RECORD: Darwin, C. R. [1870s]. (Black wool) leaf on which gram of Phosphate of Lime had been put / Draft of Coral reefs 2d ed., p. 134A. CUL-DAR60.1.112-112v. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)

REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed and edited by John van Wyhe 6.2025. 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).

The text of the draft corresponds to Coral reefs 2d ed., p. 177.


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Oct 24th (Black wool) leaf on which gram of Phosphate of Lime had been put on 20th in 1 oz glass has still some short to on centre line inflated —It then strengthen make note — the fact  — (26th Then that central ones are certainly inflated) (27th then no all straight on disc)

Oct. 24th 8 AM

Stick with Pin — Ph of lime on one cetre t

(Stick with white wool on 2 glands)

Stick pointed on 1 or 2 not quite central

Oct 25th 8', added new [illeg] to several sub-inflated sub-marginal at distant end of leaf — which had not touched the phosphate

Oct 26th 8AM on but 2 rows have been inflected!!!

27th 8' [2 words illeg] again!! Came in the

After [illeg] likened be grown add more Th to exterior t

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[added in pencil by Darwin:] (Mr Norman copy this in proper place & not on back of page)

p. 134 A

Peel Island, one of the Bonin or Arzobispo group, between the Marianas & Japan, has fringing reefs; & it  has clearly been upraised to a height of at least 50 feet, as shown by the is ridges of corals & shells extending uniformly at this level.* ‡‡

‡‡ P. W. Graves in Q. Journal of Geological Soc. 1855. p. 532.


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