RECORD: Darwin, C. R. [1874-1875]. Draft leaf of Insectivorous plants, folio 49. LINSOC-DWC.2.35. (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.


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coalesced d[illeg], which from the bladder, backing in the same mannerAgain bifurcating at their summits   And there can be little doubt that in the  the  two antennae are bifurcation of the dorsal division; for each consists  which are formed  of several rows of cells with chlorophyll, bearing papillae & spikes, like those  on the two leaves;   but not including they do not include, as far as I could see, any vascular bunldes) any vessels,  we have here two bifurcations of the dorsal division. Whilst the true leaves are extremely young, the bifurcations are continuous very young very near each other, so that two divisions are slowly continues nearly equal in size & nearly,  but never quite opposite  each other.  & are of equal size. So it ought to be with the antennæ, & on five occasions  in five instances,  I [illeg]  observed that the antennæ at on any an early period of development growth and were not of equal size.) Hence we may infer that their development had not commenced at exactly the same period time.)

[a few lines in pencil erased]

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[mathematical notes by George Darwin]


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Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)

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