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Sept 3. 1877

Averrhoa

I find if warm finger left for a few seconds a shade is momentary left, as in Nelumbium. & water will adhere better to surface— If then stream of water at 89° is run over leaf, very slight or no mark; but stream of water at 100° leaves a momentary trail. It is very difficult to get spheres of water to adhere to uncleaned leaf. — — 12 leaflets altogether with

(Pinned down leaf moderately greasy & sponged with water at 85° above near on left had leaflets, (not terminal one) & put on drops & on opposite leaves on right with which were not sponged.

12 leaflets altogether with water, occasionally dry

Sept 17th 10˚ freed leaf marked red-wool can see no injury to leaflets

Oct 7th 4 leaflets on left or near side which were sponged are now spotted with yellow where water lay; & 2, below the terminal one on right side — so that 7/12 are spotted.

This wd be conclusive evidence that some injury had been done, has not 2 next leaflets on left side & 1 on right-side, where no water lay, are equally & one much more spotted; but then these lay, I believe on cork & I remember much water ran over cork from the right side & then they were sodden. /over

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The basal leaflet quite green.

(The plant was kept in semi-obscure cupboard, with only one hole for light, & when latter plant this morning was fast asleep, & did not begin to wake, though put in light till 12˚ 15' & then only the upper leaves)