The sun., 1891-07-05
FLOWERS THAT TRAP INsECTa
Aaa . Vegetable vvhiskey Shop that
Catches and Eats Frogs.
From the Wdshinoton Star.


| From the WdshnOton Star.
A new epecies OF vegetable whiskey shop has
syss Ut The botanical Gsrd.n. the l!auof 4
ross wSIch hop ils into shese traps fOr the
customer. however wildly over-stnulated:
Two SsI H
Ssas ihissss L. bssy j. s% f
until presently he falls dead IA the LIQUID re; e;
ireshment-an approximate object Lesson to al
absoros his substance. as the ordinary whlskey
shop consumes that OF its freQuenter. and is
This sneclcs is tropical and has to be kept in
the greenhouse DEVOTED to plants Of the e1un-
% eonserSatory. s and SO superintendent nd Smith is
Obliged to feed this eccentric vegetable with
fFnSpsa " Ss
plies with the same artificial sustenanee the
that In
They will all eat beef, although each variety
seems to have in nature its particular line Of
other ants. and so on. Doubtless they ali could
live on any animal food. but there seems to be
the liquors. o One I sDecies viii only touch the
drink served BY certain renresentntiye OF
BY preferences different brew. and. so on.
Thus but one sort OF bug Is ordinarily found In
so Seetes anu coctoaehes ok
to cut open ono Of these vessels after it has be-;
at one end of the leaf. and TO find what a Won
deriul collection OF victims it has gathered in
hmndreds. hun T II the Prey is small. The Whole
structure OF each trap Is beyond measure curl
Slses Chat
vent the quest 50 h@0spifably he's re.eived from
o Se hs
table lager beer saloons. which prepare q
| liquor OF much less Intoxicating quality in tall
| chalice shaped vessels instead OF pitchers. de-
pending upon drowning their customers rather
than upon making them SO drunk that they
among bugs; the opinion having been always
mad right to indulge In vices to the elabora-
tion and invention OF which he has given 30
So lar as can be ascertainetl. no analysis has
ever been made OF the liquors dispensed by
these Sin mills eh!sy 0TGS to the
II hss
achieved maximum Of intoxication by swal-
Which which sometimes ON hold more than a quarter Of
nn e1fh .h Without about IL the ebn n
adapted TO the onyivial uses Of ~ the tropical
travels. can pluck bis drinks by, the wayside
A novelty at the botanic Garden, is a plant
earicature OF the Duke OF Wellington all done
in the veinng; but in the interest Of visitors It
law plant scrap OF which swells up your
n o
toothed Jaws that close upon any INSECT VEN
trIs to ge M The sa.
in the world save in the vicinity OF W lining
ton. n. C., suffers for It's cal lniyerous hsbits.
tric juice which ii aecIetes n dIgestips tho
oni Violin # captures disagree with i. and
the third 1t is unable to assinlilate satIsfac-
bpoW and sies IN Ike other
developing meanwhile to take up the work Of
o se Ass Ssd % ss ha as sssiid
pecting butterflies that alinht TO sip honey.
Grasp OF tho ruthless petals is reiinanished aud
the luckless visitor is dropped on the ground.
In the work Of Reproducing their species. pgy-
ing Them wages In honey: Most yegetablss
% 6peedins !h and lIo in is no - more @ Healthy Tor
them than it is for animals. One blossom must
Th the 4 B
susEle dresses himseliip a spring spit Of bright
yellow and perfumes himself deliciously for
that iuttsr around. He also provides small
store OF nectar in IL golden cup to offer any In |
a butterfly .pauses to take a sip Of the sweet
liquor. but in doing SO she cannot avoid get
she she carries to another honey suckie. where she |
stops for second bit OF refreshmSnt. and incl
ss' Thus o Is s hs
But the the bee is the, Cupid of the vegetable
world. to whom is assigned most OF this marry |
s nd hsqs Il ons EnS q s ss4s sG ds
a1t thnr for hn I'M ,f
deiinauency on their part il may be said to
It's flowers are so bent as TO form q sort ot
little tunnel; and to get get at the ne h99ey boo
Il viii Sh1 @ d! contact VIE
any Of the pollen. but now and then it happens
sas Thsn ss' h.ns nf as
in tho sscrmmnge the eomhe.anls get bounced
around and nrs covered Win the renrodnrtiys
anything, one Of these bees must go on and
have the same sort Of light 10 another orchid
p'lien to the stigma Luckily this occurs oiion
enough to psrpstpate The plant, 49,. ~,
bees. butterflies. and moths. apparently for the
c q taess inseGs on ths
s' so eyidsns IN the ease Of variet!ss OF Of these
extraordinary pants whose flowers counter
felt with nG InaIins o;hn sIineiress toads huge
which presents the likeness Of a man hanging
by the head; ard another that opens and SHOWS
A book might bo made OF the freak niants OF
the world. There is the vegetable boa con.
sTTctor sIsSor Of IN India known as The maio9
Y rRngles them tn death, 80 that they decay.
fnll IN. and often leave the empty tower OF
climbers standing erect; In South America
tSst is showSw w ee cbemice wi,eh G,Ses MIX
be OF almost exactly the sumo com posi-
lon as that OF the cow. which 1t resembles
Ing like sweet cream. Deep In the swamps and
forests OF the Island OF Formosa grows n plant
pilh. This nth Is cut by the Chinese into thin
strips and IL called rico paper" Bodies Of tho
lead suspended within hollows of the bao-
bnb" tree that grows. In Africa ar. TRANSFORMED
IN o mummies tnr all eternity without further
process pro q Gi iemba,mTen On the ele!ated bar:
'loscly resent bling lamb. which was said BY
travellers OF old to bend from the stalk upon
sbout Il, but when She grass died Il perished