RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. A few very pale green spheres – aggregated. CUL-DAR60.2.77. 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

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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A few very pale green sphere— aggregated — cells absolutely colourless— Dark purple sph with clear radiating fissures, extremely slight pressure may set spheres oscillating — others stationary but no current, all protoplasm drawn to centre, so this will account for purple invading cells.— (small purple spheres slightly change pale ones)

(Spheres darker centre defined, only the larger ones— coated by aggregate of different matter i.e. not bladders) (Centre a darker; rather thin darker & less transparent matter, & tougher) (I see centre broken int distinct fragments

 

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