RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. Calculations (of quantities of chemicals present in aqueous solutions). CUL-DAR60.2.84-85. (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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Cloves 2nd lot

13th    8 9. 49' [+] 4 [=] 8 53 — 3 leaves — (rather minute globules these iridescent)

after 4'    Brushed leaf with middle footstalk

8. 53    Brushed it   

   2.    glands almost white

8.  9 54' after 5' big leaf not brushed some inflection

   56    very decided — aft 7'

9. 3' a good deal of inflection in all 3

after 14'    (no evidence that Brushing excites leaves)

10. 30'    glands not yet pale

   11. 15    glands pale

      4. 30

(In all essential oil — flaccid    much mucus — whole leaf dull porcelain red    no doubt all killed)

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June 14.    8. 14'  13 Vapour of Oil of Cloves

   Plant under 10 oz tumbler with some oil of Cloves in little vessel

   8. 30' O

   { 9. 30'    perhaps slight inflection in  fourth leaf ?    not in 2 others

   11.    some inflection I thin in 2 leaves

   12.    very slight if any inflection

   1. consid inflection in fourth leaf; some in middle, a little in upright leaf

   1. 35 [-] 15 [=] 20 upright leaf closely inflected

   ― middle leaf with to upright

   ― half to inflected on one side } removed the glass.

4. 30' leaves do not look injured

15th    8. A.m.    leaves still closed look half-killed

16th    8.    leaves all killed, except here & there a glands seem alive

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