, 1876-07-08

III tbs leaf down tn tho ground, thus forming
s b,s snss te p "1 . G IT,. nsT % Ts i
the Northern species prevents tho cgrcss OF tho
insects that hayc o1tco found their way into the
Interior. Tho autd In these cups ,vas found by
nr y po;.css sns:thetlc propsf
that flies. after brief immersion, or utter walk
Ing about IN thin layer Of the anid, seemed In
bo stupcflcd, ret recovered animation In Nh hour
or two.
In nm examination Of hundreds Of the cups Of
tho Fltchcr-rlant, Prof. Riley, OF Missouri, rec.
ogtl[zed among tho victims, hosts Of nnts, kntyt
,, ,,lh:, s5isket., cockroachcs, 'eas, moths, and
onee the body Of a ban,ble-bcc. These
oyersoine By the ba,cful qualities q the beverage
eressd by the plant itsclf,-thc unopened leaves,
to which rain cnnllOt hnve access, being half.
illltd With IT, From the curious circumstances
whc!, hive hccn enumerated, botanists have ar
belnnE to that strange class OF plants which
draw part of their nourlsilment from tho
juices of lnsccts. The ltTuitl In the cups macer.
atcs thu aHles Of tic creatures falling into It,
thus enriched.
Tbs forcr Of our Northern Pitcllcr-rlant
sPr'ngs Iron! tho root ON q naked stem. It Il
very odd In torin,..the petals being somewhat
stigma Of the pistil spreading over the whole
centre Of tho fnwer. The pctnIs arc tlcer.pur.
pie, and curve Ia over the grcenlsl,-ycilow
Tic !Sarracenocr includes seven spccic.. all
limited to tho North American Continent, cx-
ccpt ono, Witch grows In tho mountains Of Gut
ain
In India, Ch,na, and aorne or the i.lnn.1s Of
Ocean, there ia family of rlichcr.rlants {ve.
ftn|haeor} which arc even more singular h, struc
turc than our Sarrarcn!nsis. In tho M7rnthN
the prtiolc, or lcat-stak, expands into hlalc,
tendrll, that terminates with cup having a
cover shutting and opening by means OF n joitlt
Or hinge. Thu .lu!d In THO cups Is poured ont,
In part at least from the plant. since u is fo,,l
mems reared in hotlao,lses, y has been observed
that, in dry weather. the lids OF The c,lp< aEu
closed, aa II 70 prevent csa.nratlon; while, In
wet weather, they remain open, and the wntcr
In them acHsihly fnerCases In quantity.
Nj. Tait, on Ens'lsl, Observer. noted tho pres
cncD OF substance, having the action Of pep
sln, in tile fluid contained III the pitchers Of tic
Nep:ntheF. i cxIsts IN the virgin pitchers in
have nbtnincl access, Il, considerable strength.
The 'nsccta are guided to the liquid by circle
Of ilairs pointing to tho lid, and preventing
movement In my other direction. In hescrih-
tic Id, Mr Tait obscrycs: " iiere they paused,
md seemed To enjoy some secretion which
Stems to be poured out on the gnxe surface Vi
tI,c fs;c ~ t,,e;r c,n,,nninn, fn,,n.i ~" MINI
thlrv ~ fhca" insc.ts ;n tt,is nitcl,"r .nI ns
inv wer. II, vn,ious sto,,"e ~ divo.ttor 49," No
smn,. ti.cv wcr" cntr,'1,,,"1 a. t;tffrr"n+ tt,n.
l" Thn secrc,inn i, ,rhi"}, t,'ev rerc hninr
t,,ocsi ri ~as verv vfs,I NM, r.r1 9,1 H. n' t;
,,nnnsnr,, ,J,.hcr tIc samaritan IA oniv faintIv
ofa' AMI nnt ~ iii vis,,t1 J, ~ o''' 1A'"''s
pr. Moore, ri f,lasncyIp, states TINT he has
fonn., In n sinr,c ntrcr ~ thc S.n.,,hss ti,n ~,
rcu,ajns ~ ninnty yIpn,. nnts .tytrcr wasns f',fr
iar"" h,,nrs ma rnrtroarh- % avc car',;n. sS"'
anvc y.n,u1' 'ie Nv IN III 1S5 insscts bn.t,fo.
mass ~ snscrt rcn,oin. tno iIrrnr,,oacI ~ ~. ~
r""o,r,,i7aI ri, fa.t ti,nt ~ ct,crinnrtnr ir,
~ - tSrtra ,r,,nr iaTt .hsra f,s%.t r.... nns
orn n,"ss :, to, iii. H., oei,u,,,e t.ut
tir,. are ,lcnrn"nt fnr nast n th,.ir a,,ns.t.
.n .r ",n "non ANNUAL 1ots M ~ '''' e'os''
esY, "r, ...sn.. nttata t,,,- r,,,,,t ,,,,,.
t., th - mr,,n a Er"r,,
.'. III. 80 T. Woi,nn, ,,.t.1 .,....
ia,S tuia 'aSH , Ut. Wus, ~" uu!S m Will .ls.rl,
sa ~, ~ m c,cnt 1';c,er srr
T., evars .1,rccti;r so ~ sra
i.n , e,en,iny r..onhifn1 H. for, +i,n i,o"n
,ifi T,h;,irn'S f.wa.enom~" fEy..t.V,, .riI'i,
H.. ,,ar lon,, ..' ct,I,,,,!oo ntbnrs 49, ..,en
, a"I .'m ,.t tr;, ~ uT. ~ ne a, ''.
st,tn wv n,'i ,nttis ,,ti, roI ~ ,, @
anst ~. a.'i om, ,u.a ~ a1u ~
~ I:i E;51 RI IL Nnpt,mnst po.,,e W., o' ft m. ny
n,,,,ts eo g,uo ~ ,so,.! r. IT, n;c nnhcr ne s~
fh<s Ed.cnrdxfanL,) las narrow pitcher 70