[4a]

Aug 11' (73) Wetting of fruit & Leaves

Raspberry, Plums, Mahonia Pea-pods (very perfectly) protected when dipped in water by beautiful glass-case, & Kidney Beans owing to Hairs — Gooseberry, red & Black Currants wetted & Mountain ash not quite ripe. Peas very slightly protected, (I remember coucumbers are so)

Pyrus japonicus imperfectly— The scarlet flowered Currant acts thick Bloom. —so 2 sp. of Ribes very different

[4b]

Aug 11 — 1873

As far as I can judge about 1/2 leaves of all kinds after much fine rain, have water more or less in globules on leaves. — Pelargonium most wetted of all leaves

Honeysuckle, Thorn, apples, plum plum, Mimulus luteus, Laurels partially, (though so polished) Berbers Darwinii, Rhododendron, Kidney bean, Spinach— Currant— Rhubarb—, Horse-radish, Ivy, (though polished).

Fig, Lettuce (partially), a kind of rose silvery open under side wetted above. —

[4av]

Sunday 10th put on drops on cabbage leaf often rubbing away the blooms

[4bv]

Monday 11th 9˚. A.m. rubbed of bloom of top of 1/2 ripe plum & put on drop of water. — Kept putting on fresh drops.

Monday 11. 12˚ rubbed of bloom of pea-pod & put on drop of water.