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TABLE X.—Results of Application of Heat to the axes of Mimosa pudica
—continued.

No. of Experi- ment.	Result.
19	Procedure as in No. 17. —First leaf above acted after an interval of 20 seconds; there was then a pause of one minute, followed by action in the second and third leaves above; no action in the leaf beneath, although the point of application was very close to it.
20	Forceps applied very close to inferior leaf. —Almost immediate action in the primary pulvinus alone of the inferior leaf; slow, progressive, complete action in all the leaves above.
21	Application very close to the inferior leaf. —Slow, centrifugal action in all leaves above; no action below.
22	Ditto ditto ditto.
23	Ditto ditto ditto.
24	Ditto ditto ditto.
25	Application very close to base of inferior leaf. —Very slow, protracted, centrifugal action in all the leaves above; the primary pulvini acted at long intervals, and the pinnæ and pinnules remained for long expanded; no action below.
26	Slow, progressive, centrifugal action in all leaves above; no action below.
27	Application far from any superior leaf.—Experiment just after heavy rain. Spreading, centrifugal action in the primary pulvini of all leaves above; slight action in secondary pulvini and pinnules; no action below.
28	Application very close to base of inferior leaf. —Spreading, centrifugal action in all the leaves above; action in primary pulvinus, and slight action in pinnæ of leaf next below.
29	Application as in No. 28. —Action in the leaf next above; no further result.
30	Application as in No. 29. —Action in the pinnæ of the two next leaves above; no action in their primary pulvini or elsewhere.
31	The two leaves next above the site of application had each a young axillary leaf.— Action in these young leaves; no further result.
32	Application as in No. 29. —Action in axillary leaf of first old leaf above; long pause; action in axillary leaf of next superior leaf; long pause; action in axillary leaf of first inferior leaf; pause; action in primary pulvinus of first old leaf above the site of application.