RECORD: Darwin, C. R. 1860.11.26. Careful resume of effect of plain water. CUL-DAR54.7b. (John van Wyhe ed., 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)

REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and John van Wyhe, edited by John van Wyhe 5.2022. RN2

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).


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Down. Nov. 26 1860. Careful Resume of effect of Plain Water

(I was not the sure of action on Long Heads)

Inflection 1 leaf, in 1º 45' / 2 leaves in pure water, so I suppose not distilled; in 2º / in 4 spe. in 3º / in 4 spe. in 3º 15' /

: (As these I believe were not in distilled water, must not be trusted)

Changes of contents of cells in whole leaf placed in Water

1 in 3º 15 (but leaf not previously examined) a trace of sphere behind L.H. a very few spheres beneath round-Heads.

1 1º 42' no change in cells beneath round Heads- no spheres formed behind Long Heads

2 2º no change do

3 2º  do d

4 2º  40' do d

5 3º do p 26 one case omitted

6 - 3º 15

7 8 9} 3º 15' do do

10 11 12} 4. 30' do do

13 6º 15' do but submarginals with red somewhat broken

14 16º 30' do (Heads blackened.)

15 21º 15 do (Heads blackened.)

16 16º two of breaking up below round Heads.

17 17º two of do do in 41º much broken & few spheres behind L. Head

18 41º

Used

Hairs cut off & placed in pure water between slips of glass & examined before & after.

1 in 46' no change

2 3} in 1º.  16' no change

4 1º 56' no change

6 Hairs 3º no change.

10 altogether

Inflection in pure water p 21. p 22

[in margin:] May be trusted for under 6º. Try more specimen for 6º or 7º in water

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Plain water


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