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ment and vigor of Dionwa. He goes on to the conclusion ha 
the animal matter of the insects caught is not directly utha 
by the leaves. This does not follow. Very muc p 
would be required to rebut the presumption that the on 
matters absorbed are somehow (and even directly) utilized by 
the plant. sh its 
The independent movement of the border of the trap yee 
is, as it were, distinct from that of the main body. The gee oe 
stated to belong to the epidermis only; but the excitable br! 
of the leaf, It opens by counter-action of th 
of the er or inner side, through turgescence; Aa 
results from the sudden diminution of the turgescenee, and at 
unexplained way. In other words, the trap is held basal pa 
re) 
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