RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. Sulphate of Quinine concentrated. CUL-DAR60.1.98. (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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(15)    Sulphate of  Quinine, concentrated sol. but less than 1 gr. to 1 oz    10. 55' July 29th

   11. 35    several tents inflected  glands dark.

(12. 50', about 19 inflected, glands blackened, mottled with dingy white opake)

(2. 55' beside tent on pedicel, 11 at opposite end inflected, put in pure water)

(July 30'    8. 40', in same state) July 31'    11. 15 the tents, at opposite end to pedicel now expanded — shows not killed;) but the gland seem killed) & are dirty white)

(16)    do       do          do

   11. 35    2 or 3 whit    glands dark

(12. 55' no 1 tent inflected)   glands as in last spec) (left in Quinine)

(2. 50'    about 11 inflected chiefly over pedicel

(5 25', 30 to 40 tent inflected) (July 30' 8. 40' same state — tentacles discoloured    glands tipped with white, put in pure water) July 31 4. 15' same state, glands killed.

(over)

98v

(66

Strychnine

of Quinine

Glycerine


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