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Sept 6th    10. 35'    Digestion of Albumen    (p 74)

   (1873)

3 2 Sticks with Pins, cubes of albumen with drops of pure water

   4º 50', 2 of leaves grandly inflected over the albumen:— I think albumen rounded    1 3d leaf near margin : added plain water. (10. 20' water added)

   Sept 7th    10. 55'    2 leaves with mere minute spheres of white left — the 3d with larger mass, but seems much rounded & softened.

   Sept 8th    10. 25'— white albumen all gone all 3 leaves : one leaf beginning to reexpand

   Sept 9' 8. 20'— (1 leaf almost completely rexpanded; the 2 others half re expanded, (adding water to albumen like rain does no harm).

   Sept 10th 8. 10' all 3 leaves fully open & albumen all absorbed

   ― 11    10. 30    do       do    do

 2 stick Black. cubes of Al. with drops of Hydrochloric Acid 1 to 437.5 of water —    4º 50' I think albumen rounded in one; in the other lamina inflected— .added acid to both (10 20' acid added)

   Sept 7th    11. every trace of white albumen, but much glassy fluid on disc of leaf —

   Sept 8th    10. 25'— one leaf almost reexpanded, the second leaf still closed, (but I injured it a little with bent needle).

(See 73 A for ring disc)

Sept 9th 8. 20'— 1 leaf almost completely reexpand; the other injured one, I think beginning to expand.)

Sept 10. 8. 10    a leaf fully expanded & albumen all absorbed; the other injured leaf may be closely inflected

Sept 14' 10. 30' now partially reexpanded

 4 Red sticks. (Sept 6th. 10. 35) Cube of Ab. with drop C. of Soda (sol. 1 to 437.5. water)

Sept 6 5. P.m all 4 leaves much inflected & I added more of the C. of Soda. — (10. 20' soda add.)

   Sept 7th    8. 10' a.m a little more soda added.

― 7th 11. A.m (1) (illegible) pale leaf, I can see some of the straight lines of edge of cubes of albumen plain, but cube much enclosed (Sept 8th. 10. 30' white albumen all gone, & disc of leaf nearly dry) Sept 9th 8. 30' almost fully reexpanded.) Sept 10th 8. fully open & all albumen absorbed    looks quite healthy

— (Sept 7th 11. 12' I added to these 4 specs. some small drops Hydrochloric A.    1 to 874 of water)

 (7th — (Sept. 7) 11. 5. (2)    cube quite plain on one side (: Sept. 8th ,10. 30' albumen all gone    disc of leaf nearly dry) (Sept 9' 8. 20', still closed.) (Sept 10th 8. almost fully expanded; looks healthy, all albumen absorbed except few traces palish globules attached to gland of expanded outer tentacles. Sep 11 10. 30 looks healthy alb absorbed.

Sept 7. 11. 10' (3) small leaf cube quite perfect : (Sept 8th. 10. 35', cube now reduced to small sphere of albumen.) (Sept 9th 8. 20' white albumen all quite gone.) Sept 10 8. 15 most tents Half-expanded, ie tents at right angles a little clear albumen on disc) (Sept 11' 10. 30'— almost expanded fully some albumen on disc.) Sept 10th almost all absorbed)

Sept. 7th. 11. 10' 4 cube moderately well preserved but sub-rounded. .(Sept 8º, 10. 35', cube entirely disappeared) (Sept 9' 8. 30', leaf still quite closed.) (Sept 10', 8. 15', just like No' 3.)

   (Sept 11' 10. 30' almost fully expanded, some albumen on disc.) (12th 8. almost all absorbed)

   (Sept 14th 10. 30' These latter 4 leaves have fully expanded, but 3 of them do not look very healthy

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Digestion

Sept. 7th    11. I put 3 cubes of albumen in Hydrochloric Acid, the same as used before, 1 to 437. of water

Sept 8th    10. 30'    cubes as perfect as ever.

― 9th    8. 15    do    do    do    do

― 12'    8. 20'    do    do    do    do

― 14'    10 30'    do    do    do    do

 Some albumen cases & artificial digestion