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536. The California Pitcher-plant (Fig. 171) resembles 

 the foregoing, but its arched leaves have a curious forked 

 appendage hanging dov^n from the edge of the orifice, 

 which is here on the under side of the arch. This ap- 

 pendage is more or less covered with a sweet secretion 

 which lures insects. Probably this is made more effective 

 by the reddish or purplish color of the appendage, giving 

 it at a distance no little resemblance to a flower. The 

 watery fluid inside of the leaf always contains the remains 

 of many insects. 



537. An Australian plant related to the Saxifrages pro- 

 duces remarkable pitchers. It is a low plant with a rosette 



Ftg. 173.— Leaves of Australian Pitcher-plant (Cephalotus). Natural 

 size. 



of leaves upon the ground; some of these resemble the 

 covered pipes used by many Frenchmen (Fig. 173). The 

 border of the pitcher is incurved and presents an ob- 

 stacle to the egress of insects, which are no doubt thus 

 captured. 



538. Various species of Nepenthes (Fig. 173) occur in 

 the East Indies. The leaves are prolonged into a slender 



