RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. il of Cloves / Oil of carroway / Proof sheet of Expression, p. 163. CUL-DAR60.2.87. (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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Oil of Cloves June 13th — (surface irridescent)
7. 54' 1 dropped drop to 1 oz of water
2 leaves immersed (8., some inflection ie aft 6'
(8. 2' aft 10' unmistakable (8. after 11m 5' Strong inflection
8. 25' inflection not close
10. 30' glands pale
2. Glands almost white — after 6h
13th 7. 57' Oil of Carroway 2 old leaves & 1 young
8. 11' a little inflection in youngest leaf
8. 25' only a trace
9.. 57' very slight
10. 30 glands pale
2. glands almost white
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Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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