Ditcher Plant. 
Sarracenia psittacina, Narurar Orver: Sarraceniacee— Pitcher Plant Family, 
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= oN ARRACENIA, so named in honor of Dr. Sarrasin, of Quebec, 
is found in low, wet situations in warm latitudes, and is remark- 
able for the peculiar construction of the leaves, which. are not 
; flat, as in most other foliage, but are like hollow tubes, tapering 
toward the bottom like a vase, with a sort of cap or lid for 
the top, the hollow being nearly always half filled or more 
with water. There is one species from the East Indies that is well 
adapted for the greenhouse. The leaves of this plant are narrow 
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and tapering, and the middle vein appears to run on in a sportive 
mood, extending itself like a thread beyond the leaf some four or five 
» inches, and then curls about and turns up at the extremity, forming a 
delightful little pitcher. When grown in a pot, it requires a great deal 
' of moisture, and a layer of moss or cocoa fiber on the surface of the soil 
to check evaporation. Some varieties have leaves from one to three feet 
high. The flowers are yellow or purple. 
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| ects from the birds what food the thickets yield; 
Learn from the beasts the physic of the field; 
The art of building from the bee receive; 
Learn of the mole to plough, the worm to weave. 
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—Pope. 
Gn% where full instinct is the unerring guide, Stays till we call, and then not often near; 
What hope or counsel can they need beside? But honest instinct comes a volunteer; 
Reason, however able, cool at best, Sure never to o’ershoot, but just to hit; 
Cares not for service, or but serves when prest; While still too wide or short is human wit. 
—Pope. 
| Ia can we justly different causes frame, 
When the effects entirely are the same? 
Instinct and reason how can we divide? 
‘Tis the fool’s ignorance, and the pedant’s pride. 
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