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Aug. 3d. 11˚ 1877 Fruit, unripe of castor-oil.

Whole & peduncle & spike covered with bloom, beautiful, when shaken in cold water comes out quite dry;

Waved one 2 & brushed lightly with camel in water at 90°, so that most of bloom removed & all from spines & a pair to be syringed often marked white Thread

(Aug 12th 11˚ cleaned 4 more, however, little more than spike can be cleaned & space along suture a little & added 3 others not cleaned

The one which was cleaned on Aug 3d now quite rotten one uncleaned at same time quite sound.—

Aug. 20' 8' 1 with bloom rotted.

21. 1 with bloom mouldy

22 1 other with bloom mouldy & soft.

25 Summary 3 all 3 which were left rotten, whereas not one of the 4 which were cleaned is rotten & no doubt this is due to the cleaned ones dryer, notwithstanding their syringing having dried

Aug 3d — 11˚ A pair left dry — white thread

11' 8˚ The projections on the uncleaned yellower

― 18 of this pair the cleaned one certainly with all filaments projection much dryer & when cut into two a conspicuous difference in browning of partitions of seed-cells

Aug 12˚ 11˚ added 2 more & 2 uncleaned.

― 19th The projections of 2 cleaned pods far more flexi flaccid than of those with bloom

25 I cd perceive on cutting open the 2 pairs no difference in their dryness.

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(a) Altogether 5 with bloom were syringed & 4 with bloom removed were syringe— one of the cleaned ones rotted first, where the 4 others with bloom rotted before the others — Perhaps the drying may have something to do with it.