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1877 Broccoli Cabbages — Soaking

July 10 9˚ A.m. Frank placed 8 cleaned & 8 uncleaned leaves of Walcherer Broccoli & placed in same quantity of water in Greenhouse — with cover to keep petioles (which were out of water) damp:

The leaves kept immersed by lead weight.—

(Also at 10˚. 45' 2 leaves 1 in each jar, with right side alone cleaned.)

(July 12th & 13th & 14th 12˚- 15th do —16th do — 19th do — 20th do 8˚ 30' non-cleaned sides dry, no difference in flabbiness)

(July 17th the vessel with cleaned leaves smells much more offensively than the other.)

(July 21' 5˚ P.m Fluid compared in the 2 vessels & no difference.)

(July 26th 8˚ 30' The leaves from which bloom not removed still quite dry: ie 16 days! No difference plain in state of leaves; but they were their decay was chiefly caused by pressure against sides of vessels & where bent.

The most rotten leaf was an uncleaned one & owing to the leaf the water in this vessel much the most turbid. Rather more rotten patches on the cleaned leaves but no clear difference. —

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July 28th the 1/2 leaves are still almost dry on the uncleaned sides.)

(July 31' still partially dry, especially lower side)

(Aug 2d 1/2 of leaves which had not bloom removed now almost wet everywhere)

Aug 7th no difference in the decay of the 2 sides