INDEX.
A.
Absorption by Dionaea, 295
— by Drosera, 17
— by Drosophyllum, 337
— by Pinguicula, 381
— by glandular hairs, 344
— by glands of Utricularia, 416, 421
— by quadrifids of Utricularia, 413, 421
— by Utricularia montana, 437
Acid, nature of, in digestive secretion of Drosera, 88 — present in digestive fluid of various species of Drosera, Dionaea, Drosophyllum, and Pinguicula, 278, 301, 339, 381
Acids, various, action of, on Drosera, 188 — of the acetic series replacing hydrochloric in digestion, 89 —, arsenious and chromic, action on Drosera, 185 —, diluted, inducing negative osmose, 197
Adder’s poison, action on Drosera, 206
Aggregation of protoplasm in Drosera, 38 — in Drosera induced by salts of ammonia, 43 — — caused by small doses of carbonate of ammonia, 145 — of protoplasm in Drosera, a reflex action, 242 — — in various species of Drosera, 278 — — in Dionaea, 290, 300
Aggregation of protoplasm in Drosophyllum, 337, 339 — — in Pinguicula, 370, 389 — — in Utricularia, 411, 415, 429, 430, 436
Albumen, digested by Drosera, 92 —, liquid, action on Drosera, 79
Alcohol, diluted, action of, on Drosera, 78, 216
Aldrovanda vesiculosa, 321 —, absorption and digestion by, 325 —, varieties of, 329
Algae, aggregation in fronds of, 65
Alkalies, arrest digestive process in Drosera, 94
Aluminium, salts of, action on Drosera, 184
Ammonia, amount of, in rain water, 172 —, carbonate, action on heated leaves of Drosera, 69 —, —, smallness of doses causing aggregation in Drosera, 145 —, —, its action on Drosera, 141 —, —, vapour of, absorbed by glands of Drosera, 142 —, —, smallness of doses causing inflection in Drosera, 145, 168 —, phosphate, smallness of doses causing inflection in Drosera, 153, 168 —, —, size of particles affecting Drosera, 173 —, nitrate, smallness of doses causing inflection in Drosera, 148, 168 —, salts of, action on Drosera, 136
Ammonia, salts of, their action affected by previous immersion in water and various solutions, 213 —, —, induce aggregation in Drosera, 43 —, various salts of, causing inflection in Drosera, 166
Antimony, tartrate, action on Drosera, 185
Areolar tissue, its digestion by Drosera, 102
Arsenious acid, action on Drosera, 185
Atropine, action on Drosera, 204
B.
Barium, salts of, action on Drosera, 183
Bases of salts, preponderant action of, on Drosera, 186
Basis, fibrous, of bone, its digestion by Drosera, 108
Belladonna, extract of, action on Drosera, 84
Bennett, Mr. A.W., on Drosera, 2 —, coats of pollen-grains not digested by insects, 117
Binz, on action of quinine on white blood-corpuscles, 201 —, on poisonous action of quinine on low organisms, 202
Bone, its digestion by Drosera, 105
Brunton, Lauder, on digestion of gelatine, 111 —, on the composition of casein, 115 —, on the digestion of urea, 124 —, — of chlorophyll, 126 —, — of pepsin, 124
Byblis, 343
C.
Cabbage, decoction of, action on Drosera, 83
Cadmium chloride, action on Drosera, 183
Caesium, chloride of, action on Drosera, 181
Calcium, salts of, action on Drosera, 182
Camphor, action on Drosera, 209
Canby, Dr., on Dionaea, 301, 310, 313 —, on Drosera filiformis, 281
Caraway, oil of, action on Drosera, 211
Carbonic acid, action on Drosera, 221 —, delays aggregation in Drosera, 59
Cartilage, its digestion by Drosera, 103
Casein, its digestion by Drosera, 114
Cellulose, not digested by Drosera, 125
Chalk, precipitated, causing inflection of Drosera, 32
Cheese, its digestion by Drosera, 116
Chitine, not digested by Drosera, 124
Chloroform, effects of, on Drosera, 217 —, —, on Dionaea, 304
Chlorophyll, grains of, in living plants, digested by Drosera, 126 —, pure, not digested by Drosera, 125
Chondrin, its digestion by Drosera, 112
Chromic acid, action on Drosera, 185
Cloves, oil of, action on Drosera, 212
Cobalt chloride, action on Drosera, 186
Cobra poison, action on Drosera, 206
Cohn, Prof., on Aldrovanda, 321 —, on contractile tissues in plants, 364 —, on movements of stamens of Compositae, 256 —, on Utricularia, 395
Colchicine, action on Drosera, 204
Copper chloride, action on Drosera, 185
Crystallin, its digestion by Drosera, 120
Curare, action on Drosera, 204
Curtis, Dr., on Dionaea, 301
D.
Darwin, Francis, on the effect of an induced galvanic current on Drosera, 37 —, on the digestion of grains of chlorophyll, 126 —, on Utricularia, 442
Delpino, on Aldrovanda, 321 —, on Utricularia, 395
Dentine, its digestion by Drosera, 106
Digestion of various substances by Dionaea, 301 — — by Drosera, 85 — — by Drosophyllum, 339 — — by Pinguicula, 381 —, origin of power of, 361
Digitaline, action on Drosera, 203
Dionaea muscipula, small size of roots, 286 —, structure of leaves, 287 —, sensitiveness of filaments, 289 —, absorption by, 295 —, secretion by, 295 —, digestion by, 301 —, effects on, of chloroform, 304 —, manner of capturing insects, 305 —, transmission of motor impulse, 313 —, re-expansion of lobes, 318
Direction of inflected tentacles of Drosera, 243
Dohrn, Dr., on rhizocephalous crustaceans, 357
Donders, Prof., small amount of atropine affecting the iris of the dog, 172
Dragonfly caught by Drosera, 2
Drosera anglica, 278 — binata, vel dichotoma, 281 — capensis, 279 — filiformis, 281 — heterophylla, 284 — intermedia, 279
Drosera rotundifolia, structure of leaves, 4 —, effects on, of nitrogenous fluids, 76 Drosera rotundifolia, effects of heat on, 66 —, its power of digestion, 85 —, backs of leaves not sensitive, 231 —, transmission of motor impulse, 234 —, general summary, 262 — spathulata, 280
Droseraceae, concluding remarks on, 355 —, their sensitiveness compared with that of animals, 366
Drosophyllum, structure of leaves, 333 —, secretion by, 334 —, absorption by, 337 —, digestion by, 339
E.
Enamel, its digestion by Drosera, 106
Erica tetralix, glandular hairs of, 351
Ether, effects of, on Drosera, 219 —, —, on Dionaea, 304
Euphorbia, process of aggregation in roots of, 63
Exosmose from backs of leaves of Drosera, 231
F.
Fat not digested by Drosera, 126
Fayrer, Dr., on the nature of cobra poison, 206 —, on the action of cobra poison on animal protoplasm, 208 —, on cobra poison paralysing nerve centres, 224
Ferment, nature of, in secretion of Drosera, 94, 97
Fibrin, its digestion by Drosera, 100
Fibro-cartilage, its digestion by Drosera, 104
Fibro-elastic tissue, not digested by Drosera, 122
Fibrous basis of bone, its digestion by Drosera, 108
Fluids, nitrogenous, effects of, on Drosera, 76
Fournier, on acids causing movements in stamens of Berberis, 196
Frankland, Prof., on nature of acid in secretion of Drosera, 88
G.
Galvanism, current of, causing inflection of Drosera, 37 —, effects of, on Dionaea, 318
Gardner, Mr., on Utricularia nelumbifolia, 442
Gelatin, impure, action on Drosera, 80 —, pure, its digestion by Drosera, 110
Genlisea africana, 451 — filiformis, 451
Genlisea ornata, structure of, 446 —, manner of capturing prey, 450
Glandular hairs, absorption by, 344 —, summary on, 353
Globulin, its digestion by Drosera, 120
Gluten, its digestion by Drosera, 117
Glycerine, inducing aggregation in Drosera, 52 —, action on Drosera, 212
Gold chloride, action on Drosera, 184
Gorup-Besanez on the presence of a solvent in seeds of the vetch, 362
Grass, decoction of, action on Drosera, 84
Gray, Asa, on the Droseraceae, 2
Groenland, on Drosera, 1, 5
Gum, action of, on Drosera, 77
Gun-cotton, not digested by Drosera, 125
H.
Haematin, its digestion by Drosera, 121
Hairs, glandular, absorption by, 344 —, —, summary on, 353
Heat, inducing aggregation in Drosera, 53 —, effect of, on Drosera, 66 —, —, on Dionaea, 294, 319
Heckel, on state of stamens of Berberis after excitement, 43
Hofmeister, on pressure arresting movements of protoplasm, 61
Holland, Mr., on Utricularia, 395
Hooker, Dr., on carnivorous plants, 2 —, on power of digestion by Nepenthes, 97 —, history of observations on Dionaea, 286
Hydrocyanic acid, effects of, on Dionaea, 305
Hyoscyamus, action on Drosera, 84, 206
I.
Iron chloride, action on Drosera, 185
Isinglass, solution of, action on Drosera, 80
J.
Johnson, Dr., on movement of flower-stems of Pinguicula, 381
K.
Klein, Dr., on microscopic character of half digested bone, 106 —, on state of half digested fibro-cartilage, 104 —, on size of micrococci, 173
Knight, Mr., on feeding Dionaea, 301
Kossmann, Dr., on rhizocephalous crustaceans, 357
L.
Lead chloride, action on Drosera, 184
Leaves of Drosera, backs of, not sensitive, 231
Legumin, its digestion by Drosera, 116
Lemna, aggregation in leaves of, 64
Lime, carbonate of, precipitated, causing inflection of Drosera, 32 —, phosphate of, its action on Drosera, 109
Lithium, salts of, action on Drosera, 181
M.
Magnesium, salts of, action on Drosera, 182
Manganese chloride, action on Drosera, 185
Marshall, Mr. W., on Pinguicula, 369
Means of movement in Dionaea, 313 — in Drosera, 254
Meat, infusion of, causing aggregation in Drosera, 51 —, —, action on Drosera, 79 —, its digestion by Drosera, 98
Mercury perchloride, action on Drosera, 183
Milk, inducing aggregation in Drosera, 51 —, action on Drosera, 79 —, its digestion by Drosera, 113
Mirabilis longiflora, glandular hairs of, 352
Moggridge, Traherne, on acids injuring seeds, 128
Moore, Dr., on Pinguicula, 390
Morphia acetate, action on Drosera, 205
Motor impulse in Drosera, 234, 258 — in Dionaea, 313
Movement, origin of power of, 363
Movements of leaves of Pinguicula, 371 — of tentacles of Drosera, means of, 254 — of Dionaea, means of, 313
Mucin, not digested by Drosera, 122
Mucus, action on Drosera, 80
Müller, Fritz, on rhizocephalous crustaceans, 357
N.
Nepenthes, its power of digestion, 97
Nickel chloride, action on Drosera, 186
Nicotiana tabacum, glandular hairs of, 352
Nicotine, action on Drosera, 203
Nitric ether, action on Drosera, 220
Nitschke, Dr., references to his papers on Drosera, 1 —, on sensitiveness of backs of leaves of Drosera, 231 —, on direction of inflected tentacles in Drosera, 244 —, on Aldrovanda, 322
Nourishment, various means of, by plants, 452
Nuttall, Dr., on re-expansion of Dionaea, 318
O.
Odour of pepsin, emitted from leaves of Drosera, 88
Oil, olive, action of, on Drosera, 78, 126
Oliver, Prof., on Utricularia, 432, 441-446
P.
Papaw, juice of, hastening putrefaction, 411
Particles, minute size of, causing inflection in Drosera, 27, 32
Peas, decoction of, action on Drosera, 82
Pelargonium zonale, glandular hairs of, 350
Pepsin, odour of, emitted from Drosera leaves, 88 —, not digested by Drosera, 123 —, its secretion by animals excited only after absorption, 129
Peptogenes, 129
Pinguicula grandiflora, 390 — lusitanica, 391
Pinguicula vulgaris, structure of leaves and roots, 368 —, number of insects caught by, 369 —, power of movement, 371 —, secretion and absorption by, 381 —, digestion by, 381 —, effects of secretion on living seeds, 390
Platinum chloride, action on Drosera, 186
Poison of cobra and adder, their action on Drosera, 206
Pollen, its digestion by Drosera, 117
Polypompholyx, structure of, 445
Potassium, salts of, inducing aggregation in Drosera, 50 —, —, action on Drosera, 179 — phosphate, not decomposed by Drosera, 180, 187
Price, Mr. John, on Utricularia, 429
Primula sinensis, glandular hairs of, 348 —, number of glandular hairs of, 355
Protoplasm, aggregation of, in Drosera, 38 —, —, in Drosera, caused by small doses of carbonate of ammonia, 145 —, —, in Drosera, a reflex action, 242 — aggregated, re-dissolution of, 53 —, aggregation of, in various species of Drosera, 278 —, —, in Dionaea, 290, 300 —, —, in Drosophyllum, 337, 339 —, —, in Pinguicula, 370, 389 —, —, in Utricularia, 411, 415, 429, 430, 436
Q.
Quinine, salts of, action on Drosera, 201
R.
Rain-water, amount of ammonia in, 172
Ralfs, Mr., on Pinguicula, 390
Ransom, Dr., action of poisons on the yolk of eggs, 225
Re-expansion of headless tentacles of Drosera, 229 — of tentacles of Drosera, 260 — of Dionaea, 318
Roots of Drosera, 18 — of Drosera, process of aggregation in, 63 — of Drosera, absorb carbonate of ammonia, 141 — of Dionaea, 286 — of Drosophyllum, 332 — of Pinguicula, 369
Roridula, 342
Rubidium chloride, action on Drosera, 181
S.
Sachs, Prof., effects of heat on protoplasm, 66, 70 —, on the dissolution of proteid compounds in the tissues of plants, 362
Saliva, action on Drosera, 80
Salts and acids, various, effects of, on subsequent action of ammonia, 214
Sanderson, Burdon, on coagulation of albumen from heat, 74 —, on acids replacing hydrochloric in digestion, 89 —, on the digestion of fibrous basis of bone, 108 —, — of gluten, 118 —, — of globulin, 120 —, — of chlorophyll, 126 —, on different effect of sodium and potassium on animals, 187 —, on electric currents in Dionaea, 318
Saxifraga umbrosa, glandular hairs of, 345
Schiff, on hydrochloric acid dissolving coagulated albumen, 86 —, on manner of digestion of albumen, 93 —, on changes in meat during digestion, 99 —, on the coagulation of milk, 114 —, on the digestion of casein, 116 —, — of mucus, 123 —, on peptogenes, 129
Schloesing, on absorption of nitrogen by Nicotiana, 352
Scott, Mr., on Drosera, 1
Secretion of Drosera, general account of, 13 — —, its antiseptic power, 15 — —, becomes acid from excitement, 86 — —, nature of its ferment, 94, 97 — by Dionaea, 295 — by Drosophyllum, 335 — by Pinguicula, 381
Seeds, living, acted on by Drosera, 127 —, —, acted on by Pinguicula, 385, 390
Sensitiveness, localisation of, in Drosera, 229 — of Dionaea, 289 — of Pinguicula, 371
Silver nitrate, action on Drosera, 181
Sodium, salts of, action on Drosera, 176 —, —, inducing aggregation in Drosera, 50
Sondera heterophylla, 284
Sorby, Mr., on colouring matter of Drosera, 5
Spectroscope, its power compared with that of Drosera, 170
Starch, action of, on Drosera, 78, 126
Stein, on Aldrovanda, 321
Strontium, salts of, action on Drosera, 183
Strychnine, salts of, action on Drosera, 199
Sugar, solution of, action of, on Drosera, 78 —, —, inducing aggregation in Drosera, 51
Sulphuric ether, action on Drosera, 219 —, — on Dionaea, 304
Syntonin, its action on Drosera, 102
T.
Tait, Mr., on Drosophyllum, 332
Taylor, Alfred, on the detection of minute doses of poisons, 170
Tea, infusion of, action on Drosera, 78
Tentacles of Drosera, move when glands cut of, 36, 229 —, inflection, direction of, 243 —, means of movement, 254 —, re-expansion of, 260
Theine, action on Drosera, 204
Tin chloride, action on Drosera, 185
Tissue, areolar, its digestion by Drosera, 102 —, fibro-elastic, not digested by Drosera, 122
Tissues through which impulse is transmitted in Drosera, 247 — — in Dionaea, 313
Touches repeated, causing inflection in Drosera, 34
Transmission of motor impulse in Drosera, 234 — — in Dionaea, 313
Traube, Dr., on artificial cells, 216
Treat, Mrs., on Drosera filiformis, 281 —, on Dionaea, 311 —, on Utricularia, 408, 430
Trcul, on Drosera, 1, 5
Tubers of Utricularia montana, 439
Turpentine, action on Drosera, 212
U.
Urea, not digested by Drosera, 124
Urine, action on Drosera, 79
Utricularia clandestina, 430 — minor, 429
Utricularia montana, structure of bladders, 431 —, animals caught by, 435 —, absorption by, 437 —, tubers of, serving as reservoirs, 439
Utricularia neglecta, structure of bladders, 397 —, animals caught by, 405 —, absorption by, 413 —, summary on absorption, 421 —, development of bladders, 424
Utricularia, various species of, 441
Utricularia vulgaris, 428
V.
Veratrine, action on Drosera, 204
Vessels in leaves of Drosera, 247 — of Dionaea, 314
Vogel, on effects of camphor on plants, 209
W.
Warming, Dr., on Drosera, 2, 6 —, on roots of Utricularia, 397 —, on trichomes, 359 —, on Genlisea, 446 —, on parenchymatous cells in tentacles of Drosera, 252
Water, drops of, not causing inflection in Drosera, 35 —, its power in causing aggregation in Drosera, 52 —, its power in causing inflection in Drosera, 139 — and various solutions, effects of, on subsequent action of ammonia, 213
Wilkinson, Rev., on Utricularia, 398
Z.
Ziegler, his statements with respect to Drosera, 23 —, experiments by cutting vessels of Drosera, 249
Zinc chloride, action on Drosera, 184