RECORD: Darwin, C. R. 1874. Water (Hopkins & Williams) / 4 leaves chosen. CUL-DAR57.57. (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

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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May 21st 1874 Water (1/2 drach) (Hopkins & Williams)

4 leaves chosen before    Ph. of Ammonia. 7O 40'—45' A m.

(1) (too much water)

   8O 25', O

   5O 30 a very few sub-marginals on one side subinflcted

May 22d 7O. 40' ring on disc; sub-marg. sub-inflected

― 23'    ―    do       do

24th ― still merest trace of ring on disc    all sub-marg. expanded

(to right of previous entry) (9. all in same state (O))   (10O 25 (O))   (11Onil    O)   
(May 22d 7O 40    added a little water on account of evaporation)

(2) 8O 25'    O

   May 22' 7O 40'    hardly any inflection

   ― 23    ―    do

      24    ― ―

Temp 60' Plants brought from warm Greenhouse

(3) 8. 25'    O

   May 22    7O 40'    like No I.

      23    ―    do.

      ―    1O ― greatly reexpanded

      24    7O 40'    the merest vestige of ring on disc — sub-marginal, almost fully reexpanded

(4) 8O 25, O — (12O    4 or 5 to slightly upright — (5O 30;    obscure trace of ring on disc & a good many sub-marginals slightly sub-inflected)

May 22    7O 40' like no' 1 & 3

― 23d ―    I think beginning to reexpand

―    1O —    considerably reexpanded

   24th    7O 40    no ring on disc — sub-marg almost fully expanded

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9 [+] 14 [+] 32 [=] 55


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