RECORD: Darwin, C. R. Note: [1873]. Phosphate of Ammonia. CUL-DAR56.15-19. (John van Wyhe ed., 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)

REVISION HISTORY: Text prepared and edited by John van Wyhe. RN1

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Phosphate of Amm 1 gr to 500 oz; but the same quantity of  13 Phosphate of Amm used as in the former experiments viz 1/3200 of a grain, but more diluted —    2 in Phosphate 9. 20' — one in water plain watch glass.—

Water 9. 20' 10O 35'    3 sub-inflected, a good deal    Handled. Do not give but give the 2 Phosphates ??

   2O 30' several slightly sub-inflected

(July 8th    8O 15' hardly a trace of any inflection)

only [illeg]

 

Phosphate (black paper) palish leaf 10O 36' — discals tending to make ring 9. 20'    (2O 30' discals forming an imperfect some of marginals slightly inflected.

July 8th    8O 15'    still a ring, but old marginals reexpanded

Phosphate 9. 20' (paper with mark    10. 37'    a large number, I daresay 80 inflected) (2O 30' all, but 38 inflected.) X - X (to 'Phosphate    all' below)

 

5O 30' water only a trace of inflection

― Phosphate, discals forming a good ring, very few others inflected

― Phosphate    all but abut 32 inflected.

 

July 8th water 8O 15'    hardly a trace of inflection

― Phosphate 8O 15;    still a ring but marginals reexpanded

― Phosphate    8O 15;, old leaf, fully reexpanded.

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30 to 30 = 1. dr. t 400 oz

         + 15 =    .    500

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July 10th    Phosphate of Amm. 1 gr. t 500 oz of water    14 16

(1) water 10O. 38' — 6O 55' a little inflection of marginal & discals

10O. 15 Pm    the discals formed a slight ring

July 11    8O 5 — Thy certainly form an obscure ring.— (2O 30'    do)

   Phosphate 10 27' Young & pale leaf (a little inflected when put in leaf-bud basal corner    young leaf)

(6O 55' like the water specimen above) (10O 15' no inflection—)'

   (July 11    8O 5;    do) (2O 30'    do)

See Back of p. 10 for quantity given to each leaf & Dilution—

 

(2)    water 10O. 40' (1O 1 inflected) (4O 50' straight) (July 11th 8O 5, O) (2O 30' O)

   Phosphate 10O. 29' —(10O 36 some over pedicel inflect) (11O 35, This like an [illeg])

   (4O 30' 1 inflected) (6O 55' a trace of inflection in the sub-marginals & outer discl)

   (10O 15 do) (July 11th. 8O 5', decided traces of irregular inflection in the sub-marginals

   (2O 30'    do)

 

(3)    water 10O 42'    (4 50' ,O) (10O 15', O)

(July 11    8O 10', some inflection of sub-marginals round disc & especially over pedicel.) (2O 30', do)

   Phosphate    10O. 31'    (4O 50', O) (10O 15', O)

(July 11.    8O 10', outer discals somewhat inflected, tending t form 1/2 a ring

(2O 30'. do)

 

(4)    water 10O 43'    (4O 50', O) —(10O 15, O) (July 11' 8O 10', O)

   (2O 30' do.)

   Phosphate    10O 33'    (4O, 50', a trace in outer discals

(7O the outer discals a little inflected)

   10O 15    a decided ring on disc due to of discal tentacles) the sub-marginals being a little inflected)

(July 11    8O 10', a decided ring, inner sub-marginals decidedly inflected)

(2O 30'    I think beginning t reexpand.)

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July 10.    p. 12 continued

(5) water 11O. 2' (10O 50' perhaps a trace in paler discals of inflection on disc (7O do) (10O 15', no action do)

   (7O, fully rexpanded.) (July 11, 8O 15' a very imperfect ring on disc.)

(2O 30' do)

 

   Phosphate    10 53' (4O 45' outer discals & extreme inner marginals forming a ring.) — (Thermometer 72O In    yet not so hot as yesterday)

(7O Th discals forming a distinct ring, & some sub-marginals, sub-inflected)

(10O 15' excellent ring of discals — — — do — do — — do do considerably inflected)

(July 11 8O 15' ring & sub-marginals inflected)

   (2O 30'    do(

 

(6) water 11O. 3; (1O, 2 inflected) (4O. 50' none inflected) (7O, do) (10O. 15, O)

   (10O 15, a trace of inflection in the outer discals)

(July 11    8O 15'    do) (2O 30'    a trace of a ring)

   Phosphate    19. 55' a large leaf, oldish. (4O 43' outer discals & extreme inner marginals forming a ring)

(4O 50', here & there a single outer discal inflected) (7O    do)

   (10O 15 the few ones now strongly inflected.)

(July 11    8O 15'    do) (2O 30' do)

 

(7) water    11O. 4' (1O one inflected) (4 55', O) (7O, O) (10O 15, O)

(July 11    8O 15', the outer discals decidedly inflected) (2O 30'  do)

   Phosphate    10 56' (4O 55' 2 or 3 tents sub-inflected) (10O,. 15' do)

(July 11    8O 15',    outer discals with trace of inflection)

   (2O 30', do)

 

(8) water 10O 58' 11O 5' — (5O, O) (7O, O) (10O. 15', O)

   (July 11    8O 15', O) (2O 30', O)

Phosphate    10O 58' (5O, perhaps a trace of inflection on disc)

   (7O    a decided trace of a ring on the disc)

(10O 15', a decided ring on the disc & some of the shorter sub-marginal subinflected)

   (July 11    8O 15'    do) (2O 30'    do)

 

   (Thy seem to become inflected & to reexpand slower)

(10O. 15' P.m    There certainly is a difference between those in the Phosphate & water.)

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   Phosp. of Ammonia    1 gr. t 400 500 oz. July 24th    18 16

(5.) water 8O 46' (9. 20', 6 inflc) (11O, do) (1O 3' outer discals forming a ring)

(1) (4O 43' do) (25th 8O A m.    outer discals & some sub-marginals still forming good ring.)

Phosphate    reddish 8O 40' (9. 20' a good deal of I.) (11O many marginals 1/2 sub- inflected)

   (1O 3' fully half tentacles — inflected) (4O. 43', do) (25th, 8O discals & sub-marginals still somewhat inflected)

 

(6.) water (2) 8O 48' (9 21', 1 inflect) (11O, do) (1O., do) (4O. 45' fully reexpanded)

(25th    8O    do)

28 [-] 21 [=] 7

Phosphate    8O 42' (9. 21' a great large number) (11O, do) (1O, 4' nearly half tentacles inflected)

   (4O 45', discals & some sub-marginals near pedicel still forming ring) (25th, 8O still slight inflection of discals & sub-marginals.) (25th, 8O do bit sub-inflection slight)

 

(7.) water (3) 8O 49' '(9. 22'    3 inflect) (11O, do) (1O 5' ,do).

   (4O 45' marginals expanded, discals on one side sub-inflected) (25th    8O    but sub-inflect slight)

17 [+] 22 [=] 29

Phosphate    redd. 8O. 43' 12 (9. 22' a large number) (11O 1', all but 25 inflect & these chiefly extreme disc margin)

(1O. 5', all but 16 inflected) (4O. 45' same state) (25th, 8O outer discals & sub-marginls still sub-inflected — I see much segregation in these .) (But 1 also see seg. in the water ones, Nor 8)

 

(8.) water 4 8O 50' (9. 23' a largish no of marginls) (11. 2' 23 inflected, marginals)

   (1O 5'. discls forming a ring, with several marginls inflected) (4O 45', do)

   (25th    8O 5'    do.)

Phosphate    8O. 45' (9. 23' [-] 15 [=] 8 a large  number of tent inflected) (11O, 3' about 28 inflected besides discals)

(1O 5'    abut 1/3 of tent. inflected) (4O 45' much reexpanded)

(25th    8O, 5'    still trace of sub-inflect in sub-marginal over pedicel)

 

— 8O 48' some inflection in all the Phosphates

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(July 24th    In these experiments p. 15 A, B, C. I got the Phosphate weighed in Ch. Lab. at Chatham with great care — took special pain in all measurement — Th weather had been very hot 75 t 81° for 3 or 4 previous days & I took special pain in selecting the first leaves which had expanded in greenhouse from fresh plants— so was extra rigorous.—

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July 24th    In these experiments p. 15 A, B, C. I got the Phosphate weighed in Ch. Lab. at Chatham with great care — took special pain in all measurement — Th weather had been vy hot 75 t 81° for 3 or 4 previous days & I took special pain in selecting the first leaves which had expanded in greenhouse from fresh plants— so was extra rigorous.—

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This leaf (12) had 202 tentacles (add to general averages)    less    8 not inflected & ∴ perhaps not absorbs [=] 194 which must have absorbed.

Th whole leaf got 1600 [x] 5 [=] 8000 of grain to 100 oz

So whole leaf got 1/8000 of a grain dissolved in 218,750 times by weight of water.

Therefore each gland got

194 tentacles which absorbed [x] 800 [=] 1,552,000.

so that each gland got 1/1,552,000 of a grain of Ph. of Ammonia.—

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