RECORD: Darwin, C. R. [1882.04]. Schimper, Notizen über insectenfressende Pflanzen. CUL-DAR68.19. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 4.2023. 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-DAR68 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.
Schimper A. F. 1882. Notizen über insectenfressende Pflanzen. Botanische Zeitung 40 (7 April): 225-34; (14 April): 241-8.
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Schimper. (say that my sections were from upper part—) add note with ref "Since this paper was read before the Society a paper has appeared by A. F. W. Schimper. (B. 3 Ap. 7 1882 p 233) on aggregation. The author says that du the process consists of the deposition of Tannic Acid, which was surround or dissolved or surround by in liquid Protoplasm.
He thinks that he has found that the protoplasm in cells when excited absorb water from cell-sap & swells & thus drops or balls of colloidal Tannic A. are left.— But this will not apply to aggregated masses in Drosera, for after aggregation has ensued — the streaming protoplasm can be most distinctly seen streaming in waves along the cell-walls, & the must aggregated masses must be suspended in cell-sap.—
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