RECORD: Darwin, C. R. 1873. Index of observations on Drosera. CUL-DAR55.116-117. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)

REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 1.2023. RN1

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Index of Observation on Drosera 1873.

1. Meat with viscid secretion & syrup on back of leaves

2 Directive impulse of tentacles p. 7, 8, 11, 13, x ↓

2 p 10 Cutting off glands & inflection & reexpansion,

3 do increased secretion from meat on centre (p. 23) p. 3, 6 no influence on other tentacles. p. 10, A

― Inflection on opposite side to stimulus p. 15, 24. 13 & 13A to E — p. 30, 32 Spreading of influence from single glands 18

4 Acetic Acid action of, (p. 14, do)

5 Digitaline

9 & 9A Atropine p. 21, p. 35

12 Theine

14 Alcohol

16 Curare or Urari. p. 22.

17 Nicotine

20 Segregation after cinder on bad glands

25 Glycerine p. 68 Back

26 Veratria

27 Carbolic Acid

28 Olive oil (try again in Gar & Hot house)

29 Albumen of egg

31 Sugar & gum arabic — Milk. Phosphate of Ammonia

33 ü Sodium oxalate p. 63

34 ü Potassium ―

35 Recovery from segregation from Ph of amm by alcohol & water

36 Colchicine

37 Cabbage juice, p. 40 Grass. p. 41. strong Tea & Theine p. 49 Cabbage, 52 peas,

38 Inflection from atoms of glass touching glands

39 & A Digestion of cubes of Albumen & Gelatine. p. 50 do & Bread & Caseine

42 Inflection over meat of cut-off leaves, kept damp.

43 ü Sodium Citrate, 44 C. of Pot & p. 62.

45 Effects of Boiling water, p. 51. on Temperature

46 & A Strychnia Citrate p. 68.

47 ü Sodium Iodide & p. 64. 48 I. of Potassium. p. 56 Bromides. 58 Chloride, Nitrate, Sulphate, Carbonate, Citrate & Oxalate Sodium

53 Hyosciamus

54 Daturine

55 Ammonia Citrate & segregation & old M. S. on very weak Sulph Ammonia

66 68 Quinine sulphate. 67. & 68, 69 Acetate of Morphia 67 Prussic Acid p. 68 & 69 Hyosciamus

(Motor Influence Nothing Else)

Motor impulse sent easier in one way than another bears on origin of nerves

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Index Drosera 1873

p.

56. ü Sodium Bromide

57 ü Potassium Bromide

58 ü Sodium & Potassium Chloride

59 ü― ― Nitrate, 60 Sulphate of 61 Carbonate of / Citrate of 62 Iodide 64 / Oxalate 63

65 Nicotine

66 Strychnia Citrate & Sulphate & Glycerine on back

67 Morphia Acetate, Hydrocyanic Acid

68 & 69 Morphia & Hyoscyamus

70 Morphia Acetate & comparison with Effect of saliva, meat, Citrate of Strychnia & Sulphate of Potassium effects of Previous immersion. (see on sugar p. 75, p. 17) 3 [experiments]

with solution of sugar, (see 75, 17) Citrate of Strychnia, sugar & Ph. of Ammonia

71 Artificial digestion put into Bundle & on secretion becoming acid (N.B it increases.)

72 raw meat does not affect leaves i.e. odour.

73 Artificial Digestion. Put into separate Bundle

74 ― of albumen & fibrin — Also action on gelatine, casein gluten, pepsine, isinglass, starch, fat Urea

75 folio p. 1 to 6F. Hydrocyanic, Hydrochloric, Sulphuric, Nitric, Acetic Boracic, Citric, Oxalic, Tartaric, Chromic, arsenious, Formic Gallic, Benzoic, Tannic, Succinic, Lactic, Malic, Iodic Phosphoric, Uric, Hipparic, see. p. 16. p. 4 & 14 p 27

ü p. 7 Caesium, N. of Magnesium, Acetate of, Chloride of.

ü  p 9 Calcium, Acetate & Nitrate

ü  10 Lithium Acetate & Nitrate

ü  11. Rubidium Ch. — Aluminium Chl.

 ü 12 Aluminium, Nitrate — Chloride of sodium not rendered alkaline, but the plant secrete acid

✔ 13 Barytes Acetate & Nitrate

✔ 14 Strychnia ― ―

15 Quinine acetate & nitrate (1873)

16 Hydrochloric Acid 1 to 2 oz of water—

17. Alcohol weak — stopping quick inflection — bears on Acetate of Morphia (sugar & then Ph. of ammonia, see p. 70) inflection after immersion

ü  18 Gold, platina, silver. p. 19. Mercury, Zinc, Iron

ü  20 Cadmium, cobalt & lead p 21. manganese, Copper, nickel

 ü 22 Tin, antimony.

76 on Segregation. (p. 9. no inflection from too strong C. of Ammon) (p 19 structure of hairs on pedicel — 20 Exuded matter does not aggregate

77 Old M. S. Phosphate of Ammonia

78 folio p 1 to 15C. Phosphate of Ammonia / Nitrate of Ammonia p. 16 to 21 / Carbonate of Am p 22 to (p. 80 old on mechanism of bending— & not due to irritation)

(81 change of colour from C. of Amm: aggregation & Redissolution; not killed by immersion)

79 old M.S. on Back of Leaves: on pink change which absorbed fluids undergo & on direct action of salts


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