RECORD: Darwin, C. R. 1874.08.11. Both sides wetted & not silvery. CUL-DAR66.40. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 3.2023. 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 volume CUL-DAR66 contains notes on 'bloom'. Francis Darwin explained: "His researches into the meaning of the 'bloom,' or waxy coating found on many leaves, was one of those inquiries which remained unfinished at the time of his death. He amassed a quantity of notes on the subject". LL3: 339. See an Introduction to these folders by Christine Chua & John van Wyhe.
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Aug 11th 1874 — Southampton
Both sides wetted & not silvery |
under side protected & silvery not upper
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Both sides protected & silvery |
upper side protected & silvery not under O O |
Lycesteria common Laurel Lilac Birch Wych & common Elms) Spanish Chesnut Wisteria Virginia Creeper Chinese Privel |
Rhus Sycamore Crataegus var Mahonia Red Ribes) (woolly) Tea-Scented Var. of Rose Common Oak
Judas Tree upper surface rather greasy
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Laburnum— but upper imperfectly Snowberry tree upper very imperfectly Lavender do Mountain Ash Bushy Spiraea Tea-scented Rose Walnut, upper surface rather greasy Ash Sp. of Ash American, upper surface greasy Willow swamp species
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(Arbutus & Portugal laurel — not silvery & yet water does not touch under surface & very little upper surface.) Plane upper surface greasy, not silvery; under surface wetted, what wd hot water do (Horse-chesnut under surface very greedy & not silvery; upper surface, very slightly greasy.) (Alder lower surface a little greasy; upper surface wetted) |
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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