RECORD: Darwin, C. R. 1874. Summary of Ph(osphate) of Amm(onia) exper(iments). CUL-DAR57.58-59. (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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Summary .of Ph. of Amm. .Exper. May 17 — June 11. 74.  in every case 30 minims in watch glass to each leaf
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1    (1 gr to 750 oz of Water Hopkins & William —) vy fine 4 leaves tried from Hot-House (Temp. 66°)
      (1) after 1h lam. greatly & every t, but 1 inflected; after 7h beginning to reexpand
      (2) after 1h all but 8 inflected; after 6h all but 6 inf. or sub-infl.; after 12h all expanded
      (3) after 1h much inflect; 2h 30m all but 36 infl.; after 6h all but 22; after 12 part expanded
      4 after 1h all but 32 inf; after 2h 30m all but 21; after 6h all almost reexpanded

2    1 gr. to 1000 oz of Frank. water — salt weighed by Border: water carefully measured: 7 leaves Hot-House: 67°
(7)    (1) after 4h 30m, 35 t. inflected or sub-inflected
(5)    (2) after 4h all but 14 inflected; after 9h 30' all but beginning to reexpand
(1)✔✔    (3) after 30m all but 5, (255 t. less 5 = 250) most quite closely; after 1h. lam: very slightly; after 9h. 30m beginning to reexpand.
(2)✔    (4) after 33m all but 25 inflect. & lam: slightly; after 1h 30m lam. strongly; after 24h. la,. still    some tent. reexpanded
(4) 3 ✔    (5) after 2h 20m, 59 inflected; after 5h all but 2 inflected, but of the inflected 11 only sub-inflected; must of others closely inflected; after 7h. lam: consid. inflected; after 24h. some reexpansion.
(6)    (6) after 1h 36 inflected; after 5h all but 54 inflected; after 12h consid reexpansion
✔✔ (3)    (7) after 1h all but 12 inflected; after 2h 30m all but 9 & with 3 or 4 exception. quit closely & lam. a little; after 8h lam. quit doubled up; & every tent, excpt 8 quit close & these 8 a little    kept in same state for 2 days
233 less 9 = 224.

      1 gr. to 1500 oz (see for above precautions    9 leaves. Temp. 67°
4    none of the 4 spe. more affected than water. specs: after 24h more affected slightly than water specs

5    1 gr. to 3000 oz (12 leaves: some too old & some too pale.)
      (1)    no more effect than from water
      (2)       do.    yet lam: slightly
      (3)       do       do.
(1)? ✔    (4) after 40m about 38 inflected; after 3h 30m lam. inflect & many marginal; after 10h 15' all but 17 inflected & lam. quit doubled up: kept so for 24h, when all but 10 more or less inflected; but 25 of the inflected ones, only sub-inflected, the others almost close
(alongside scored entries) Leaves rather pale
6)    (5)(6)(7)(8) no more effect than water specs (all old reddish leaves)
7)    (9) after 1h 40m, about 30 inflected, & those incurved in pot. a large number inflect all round leaf after 5h 30m after 10h part almost reexpand / next day did not differ from water
      (10) like water spec, after 1O 40m 10 inflected in a group & lam. has a little inflect
✔    (11) after 1h 40m 25 inflected; after 6h all excpt 21 inflected; after 10h all but 16 inflect, but many of them only subinflect next day rexpanded
      (12) at 1h 40    35 inflected; after 6h a large number inflected    after 10h with many sub-margin inflected — next day reexpanded

See whether I have given right times

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1 gr/ to 5000 oz of Franklands' water (see for precautions) 8 leaves

Summary
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8    (1) (8) like water spec.    2O 20', 4 inflected    O/ observed for 2 days
✔(2) ؟ (2) whole first day like water; but after 24O, all the marginals excpt the outermost row (& of those 11 inflected pretty closely; & next day inflect reversed after 10O additional, a vast number of marginals, 48 .all but 3 inflected & most of them pretty closely; only 4 or 5 only subinflcted: lam not inflected
      (3) (3) like water spec. first day: after 24h lam: sub-inflect on both sides & all t. excpt outermost row sub-inflected; after 36h lam. well & all part of inflected or sub-inflected & kept in same stat for 48O
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9    (4) (7)    do aft 2O 30, 4 inflect & kept in the same state, except the ring formed
✔ (1)    (5) after 2h 30m all but 22 inflected, but some only sub-inflected: lam. greatlyi inflected after 6h 20m, all but 13 inflected: lam: tremendously; & so remained for 24h 48O
      (6) 17 5) inflected (like water), after 2O 30',    after 10O 15 almost all rexpanded
      (7) 32 (4) inflected (like water) after 2O 30' about 32 infl — kept so for 24O 48O
      (8) 7 (6) — — (like water) ― 7 inflect — after 6O rexpanded

Total Leaves here tried    4 [+] 7 [+] 4 [+] 12 [+] 8 [=] 35 [+] 71 [=] Forming    106 leaves


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