RECORD: Darwin, C. R. 1878.02.22-03.06. Mertensia maritima. CUL-DAR68.60. 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.
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Mertensia Maritima
Feb. 22d 1878
2 seedlings no bloom on Cots or on first true hairy leaves.—
12° 15' put on salt-water on one cot of each by little stick. —
Feb. 23d 4° P.m Cot. killed
Feb. 25th both these cots. are killed.
noon the other Cot on other plant is killed.
March 6' The 2d plant, which alone is alive, seem pretty well, though it has now only 1 cotyledon.
Ceases March 3d
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