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July 9th 1881. Phyllanthus consanguineus

Leaves were finely silvery in cold water & when drawn out quite dry — waved for 1' in water at 90° 91° F a few drops adhered to upper surface — waved for 2' upper & lower surface well wetted & upper could hardly be blown dry while lower surface cd be so blown. —

Waved for 3' at 85° partially wetted & after 4' well wetted, but lower surface cd be blown dry.

Waved for 3' at 80° the bloom or repellent surface not at all affected

Syringed with glass syringe from above for 5' with water at 90° 2 branches, & leaves became slightly depressed & rotated on their axes by at least 45° so that blades faced end of horizontal branch.

As the water struck leaves obliquely from above, I

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Seedlings raised from seed sent me by F. Müller

July 10' syringed from below with wetted at 58° F 2 leaves, which moved— in same manner as when syringed with warm water. — Rubbing with needle short petioles did not seem to cause any movement —)

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thought might be mere mechanical effect; so syringed in same manner 3 leaves branches from below & on all, especially on 2 of branches all the leaves became inclined as above described it is a real movement. from water — The leaves on these 3 branches, when looked at after less than 1 1/2 hour had again become horizontal. — The depression & rotation take place in very few minutes — The leaves with bloom shoot off the water excellently — The movement is like that when plants first begin to go to sleep.