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THE BOG. 



A very curious little plant, which is frequently 

 to be observed in peat-bogs, is the Sundew.* There 



ROUND-LEAVED SUNDEW. 



are several species of it ; but the most common, 

 called the " Round-leaved Sundew," is quite as 

 remarkable as the rarer kinds. The plant con- 

 sists of a very small root, five or six circular leaves, 



* Drosera rotundifolia. 



