RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. [commentary on pp. 3-20 probably of item CUL-DAR55.5-32]. CUL-DAR55.113-114. (John van Wyhe ed., 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed and edited by John van Wyhe. 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).
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p 3. narrow lining of Protoplasm in unaggragated cell
{ a do in cell in which there was a sphere of Protoplasm. (Index 73)
{ In crushed cells the pulpy & granular matter may be in part the moving layer.
p.4 Liquid with spheres quite colourless.
Huxley, Hooker & B. S. much struck with phenomenon.
p. 5. lay some egg. after 2O. 45' raw meat.—
― Purple contents aggregate externally at first, giving appearance of lining of cell separating form walls; (but not true as above I saw flowing current after spheres formed. The bag travels glides slowly, & spheres besides the bag travelling more quickly.
p 6 Repeat aggreg. of short central tents & greenish bags & greenish atoms — no grains of chlorophyll
p. 8. Raw meat 25O in strong infusion of raw meat — much agg. splendid circulation spheres within bags— & spheres within spheres— —tails
p. 9. 2 gr. of C. of A. for 26O. 30' no inflection no inflection. splendid aggregation Central Tentacles central tents . not inflected aggr. ( circulation not observed) do gr. to 2. oz. No inflection
― 1 gr t 1 oz spheres running up & down same side — reaching round each other — & at unequal distances.
p. 10 Short central Tentacles aggregation current increased by C. of Am. (?)
― spheres increasing in size as they circulated — Layer too narrow to fuse all the masses.
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p. 11. formation of little spheres in very pale leaf — current of Protoplasm — greenish matter in very pale leaves.
(Index 1873)
p 12 appearance of walls contents of cells shrinking form walls
13 after 2O 30; form immersion— a spheres 2/3 diameter of cell small spheres travelling quicker than sheaf of Protoplasm after 4O 25' spheres nearly filling up cell.
p 14th After 5O 6 cells colourless —no flowing protoplasm, yet spheres smaller yet travelling
15 & 16 continued aggregation for 22O of spheres —fluid now absolutely colourless. —No protoplasmic current p.16 characteristic visible. — it is certain granules are all aggregated— purple spheres almost touch walls.
p. 16 Crushing & splitting of sphere — 2 colours 17 so — small spheres of same colour as envelope of large spheres.
18. Crushing very old & very red leaf — contents quit homogeneous. pulpy pale & dark purple & greenish matter — not diffused.
(19 description of laminae little else)
p. 19 Phosphate of Ammonium & Put bit clasped meat for 24O. mass, not spherical & currents
p. 20 Crushed & them in C. of Am.
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