PERSONALITY OF PLANTS 
ilies at the same time, thus indicating that it 
must have digestive machinery enough to ap- 
propriate these varying saps to its own uses. 
The Dodder has no chlorophyll and therefore 
no leaves but bears pretty little bell-like flowers 
which later produce seed. 
In the tropical jungles are many parasites 
of brilliant aspect, which, having no leaves or 
root hairs, germinate directly on supporting 
plants and apply suckers to the tissues of their 
hosts. When seen from the ground, their short 
stems make them seem all flower, and often very 
handsome ones. The Rafflessta Arnoldi of 
Sumatra is a notable example. 
Man cannot help condemning such plant 
practices. Yet all Nature is a struggle for exis- 
tence. Does it not require some courage and 
hardihood to come out and do in a bold and 
open way what the rest of the universe is do- 
ing by indirect or underhand methods? 
The beautiful Orchids belong to a botanic ~ 
group of Epiphytes which may be classi- 
fied as guests or lodgers. Being green, they 
are able to gather their own living from dust, 
rain and carbon dioxide in the air. All they 
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