RECORD: Darwin, C. R. [ny][.00].14. 3 p.m Put fly on marginal hairs - both kinds. CUL-DAR60.1.73. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)

REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 12.2022. RN1

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Tuesday 14th 3. P. m Put fly on marginal hairs — both kinds (avoid word extreme marginal hair) & a bit of meat on long-headed alone at 4° 30' Both bit of fly & bit of meat put on extreme marginal Hairs are inflected middle of leaf —(so 2 kinds of Hairs) I may say when object put on extreme [text excised] was in one

Muscle after 48 hour, equal bit on leaf, & on moss— kept in exactly same circumstances — the muscular tissue distinct & transverse striæ plain— scarcely a trace of muscular fibre in few bit & no striae apparent & many infusoriæ — clearly [illeg] yet this is comparable with process like digestion — no effect on milk or white of egg.—

(Bit of meat do do on leaf white stick — Bit to match on moss)

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Ag 15th. 8° 30 put drop of water on leaf with iron-loop

12° 15' no effect not likely

12. 15 pricked its parenchyma put fly on back of old flat leaf with marginal Hairs withered

(Marginal hairs long-headed, head cut off, stem bent in— F (All the leaves have not elongated marginal hairs.)

2° 30' meat on globular & elongated hair iron loop on white of eggs} no effect

3. 15 Bit Hooked iron

3. 15 on Back [text excised]


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