Sulph of zinc

p. 2 particle of cyanide of Potassium large secretion & no movement

p 1. Back rate of movement from atoms of meat

p. 3. Chloroform, 4, 7/, 9 / p./ 12

Phosphate of amm cause movement (dry)

p. 4. gun-cotton & common cotton.

p 5 effects of repeated touches & single touch.

7. Back do do do

7 & 17 cutting off Heads - proof of absorption

7 Poison (look each case to dry)

10 cutting off Heads causes movement.

17 meat on back of leaf & on pedicel of tentacles

18 Erica tetralix.

[49v]

Chloroform

2 drops. 1' 30" all curled in

1 1' no action

2 1' slightly inflected

2. 1' 30' rapid movement

4 2' 25' movement

2 2' movement - meat put on does not case rapid

[in margin:] Segregation


Return to homepage

Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)

File last updated 25 September, 2022