RECORD: Darwin, C. R. 1874.04.11-13. Immersed in distilled water 2 good leaves. CUL-DAR57.7. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 1.2023. 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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1874 April 11th 8° A.m.
Immersed in distilled water 2 good leaves (& 3 small ones) on Plant with roots.—
April 13 9° 15 1 leaf hardly any very little inflection glands blackened— trace little of segregation — very little Protoplasm changes form. ie. after 46°
2d leaf red matter broken — incipient aggregation — moderate (glands blackened)
sub-marginal sub- inflected (Used)
3 other small leaves. 3 very pla pale
9° 45' a very little inflection — (One of these too pale to see anything) — the other 2. with decided agg. on near glands Unquestionable aggregation (after 47°)
Protoplasm certainly changing form & position large oval masses
Roots not at all destroyed in removing from mass, so some aggregation, though roots perfect.
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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