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Excerpt from Insectivorous Plants
Number of insects captured - Description of the leaves and their append ages or tentacles - Preliminary sketch of the action of the various parts, and of the manner in which insects are captured - Duration of the in?ection of the tentacles - Nature of the secretion - Manner in which insects are carried to the centre Of the leaf - Evidence that the glands have the power of absorption - Small size of the roots.
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