The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1910-01-29
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Lrpv ARE SENSITIVE TO x
LIGHT AND HEAT AND :
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is no doubt in the minds OF
80 now as to the truth OF the
jV<yr that plants are sensitive to
|, and heat and other externa.
NUM- 90 and that their responses to
and .sanse Impressions" are COM
&c IL ~. IN the muscular contractions
iull 4 the lower animal forms.
one ~ old fashioned sensitive plant
'xer; y v;lts at touch was the wonder
yste~ : =, childhood. We may never
Aa1u]Ny0l noticed the droop that comes
his ~ Tho locusts foliage as night
!, RostpS IN hut this trait, noticeable
-.-. . :. md bearers, is by no means
al tuil fined to them
4. familiar red and white clover
,V.. Urn nlants that show their leaves
|, ~. .,,;ro to the light. People who
my tai seen the golden California pop
bits, covering fields with a continuous
= ~ . = of fame yellow in the middle
ogs. o. A. day must have noticed how
some .o,or diminished with the fail
= I Iu!. Ilght. A closer look shows the
ure d rsr drawn up like buds into a
9, hunt .,sd cone form by the overlap
& C,. . Of the petals. 1t IS the attl-
4 N sleep. The leaves also are
~ ,,od their faces turned down. The
q tne nost,re is active, the night pos
passive.
wo.nJ n starry English daisy is one OF
{ dr. NJ flower species which close in
mn weather and when night comes
alter.
Eerotrcre is an old favorite in
mems It's name has an interest
= origin. Find it in the diction-
-, saws a writer in Country Life
I america, and see if it is earned
ne plants behavior as you find
:. = Incoming in the garden bed or as
! poted plant
n. ihe most amazing example Of
1t movement that resembles in
= |lkent activity Is seen in the Ven
! Il fytrap, whose leaves are called
:. !. m b to help the roots in securing
!. ! ~ for the plant. The leaf blade
sA divided into two parts, long
e "a portion, which does the or
nv leaf duty, and rounded end
US zion trimmed with spines, which is
'ns scialized for the capture Of flies
other insects.
Ilut ~ NJ %u,n r;Joc ne fran fonp
N ',.'. ether like the opposite pages OF
NV open book. TIE midrib is the
= 81 Of the trap. Three spines are
aed aslant near the middle of each
IVY and these are hinged to the
ICE kn pad so as to change their
BE when the trap goes shut.
Fanch the face of the open trap
iss ne Of the six spines with a PEN
nd = dp Or drop grain of sand on it
q pu the trap closes but it opens al
emit # It once as if it realized the mis-
4 Let fly brush the stiff spines
~ 9 ihe trap shuts, impaling the in
l. Il On them and fencing it in by
'thG overlapping of the spines on the
ID. ne ~ has room at first to strug-
'hys mt q the acid digestive fluids
y - poured out upon the victim the
y Of the trap draw in and the
htcus substances of the body be-
- dIgeste4 and then absorbed
- q = tie walls Of the trap and thence
the whole plant. Now the trap
~ and the remnants OF the vic
ksf body are discarded. 1t usually |
cas- - I week or two for a leaf to |
ere pese Of an insect.
tn llese plants grow in DOGGY ground !
N = Virginia southwark. Specimens |
Ind = IN greenhouses are usually |
re aged by being "overworked"-
ana d with bits OF meat, which
Vse too strong food for the plant.