26 Jottings by a Student of Eeterogeny. [^°oumii5an°rim' 



Aug. 27th. — No moving life. 

 „ 2dth. — Small patcli of Clilorococcus, Cut it off, and found 

 more than 100 cells of Chlorococcus. There are other green patches on 

 the lint. Passed water from Woulfe's bottle through lint syphon to 

 a wide-mouthed bottle, marked B. 



Sept. 2nd. — No moving life in B. 

 „ 5th.- — Monads rotating. 



„ 10/7i. — Numerous monads. Motions in straight lines, in 

 cycles, and rotating on their axis. 



Put lint syphon into a small beaker filled with rain outside window 

 marked G. No moving life, 



Sept. lAih. — Surface of B. Thousands of oval cells. 



„ 17th. — Monads. Some active, others still inclining to green 

 colour. 



Sept. 18th. — Fewer active monads, rather greenish. Side to light, 

 small green Gonidia. Bottom larger oval, green Gonidia. 



Oct. 8th. — Bottom — a large deposit of green chlorococcus. 

 „ 12th. — Vacuoles in chlorococcus. 



Sept. lAth. — C. No monads ; one piece of amorphous matter mov- 

 ing in a cyclical manner. 



Sept. 17th. — Surface, very minute monads, as j)in points ; distinct 

 movement. 



Oct. 10th. — A large number of still transparent cells, granulated. A 

 few oval green Gonidia ; innumerable monads (as pin points) ; one 

 transi)arent moving body (Paramoecium ?) ; one oval cell, with septum 

 in middle. Side to light. Green Gonidia. 



Of Chlorococcus, see " Jottings," Exp., March 5, 1868 ; d. April 2 ; 

 /. April 6 and 7 ; r/. April 17, 23 ; and notes. May 20th. 



January 30th, 1869. — Observed ivhite Chlorococcus (Soridial) on a 

 wall ; passing to Thallus, one small Apothecium of Cladonia Pixid. ; 

 also, passing to Lecanora, subfusca, very evident. 



July 27th. — Green Chlorococcus from wall, with small soridial 

 tubes. Grey Chlorococcus ; larger Gonidia ; Soridial tubes larger, and 

 in greater proportion. 



Sept. 11th. — Green Soridium, passing to Thallus. 



Sept. 24i/i. — Green Chlorococcus from wall, as if passing to Par- 

 melia, some double, some quadruple cells. 



Oct. 21st. — Yelloiv and green Chlorococcus from wall ; no ap2:)arent 

 difference in Gonidia, or in the mode in which they are arranged. 

 Both in the Soridium stage. 



Oct. 25th. — Yellow green Chlorococcus on pig-stye ; distinct Apo- 

 thecia. No Thallus. 



Oct. 29i/i. — Green Chlorococcus passing to Lyngbya, on door of 

 pig-stye. 



Oct. 5th. — Chlorococcus and moss growing together on wall, single, 

 double, and quadruple cells. Tubules, containing single rows of 

 Gonidia (Lyngbya '?). Larger tubules, containing many Gonidia in 

 each vacuole. Single oval cells, containing many Gonidia. Branched 

 filaments. 



