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)
84v
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
85v
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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