RECORD: Darwin, C. R. 1874. Rudiments on tentacles. CUL-DAR61.73v. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)

REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed and edited by John van Wyhe 6.2025. RN1

NOTE: 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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Oct. 21st 74. Rudiments on tentacles — almost entirely on lower side, numerous — consists of divided, (in a can quantity) special call or 2 hemispherical — on chart conical protuberance, rising from illeg collar of tentacles, & containing more granular protuberances.

[sketch] 1 of 2 hemispherical cells illeg foot fo cell

[sketch] view from above altered cells of tentacle

(Say generally 2 hemispherical cells consisting slight broad conical prominence & then spinning from cells of tentancles of different chapter & smaller than those of other part —

I fully believe from power of abortion rudiments of glands in

Relieved & impertstate

The flattening of t' accord with then by rudiments of dorum of lenses.


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