. Insectivorous plants. Carnivorous plants; Plants. Fig. 4. (Drosera rotundifolia.) Leaf (enlarged) with all the tentacles closely inflected, from immersion in a solution of phosphate of aaimonla (one part to 87,600 of water). Fig. o. ( Drosera rotundifolia.) Ijcaf (enlarged) with the tentacles on ope side inflected over a bit of meat placed on the disc. becomes slightly incurved; the distal half in all cases remaining straight. The short tentacles in the centre of the disc when directly excited, do not become in- flected ; but they are capable of inflection if excited by a motor impulse recei
. Insectivorous plants. Carnivorous plants; Plants. Fig. 4. (Drosera rotundifolia.) Leaf (enlarged) with all the tentacles closely inflected, from immersion in a solution of phosphate of aaimonla (one part to 87,600 of water). Fig. o. ( Drosera rotundifolia.) Ijcaf (enlarged) with the tentacles on ope side inflected over a bit of meat placed on the disc. becomes slightly incurved; the distal half in all cases remaining straight. The short tentacles in the centre of the disc when directly excited, do not become in- flected ; but they are capable of inflection if excited by a motor impulse received from other glands at a distance. Thus, if a leaf is immersed in an infusion of raw meat, or in a weak solution of ammonia (if the. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882. New York, D. Appleton
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