PITCHER PLANT FAMILY 183 
tents of the pitcher. You will probably find 
inside a rich débris of insect remains among which 
you can trace the outlines of flies, beetles, and 
possibly small moths, as well as various other 
FLOWER OF PITCHER PLANT 
insects. When you see this mass of liquefied 
organisms you can easily agree with the botanists 
that the plant probably gets part at least of the 
materials for growth from these decaying 
contents. 
