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Drosera filiformis from Kew A

Sept 11. 8° 10' put on fragments of flies at tip of leaves, but these not absolutely perfect at tip

8°. 15. above black streak (looking at back on left hand) routed a good many tentacles. — no effect.

8°. 25' numerous bits of blue glass, cork, cinders, thread & gold-leaf on 2 leaves. In about 1° on one leaf 3 bits of cork & 1 thread moved in. — 11° 40 on other leaf 2 cork, 1 cinder & a Blue-glass

Leaf consist of solid, narrow filament, flat or rather slightly concave channelled on under side, & convex above; with tent on sides & all over ([sketch]) convexity — gla rather short tents. — lateral ones reflexed, glands pink extend to almost base of leaf — length of filamentous leaves 7 or 8 inches — (see Asa Gray), not branched. — Secretion feebly acid.

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D. filiformis. Sept 16. 8° 43' routed above blue mark.

Sept 16 8° 45' put on 2 young & vigorous leaves with tips just perceptibly inrolled, but quite straight beneath, 2 fragments of flies — (Glands keep viscid for long time.)

(One of the old leaves now has apex curved at ∟' above fly but glands seems are dry & has not enclosed fly.) (Viscid matter extremely viscid)

Sept 18th 8 A.m. I can now see that the leaf is slightly bent & under & at exact point where the fragment of fly lays; so I presume under better conditions in native country wd. become rolled over fly.─