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sorption Utility Other Insectivorous Plants Legends 

 Difficulties Further Difficulties and Criticisms Direction 

 of further Investigation ; Possible Compromise . Pages 36-59 



CHAPTER IV 



MOVEMENT AND NERVOUS ACTION IN PLANTS 



Climbing Plants Darwin's Observations, with Summary In- 

 terpretation of Movements Movements of Seedlings Methods 

 of Observation Theory of Circumnutation . . 60-75 



CHAPTER V 



MOVEMENTS OF PLANTS continued 



Movements in relation to Gravitation Light-seeking and Light- 

 avoiding Movements Rationale of Light-seeking and Light- 

 avoiding Movements The Sleep of Plants Mr. Francis 

 Darwin's recent Discussion of Plant Movements Summary 

 and Conclusion 76-94 



CHAPTER VI 



THE WEB OF LIFE 



Struggle among Plants Perched Plants or Epiphytes Parasitic 

 Plants Mistleto Dodder Root-Parasites Toothwort 

 Broom-rapes Saprophytes Parasitic Fungi Bacteria 

 Symbiosis . . . . . . . 95-119 



CHAPTER VII 



RELATIONS BETWEEN PLANTS AND ANIMALS 



Plants and Snails Plants and Ants Domatia Myrmecodia 

 Galls Plants and Aphides Cats and Clover . 1 20-142 



