RANALE8. 



covered by a hood mucli as in Nepenthes (page 483), and in these water 

 is also found (undoubtedly a secretion in these cases) in which arc many 

 decaying insects. Moreover, in these and someother species drops of a 

 sweetish honey-like substance are secreted on the leaves, which appar- 

 ently serve to lure insects to the margin of the pitcher. 



The California Pitcher Plant (Dirlingtonia Ga iforidca) of the north- 

 ern part of California, has long tubular leaves which are arched over at 



Fro. 547. 

 the top, so that the ori- 

 fice opens downward ; 

 from the orifice there 

 hangs down a forked 

 blade, which is more or 

 less covered with a 

 sweet secretion, and 

 within the tube there is 

 always found water 

 more or less filled with 

 insects. The arrange- 

 ment here is evidently 

 one well fitted to cap- 

 ture insects, which, 

 after maceration, are 



absorbed for the 

 Fig. 546.— Flower and leaves of SarracmiapMTOMrsa. „„„_:-i,,-,„„4. „f ,i „ 

 X nitural Bize.-From Le Maoat and Deciiisne. nourishment of the 



Fig. 547.— Pistil cut Tortically.— From Lu Maout and plant. 

 Decaisne. m 4.1 • j 



1 he third genus, 



Heliamphora, contains a single species, native of Venezuela. 



604.— Coliort XXXVI. Kanales. — Flowers mostly actino- 

 morphic ; stamens rarely definite ; carpels free, very rarely 

 connate ; seeds with copious endosperm. 



Order ITympliseacese. — The Water Lily Family. Aquatic herbs, 

 with usually floating peltate leaves ; flowers solitary, monoclinous ; 

 petals and stamens generally numerous ; carpels mostly united, rarely 

 free. Species thirty-five, widely distributed. 



