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Dripping

Robinia pseudo-acacia — Leaflet laid on cotton rather obliquely — Aug 29th 11˚ 15' a.m. — Drops small, fall of 36 inches.

(Sept 3d I thank trace of infiltration??? drop has fallen very true, but not always on same exact point.)

Drops small Sept 6th no effect— Leaf marked whit thread

Sept 11th This first leaf now does not show a trace of injury.

Sept 6th 9˚ a.m. Bigger drops on fresh leaf

― 10th 9˚ a.m some infiltration

 11th Evening strongly marked infiltration

 12th leaf freed & marked with red wool

 13th This leaf & an adjoining one with large parts dead. —

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Dripping

Phyllanthus consanguineus. — Leaflet (sound) laid on cotton. wool—

Aug 29th 12˚ 30' — drops large, fall of 36 inches.—

The bloom was quickly removed & leaflet wetted.

4˚. 40' The leaflet disarticulated & fallen off, — slightly infiltrated.

29th Moved plant so that drops on next leaf (with little brown specks on each side)

Sept 1. noon this leaf now infiltrated & by 4˚ 45' P.m badly infiltrated.

(Sept 1. 4˚ 45' P.m. set the drip to fall on leaf on opposite side.

(Sept 2d 7˚ 30 a.m. The drip fell by some accident not on on opposite side but on old side & now 2 leaves on this side are infiltrated (besides the one which disarticulated itself) I made at 12˚ 15' the drip fall on leaf on opposite side.

(Sept 3d 7˚ 30' this latter leaf: a little infiltrated.

Sept 3d. 12˚ 10' — left-hand leaf much infiltrated & disarticulated itself when lifted up. — Right hand leaf somewhat infiltrated, also another leaf on left side. These 2 leaves in advance of grey wool

Sept 4th. noon. The infiltrated spots have all turned brown & one killed.

(6th 7˚ 30' a.m. one leaf quite dead; by a touch fell off; the æ

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other leaf yellow drooping & manifestly dying & will fall tomorrow. & did fall after a few days