One evening in the Spring of 1878 shortly before sunset and during a perfect calm I noticed that a wheat blossom suddenly bent towards another one and both pressed on each other in a quick thrabbing motion. This was repeated several times. All the surrounding blossoms remained quite motionles. This happened at first at a distance of one metre and afterwards of two thirds of a metre from me. In order not to interrupt those spontaneous movements by my breathing—I held my hand before my mouth whilst observing their last contact. The blossoms were opened like little bells—

Soon after having made this observation I informed You of it by a Postcard written in German, but have received no answer.¹

I have not the least doubt of the above fact and think it sufficiently important to informe You of it even now.

Yours truly | G. Wegner | Geheimer Regierungsrath²