CHAPTER I.
DROSERA ROTUNDIFOLIA, OR THE COMMON SUN-DEW.
Number of insects captured—Description of the leaves and their appendagesor tentacles— Preliminary sketch of the action of the various parts, andof the manner in which insects are captured—Duration of the inflection ofthe tentacles—Nature of the secretion—Manner in which insects arecarried to the centre of the leaf—Evidence that the glands have the powerof absorption—Small size of the roots.
CHAPTER II.
THE MOVEMENTS OF THE TENTACLES FROM THE CONTACT OF SOLID BODIES.
Inflection of the exterior tentacles owing to the glands of the disc beingexcited by repeated touches, or by objects left in contact withthem—Difference in the action of bodies yielding and not yielding solubleni