Pinks and Chickweed Lr% 
ing the nitrogenous matter derived from the decay 
of such captives. It is probable that the glandular 
hairs were at first evolved for the purpose of 
entrapping and making examples of the insect-thieves 
that came to steal honey and pollen; but that in 
order to turn waste substances to profitable use, they 
developed into absorbent organs, and utilised dead 
bodies that had formerly been wasted. 
