No. 1957. 



SAKRACENTA FLAVA. 



CLiss. Order. 



POLY A NDRIA MONOG YNIA . 



A native of Carolina and Florida, grow- 

 ing in swamps. Its leaves, which are often 

 more than a foot in length, form a long 

 attenuated tube : this is frequently found 

 to contain a quantity of dead small flies 

 and gnats The top or lid of the leaf 

 never closes, yet the insects seem to be 

 effectually imprisoned therein. It must 

 be kept in the greenhouse, in a small pan 

 of water. The soil should be sandy peat. 

 We have sometimes, though rarely, been 

 able to separate the root, and thus make 

 two plants out of one. 



This is a most extraordinary plant : the 

 uses of its curiously-formed leaves are not 

 at all understood. But when such poor 

 short-sighted creatures as we are strive to 

 dive into the motives and designs of our 

 Great and Glorious Creator, in His mar- 

 vellous works, alas ! how soon are we lost 

 in astonishment; how sensibly do we im- 



