RECORD: Darwin, C. R. [ny].07.17-20. Elymus condensatus. CUL-DAR68.70. 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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Elymus condensatus
July 17th — 8° 30' sponged space of leaf with water 80-90 in greenhouse, & removed bloom — placed on several drops of salt-water. (I see 4 sp in U. States are sea-shore plants)
(19th trace of yellowish)
July 20' 12° dead & involuted. —
Anyhow E. arenarius of Britain inhabits "sandy sea-shores" Hooker.—
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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