RECORD: Darwin, C. R. [ny].08.12-30. Pancratium littorale. CUL-DAR68.81. 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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Pancratium littorale
Aug 12th 9° A.m. — Pinned down 3 leaves (one near one under side) cleaned spaces & put on drops of salt water (vermilion) & pure water Blue)
Aug 26th. In one place on nearest leaf where salt-water has lain surface oddly clouded & mid-rib yellowish. — F. W. no injury
Aug 30. The leaf with salt on under side I think light affected. The 2 others with salt & the 3 with fresh not in the least affected at present— All 3 leaves black wool.
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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