RECORD: Darwin, C. R. 1873.11.10. Digestion of Drosera. CUL-DAR56.131. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 2.2023. RN1
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Digestion of Drosera
Nov. 10 /73/ B. Sanderson says there are fibro-elastic tissue in muscle such as I saw & it is not digestion, & he is almost sure that Hair, nail, quills, & Chitin are not— (I may so say commonly known that they are not digested)
I had better say cartilage for it is not fibro-cartilage— which I have tried —
He thinks that Chondrin acted more powerfully than gelatine from not being pure — say made by Dr. Moore — Gelatine absolutely pure. —
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