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The species of Nepenthes from the oriental tropics, very 

 common in conservatories, develop most remarkable leaves, 



the lowest part being an ordi- 

 nary blade, beyond which is a 

 well-developed tendril, at the 

 end of which there arises an 



FIG. 36. Leaves of the Californian pitcher- 

 plant, showing the twisted and winged 

 pitcher, the overarching hood with trans- 

 lucent spots, and the fish-tail appendage 

 to the hood. After KEENER. 



FIG. 37. Leaf of Nepenthes, show- 

 ing the blade-like base, the ten- 

 dril portion, and the terminal 

 pitcher with its lid. After 

 GRAY. 



elaborate pitcher with a lid (Fig. 37). There is the same 

 sweetish secretion at the rim of the pitcher, and the same 

 accumulation of water within as in the ordinary pitcher- 

 plants. 



(5) Leaves of sundews. The sundews are forms of 

 Drosera and grow in swampy regions, the leaves forming 



