INDEX. 



ABSORPTION. 



A. 



Absorption by Diongea, 295 



by Drosera, 17 



by Drosophyllum, 337 



by Pinguicula, 381 



by glandular hairs, 344 



by glands of Utricularia, 416, 



421 



• by quadrifids of Utricularia, 



413, 421 

 — — by Utricularia montana, 437 

 Acid, nature of, in digestive secre- 

 tion of Drosera, 88 



present in digestive fluid of 



various species of Drosera, Dio- 

 nsea, Drosophyllum, and Pingui- 

 cula, 278, 301, 339, 381 



Acids, various, action of, on Drosera, 

 188 



of the acetic series replacing 



hydrochloric in digestion, 89 



, arsenious and chromic, action 



on Drosera, 185 



, diluted, inducing negative 



osmose, 197 



Adder's poison, action on Drosera, 

 206 



Aggregation of protoplasm in Dro- 

 sera, 38 



in Drosera induced by salts of 



ammonia, 43 



caused by small doses of 



carbonate of ammonia, 145 



of protoplasm in Drosera, a 



reflex action, 242 



— — in various species of 



Drosera, 278 

 in Dionsea, 290, 300 



Aggregation of protoplasm in Dro- 

 sophyllum, 337, 339 



in Pinguicula, 370, 389 



in Utricularia, 411, 415, 



429, 430, 436 



Albumen, digested by Drosera, 92 



, liqiiid, action on Drosera, 79 



Alcohol, diluted, action of, on Dro- 

 sera, 78, 216 



Aldrovanda vesiculosa, 321 



, absorption and digestion by, 



325 



■ , varieties of, 329 



Algfe, aggregation in fronds of, 65 



Alkalies, arrest digestive process in 

 Drosera, 94 



Aluminium, salts of, action on 

 Drosera, 184 



Ammonia, amount of, in rain vyater, 

 172 



, carbonate, action on heated 



leaves of Drosera, 69 



, , smallness of doses caus- 

 ing aggregation in Drosera, 145 



— — , , its action on Drosera, 



141 



, , vapour of, absorbed by 



glands of Drosera, 142 



', , smallness of doses caus- 

 ing inflection in Drosera, 145, 

 168 



, phosphate, smallness of doses 



causing inflection in Drosera, 

 153, 168 



, , size of particles afiecting 



Drosera, 173 



, nitrate, smallness of doses 



causing inflection in Drosera, 148, 

 168 



, salts of, action on Drosera, 136 



