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Ic^s were alre.'ul)' so L,Mue(l to.Li^ether h\- tlie \iscifl 

 (lew that it was impossible to release it, and I 

 realised more than e\er how effective the sundew 

 is as a n\-tra|). 



In transplantiiiLi' specimens of drosera frreat care 

 should he taken that the leaves are untouched, 

 else, beini;" stick)-, the\- will clinL,^ t()t,^ether and lose 

 their delicate beauty. Kver\- few da\s the plants 

 ma\- be fed, and happil\- the}' arc quite willini^ to 

 accept \er)- minute pieces of raw beef, so that flies 

 need not be sacrificed in the cause of science. 

 The little " beafeater " must not be fed a second 

 time until the hairs have uncurled and the leaf has 

 fully expanded, showinc^ that the last meal has 

 been diLjested. 1 ha\e kept a large pan of sundew 

 in great beautj- for about four months in summer, 

 and when the i^lass was taken off and brij^ht sun- 

 shine lit up the jewelled leaxes the effect was 

 lovel)-, and a magnifying glass showed the struc- 

 ture of the leaves and the prismatic colouring of 

 the dew-tipped hairs. 



The Venus fly-traj) is an exotic member of the 

 insectivorous family. Its leaves are remarkably 

 like an ordinary spring rat-trap. A glance at the 



