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tents of the pitcher. You will probably find 

 inside a rich debris of insect remains among which 

 you can trace the outlines of flies, beetles, and 

 possibly small moths, as well as various other 



FLOWER OF PITCHER PLANT 



insects. When you see this mass of liquefied 

 organisms you can easily agree with the botanists 

 that the plant probably gets part at least of the 

 materials for growth from these decaying 

 contents. 



