. Elements of botany. Plants. Fig. 92. — Common Pitcher At the right one of the pitcher-like leaves is shown in Fig. 93. — A Leaf of Sundew.' (Slightly magnified.) less hooded pitcher. These pitchers are usually partly filled with water, and in this water very many drowned and decay- ing insects are commonly to be found. The insects have flown or crawled into the pitcher, and, once inside, have been unable to escape on account of the dense growth of bristly hairs about the mouth, all pointing inward and downward. * Saiiraceniapurpurea. Drosera rotund Please not
. Elements of botany. Plants. Fig. 92. — Common Pitcher At the right one of the pitcher-like leaves is shown in Fig. 93. — A Leaf of Sundew.' (Slightly magnified.) less hooded pitcher. These pitchers are usually partly filled with water, and in this water very many drowned and decay- ing insects are commonly to be found. The insects have flown or crawled into the pitcher, and, once inside, have been unable to escape on account of the dense growth of bristly hairs about the mouth, all pointing inward and downward. * Saiiraceniapurpurea. Drosera rotund Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Bergen, Joseph Y. (Joseph Young), 1851-1917; Bergen, Joseph Y. (Joseph Young), 1851-1917. Bergen's Botany: key and flora, Pacific coast ed. Boston : Ginn
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