Phyto-Theology; Or, Botanical Sketches, Intended to Illustrate the Works of God in the Structure, Functions, And General Distribution of Plants
Phyto-Theology; Or, Botanical Sketches, Intended to Illustrate the Works of God in the Structure, Functions, And General Distribution of Plants
John Hutton Balfour
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93.— Pitcher otN^^enihes diitiUcUoria from the Indian Archi- pelago. It hangs by a narrow portion from the end of the leaf, and. hat a distinct lid which closes the orifice at first. d by Google IBBITABLE LEAVES. 129 ought ever to carry with us that reservoir of Truth, whence alone we can derive the precious dews of heaven, to refresh and invigorate our souls. 103. Another interesting phenomenon exhibited by the leaves of plants, is irritability. This is mani- fested by certain movements which ...they display either spontaneously or under the influence of me- chanical and chemi- cal stimuli. In the plant called Venus's Fly-trap (fig. 94), the leaf is furnish- . ed with three pro- jecting hairs on its blade, as seen in the expanded leaf on the figure, which, when touched, im- mediately cause the ''^* ^ leaf to fold upon itself, and thus enclose any insect that may have alighted on it. In the Sensitive-plant (fig. 95), the slightest touch causes the little leaflets to fold together in the way shown in the figure, and if the irritation is continued, the whole leaf falls down.
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