RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. Alcohol / 4 leaves in alcohol / Proof sheet with corrections of Expression, p. 167. CUL-DAR60.1.89. (John van Wyhe ed., 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)

REVISION HISTORY: Text prepared and edited by John van Wyhe. 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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Jun 7    8O 40    Alcohol

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4 leaves in alcohol 1 to 7 of d. water    (leaf with shortest petiole & small group of tents inflected over some object)

(9. 10'    brushed twice with camel the 2 leaves with shortest petioles

(See folio p. 17 Phosphate of Ammonia action never delayed)

9. 35'    unaffected

10. 7'    do

10 33'    do

11 45    do

1.—2. 30' — do

6. 35'    O — secretion not acid

6. 37 — put on meat on 2 leaves — soaked roast meat

June' 12th    8. no trace if inflection— Taken out of Spirits washed & put (1 in solution of Beef.) the others with meat on them & standing in water 

11. 45' no inflection form meat (1., .) (2., .) (3., .)

(4. 30' .) 7. P.m. or perhaps a trace of action (8. .) I think much injured or killed)

Jun 13th 8. 7. 30' A.m. one leaf much injured 00 the others do not appear dead, & in 2 there is a trace of inflection over meat

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