RECORD: Darwin, C. R. [1874-1875]. Draft leaf of Insectivorous plants, Utricularia. LINSOC-DWC.2.13. (Cite as: John van Wyhe ed., 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Catalogued, transcribed and edited by John van Wyhe 3.2026. RN1
NOTE: See record in the Darwin Online manuscript catalogue, enter its Identifier here. Reproduced with permission of the Linnean Society of London and William Huxley Darwin. LINSOC-DWC.2 consists of an album of draft leaves of Darwin's books, Earthworms, Insectivorous plants, Cross and self fertilisation, Expression, and Power of movement deposited by The Charles Darwin Trust.
The text of the draft corresponds to Insectivorous plants, pp. 417-418.
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are many
latter one enters a puff of [text excised] must pass out and bathe the glands. Moreover, I find have repeatedly found that by gently pressing the bladders containing air, minute bubbles are forced driven out through the slit; & these were [illeg]
more air is generated within the bladders & more water passes through the walls inwards, some fresh water cannot fail to be forced through the valve, which would be absorbed by the glands. Considering all these instances I cannot doubt that the numerous glands which are crowded all round the orifice seen to are adapted to absorb matter from the putrid water, which will occasionally escape from bladders entering including with day pubit by the animals decaying within the bladders.)
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[mathematical notes by George Darwin]
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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