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Cohn. Abhandlungen der Schlesischen "Gesellschaft fur Vaterl. Cultur 1861. Heft I." Translat & abstracted in Annals & Mag.—

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p.192 proximate agent in the shortening of stamens is elasticity of cell-tissues — if it were not so contraction wd cause folds or [illeg]—

p. 193 thinks primordial layer (ie utricle) or proteine contents are Endowed with contractility, the enclosing cellular walls giving the required elasticity.— elasticity seated in cell-walls & independent of vitality

Irritation acts on a momentary death & paralyses the expansive power before present ─ stamen — when really dead stamen shorten greatly

p. 196 Hofmeister's theory is theory is turgescence from excitement.—

p 198 — irritable tissues do not differ from others (give note to my remark). To change forms from excitement & revert to former state from elasticity, the characteristic of the living cell. (N.B no doubt greatly increased when useful)

201. the dead stamens are half-as-short again, & are as elastic as threads of Indian-rubber.—

[Insectivorous plants, p. 256: "* 'Abhand. der Schles. Gesell. für vaterl. Cultur,' 1861, Heft i. An excellent abstract of this paper is given in the 'Annals and Mag. of Nat. Hist.' 3rd series, 1863, vol. xi. pp. 188-197."]