RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. …I believe approach to one which is coiled within the upper part of the labellum. CUL-DAR70.163. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)

REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 8.2021. 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-DAR70 contains material for Darwin's book Orchids (2d ed. 1877).


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9˚10" 28° Cent = 83° F

10˚25' Both exploded!!

(for 1˚15') Looks like water alone

Both antennae are sensible, but I believe approach to one which is coiled within the upper part of the labellum is the [2 words illeg] of the 2

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as measured as [some words illeg] whether or not germinated, was placed opposite side of a

very large pot. As soon as After the young seedlings in all the pots being round the a little way

up the sticks, I observed that the top to crossed were much taller than other pots somewhat

taller, than fertilised plants on the opposite side they had nearly reached the summits of the

fully grown were all measured, with the result the Table 13. But [some words illeg]


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