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
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
File last updated 25 September, 2022