The encyclopdia britannica; a dictionary of arts, sciences, literature and general information . lood-vessels, require to be taken into con-sideration; still, the operation gives an excellent account ofitself in statistics, and if a practical surgeon advises a patient toaccept its risks his counsel may well be followed. Malignant disease of the prostate is distinguished from senileglandular enlargement by the rapidity of its growth, by the freenessof the bleeding which is associated with the introduction of a catheter,and by the marked wasting which the individual undergoes. Un-fortunately, by
The encyclopdia britannica; a dictionary of arts, sciences, literature and general information . lood-vessels, require to be taken into con-sideration; still, the operation gives an excellent account ofitself in statistics, and if a practical surgeon advises a patient toaccept its risks his counsel may well be followed. Malignant disease of the prostate is distinguished from senileglandular enlargement by the rapidity of its growth, by the freenessof the bleeding which is associated with the introduction of a catheter,and by the marked wasting which the individual undergoes. Un-fortunately, by the time that the cancerous nature of the disease isdefinitely recognized, the prospect of relief being afforded by opera-tion is, small. (E. O.*) BLADDER-WORT, the name given to a submerged waterplant, Utricidaria vulgaris, with finely divided leaves upon whichare borne small bladders provided with trap-door entranceswhich open only inwards. Small crustaceans and other aquaticanimals push their way into the bladders and are unable toescape. The products of the decay of the organisms thus B. A, Bladder of Utricularia neglecta (after Darwin), , stellate hairs from interior of bladder of U. vulgaris (X300). captured are absorbed into the plant by star-shaped hairs whichline the interior of the bladder. In this way the plant is suppliedwith nitrogenous food from the animal kingdom. Bladder-wortbears small, yellow, two-lipped flowers on a stem which rises abovethe surface of the water. It is found in pools and ditches in theBritish Isles, and is widely distributed in the north temperatezone. The genus contains about two hundred species in tropicaland temperate regions. BLADES, WILLIAM (1824-1890), EngUsh printer and biblio-grapher, was born at Clapham, London, on the sth of December1824. In 1840 he was apprenticed to his fathers printingbusiness in London, being subsequently taken into firm was afterwards known as Blades, East & interest in pri
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