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(GLIMPSES IXTO PLAKT-LIFE 



is simpl}' making- an attempt to collect nitro- 

 genous food by the aid of its form and sweet 

 secreticms ; thus it lures on flies and other insects 

 to their doom, which to the plant means an 



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increased supply of liquid manure for its nourish- 

 ment. 



Between the two t}^pes of insectivorous plants 

 and ordinary plants there are endless varieties. 

 The largest known species of " fly-catcher " is the 



