jgg BOTANICAL GAZETTE. 



41 " there was apparently no further change. 



47 " a few of the marginal tentacles had partly reflexed. 



67 " the reflection was more marked but quite irregular, i. e. , 



Sfmie of the tentacles were reflexed to a greater degree than 

 others that commenced the reflex action at the same time; 

 the sui:)Stance upon the leaf was more liquid and not so 

 opaque as at 24 and 41 hrs. 



91 " all the tentacles were more or less inflexed but apparently 



were rapidly reflexing. 

 98 " there was but little change. 



137 " many of the marginal tentacles were entirely reflexed ; the 



outer disk and submarginal tentacles were, in the main, 

 standing at an angle of 90° with the plane of the blade. 



148 " mostly reflexed ; tentacles and leaf were somewhat shrunken; 

 substance formed a white incrustation on the disk ; no se- 

 cretion. 



186 " the tentacles had again inflected slightly and one or two were 

 so bent as to touch the remains of the bread * 



220 hrs. the substance of the bread had turned a dark brown color. 



244 " no trace of the bread remained. 



388 " the tentacles were practically reflexed. 



508 " the ends of the tentacles were somewhat dried and thus bent 

 inward but the blade was natural ; no secretion. 



532 " there was but little change from the last note except that upon 

 the tentacles that were not dried (some 5 or 6) the secretion 

 had appeared. 



580 " the whole leaf was nearly natural. 



652 " the leaf, blade and tentacles, was natural with a copious se- 

 cretion. 



Experiment No. X. — A piece of fried steak was placed upon a 

 leaf at 2:45 P- m., June 11, '79. 



5 min. the submarginal tentacles and also the outer disk ones, for 



about Yi^ the circumference of the leaf, had inflected and 



touched the meat; many of the remaining tentacles were 



much inflected. 



30 " all of the submarginal tentacles had moved more or less. 



17 hrs. all the tentacles had inflected and touched the specimen; 



the edge of the leaf was much incurved; 

 24 '• the leaf was completely closed ; meat white and pulpy. . 



68 " the tentacles were reflexing, a few being completely reflexed; 



the remaining part of the leaf not so soft as under 24 hrs. 



92 " on one side all the tentacles had reflexed; on the other for 



about yi the circumference of the leaf the tentacles were 

 standing at an angle of 90° with the plane of the blade. 



138 " the meat having dried had fallen off; tentacles were nearly 



all reflexed, and apparently somewhat dried. 

 162 " the leaf had assumed nearly it natural form. 



*The cause of this seconrtarv infection I cannot assume to assert pcsitively although 

 it seems probable that in watering the i)l;int the remains ot the bread were soaked thus 

 revealing some nourishment that had not already been absorbed. 



