The fluid at the bottom of the well is secreted by the plant, and seems to have somewhat the action of a gastric juice in disintegrating the insects submerged in it. Many species of ants, flies, bees, hornets, grasshoppers, butterflies, moths, dragon-flies, beetles, etc., are to be found in the tube, sometimes filling it to a depth of two or three inches.
The disagreeableness of the vicinity of these plants can be imagined upon a hot day when the sun is shining "upon this sad abode of death" and all the air is tainted with their sickening odor.
The mountaineers call the plant "calf's-head," because of the large yellowish domes of the pitchers.
INDEX TO LATIN NAMES
[To assist in the pronunciation of the Latin names, the accented syllable in each word is indicated by an accent mark. If this syllable ends in a vowel, the vowel has the long sound; but if it ends in a consonant, the vowel has a short sound. Either the English or the Continental sounds may be given the vowels, though the former are more generally authorized.]
- Abro´nia latifo´lia, 146
- marit´ima,292
- umbella´ta,292
- villo´sa,292
- Achille´a Millefo´lium, 97
- Aconi´tum Columbia´num, 328
- Fisch´eri, 328
- Adenos´toma fascicula´tum, 60
- sparsifo´lium, 60
- Æs´culus Califor´nica, 69
- Amelan´chier alnifo´lia, 88
- Amor´pha Califor´nica, 315
- Amsinck´ia, 128
- Anagal´lis arven´sis, 126
- Anaph´alis Margarita´cea, 102
- Anemo´ne nemoro´sa, 18
- quinquefo´lia, 18
- Anemop´sis Califor´nica, 76
- Antenna´ria, 102
- Antirrhi´num Coulteria´num, 46
- glandulo´sum, 320
- Orcuttia´num, 46
- va´gans, 320
- Apoc´ynum androsæmifo´lium, 236
- cannab´inum, 238
- Aquile´gia cœru´lea, 348
- trunca´ta, 348
- Ar´abis blepharophyl´la, 196
- Ara´lia Califor´nica, 76
- Ar´butus Menzie´sii, 37
- Arctostaph´ylos bi´color, 14
- glau´ca, 14
- manzani´ta, 12
- pun´gens, 12
- Argemo´ne platy´ceras, 74
- Aristolo´chia Califor´nica, 374
- Artemis´ia Califor´nica, 377
- tridenta´ta, 378
- vulga´ris, 377
- As´arum cauda´tum, 310
- Hartwe´gi, 310
- Ascle´pias Mexica´na, 312
- As´ter Chamisso´nis, 332
- salsugino´sus, 32
- Astragalus, xxxv
- leucop´sis, 40
- Audiber´tia grandiflo´ra, 350
- stachyoi´des, 294
- niv´ea, 296
- Bac´charis Douglas´ii, 106
- pilula´ris, 104
- Bae´ria gra´cilis, 124
- Ber´beris Aquifo´lium, 122
- nervo´sa, 118
- re´pens, 118
- Bloome´ria au´rea, 154
- Clevelan´di, 156
- Boykin´ia occidenta´lis, 81
- Bras´sica ni´gra, 140
- Brevoor´tia coccin´ea, 238
- Brodiæ´a capita´ta, 262
- coccin´ea, 238
- conges´ta, 264
- grandiflo´ra, 318
- ixioi´des, 156
- lac´tea, 156
- lax´a, 302
- multiflo´ra, 262
- terres´tris, 318
- Brodiæ´a volu´bilis, 232
- Brunel´la vulga´ris, 322
- Bryan´thus Brew´eri, 246
- Calandrin´ia caules´cens, 212
- Calochor´tus, xl
- al´bus, 54
- Ben´thami, 130
- Catali´næ, 306
- clava´tus, 150
- lu´teus, 174
- lu´teus ocula´tus, 81
- macrocar´pus, 268
- Mawea´nus, 278
- pulchel´lus, 144
- splen´dens, 306
- umbella´tus, 278
- uniflo´rus, 278
- venus´tus, 78
- Weed´ii, 150
- Calycan´thus occidenta´lis, 352
- Calyp´so boreal´is, 210
- Camas´sia esculen´ta, 292
- Campan´ula prenanthoi´des, 322
- Cardam´ine paucisec´ta, 4
- Castille´ia foliolo´sa, 344
- parviflo´ra, 344
- Ceano´thus, xxxiv
- divarica´tus, 258
- integer´rimus, 84
- prostra´tus, 326
- thyrsiflo´rus, 274
- velu´tinus, 39
- Cephalan´thera Orega´na, 388
- Cephalan´thus occidenta´lis, 98
- Cer´cis occidenta´lis, 198
- Cercocar´pus parvifo´lius, 373
- Chamæba´tia foliolo´sa, 92
- (Pronounced Kameba´tia.)
- Cheiran´thus as´per, 132
- Chimaph´ila Menzie´sii, 104
- umbella´ta, 104
- Chlorog´alum pomeridia´num, 82
- Chorizan´the staticoi´des, 218
- Cicho´rium In´tybus, 312
- Clar´kia concin´na, 236
- el´egans, 228
- Clayto´nia perfolia´ta, 16
- Clem´atis lasian´tha, 91
- ligusticifo´lia, 91
- Clinto´nia Andrewsia´na, 202
- Collin´sia bi´color, 294
- Collo´mia grandiflo´ra, 178
- Convol´vulus arven´sis, 42
- lute´olus, 40
- occidenta´lis, 40
- Soldanel´la, 210
- villo´sus, 42
- Corallorhi´za Bigelo´vii, 272
- multiflo´ra, 272
- Cor´nus Nuttal´lii, 94
- Cot´ula coronopifo´lia, 151
- Cotyle´don Califor´inicum, 142
- ed´ulis, 142
- lanceola´ta, 141
- pulverulen´ta, 142
- Cucur´bita fœtidis´sima, 117
- peren´nis, 117
- Cus´cuta, 160
- sali´na, 161
- Cynoglos´sum gran´de, 258
- Cypripe´dium Califor´nicum, 384
- monta´num, 382
- Darlingto´nia Califor´nica, 390
- Datu´ra meteloi´des, 54
- Stramo´nium, 96
- suaveo´lens, 96
- Delphin´ium, 276
- cardina´le, 364
- nudicau´le, 346
- scopulo´rum, 330
- Dendrome´con rig´idum, 118
- Denta´ria Califor´nica, 4
- Dicen´tra chrysan´tha, 162
- formo´sa, 242
- Dip´sacus Fullon´um, 386
- Dis´porum Hook´eri, 376
- Dodeca´theon Clevelan´di, 206
- Henderso´ni, 204
- Mea´dia, 204
- Downin´gia el´egans, 315
- pulchel´la, 314
- Echinocac´tus virides´cens, 374
- Echinocys´tis faba´cea, 26
- macrocar´pa, 26
- Echinosperm´um floribun´dum, 334
- Ellis´ia chrysanthemifo´lia, 36
- Emmenan´the penduliflo´ra, 130
- Ence´lia Califor´nica, 128
- Epilo´bium angustifo´lium, 244
- obcorda´tum, 254
- panicula´tum, 244
- spica´tum, 244
- Epipac´tis gigante´a, 388
- Erig´eron Coul´teri, 106
- Erig´eron glau´cus, 304
- Philadel´phicus, 216
- salsugino´sus, 332
- Eriodic´tyon glutino´sum, 56
- tomento´sum, 58
- Eriog´onum fascicula´tum, 34
- nu´dum, 34
- umbella´tum, 178
- ursi´num, 178
- Eriophyl´lum cæspito´sum, 182
- confertiflo´rum, 180
- Eritrich´ium, 30
- Ero´dium Bo´trys, 194
- cicuta´rium, 194
- moscha´tum, 194
- Erys´imum as´perum, 132
- grandiflo´rum, 132
- Erythræ´a venus´ta, 218
- Erythro´nium gigante´um, 136
- grandiflo´rum, 138
- Eschschol´tzia Califor´nica, 114
- Eucharid´ium concin´num, 236
- Flœr´kia Douglas´ii, 126
- Fraga´ria Califor´nica, 10
- Chilen´sis, 10
- Fremon´tia Califor´nica, 158
- Fritilla´ria biflo´ra, 266
- coccin´ea, 346
- lanceola´ta, 264
- lilia´cea, 267
- pluriflo´ra, 266
- pu´dica, 267
- recur´va, 346
- Ga´lium Apari´ne, 28
- angustifo´lium, 29
- Gar´rya ellip´tica, 370
- Fremon´ti, 370
- Gaulthe´ria Shal´lon, 75
- Gentia´na calyco´sa, 330
- Gil´ia, xxxvii
- achilleæfo´lia, 296
- aggrega´ta, 360
- androsa´cea, 222
- Califor´nica, 206
- capita´ta, 296
- Chamisso´nis, 296
- dianthoi´des, 216
- dicho´toma, 50
- grandiflo´ra, 178
- tri´color, 288
- Gnapha´lium decur´rens, 68
- Sprenge´lii, 68
- Gode´tia, xxxvi
- Bot´tæ, 240
- grandiflo´ra, 240
- vimine´a, 240
- Gomphocar´pus tomento´sus, 380
- Goodye´ra Menzie´sii, 98
- Grinde´lia cuneifo´lia, 176
- hirsu´tula, 178
- robus´ta, 176
- Habena´ria el´egans, 384
- leucosta´chys, 94
- Helian´thus an´nuus, 185
- Califor´nicus, 186
- Heliotro´pium Curassa´vicum, 47
- Hemizo´nia luzulæfo´lia, 188
- Heterome´les arbutifo´lia, 90
- Heu´chera micran´tha, 58
- Hosack´ia bi´color, 165
- crassifo´lia, 166
- gla´bra, 152
- gra´cilis, 166
- Purshia´na, 252
- Tor´reyi, 165
- Hyper´icum anagalloi´des, 172
- concin´num, 162
- I´ris longipet´ala, 280
- macrosi´phon, 280
- Iso´meris arbo´rea, 144
- Krynitz´kia, 30
- Lar´rea Mexica´na, 191
- Lath´yrus splen´dens, 212
- Tor´reyi, 25
- vesti´tus, 25
- Lava´tera assurgentiflo´ra, 226
- Lay´ia glandulo´sa, 28
- platyglos´sa, 148
- Le´dum glandulo´sum, 103
- Lepto´syne Douglas´ii, 148
- marit´ima, 146
- Lessin´gia Germano´rum, 252
- lepto´clada, 252
- Lewis´ia redivi´va, 224
- Lil´ium Humbold´tii, 185
- marit´imum, 356
- pardali´num, 182
- par´vum, 180
- rubes´cens, 72
- Limnan´thes Douglas´ii, 126
- Lina´ria Canaden´sis, 304
- Lobe´lia splen´dens, 365
- Lonic´era hispid´ula, 226
- involucra´ta, 122
- Lupi´nus, xxxiv
- al´bifrons, 161
- arbo´reus, 161
- bi´color, 300
- densiflo´rus, 85
- Sti´veri, 161
- Lysichi´ton Camtschatcen´sis, 166
- Ma´dia el´egans, 182
- sati´va, 182
- Maho´nia Aquifo´lium, 122
- Malaco´thrix Califor´nica, 151
- saxat´ilis, 75
- tenuifo´lia, 75
- Malvas´trum Thur´beri, 220
- Mamilla´ria Goodridg´ii, 24
- Marru´bium vulga´re, 47
- Meconop´sis heterophyl´la, 129
- Medica´go denticula´ta, 132
- sati´va, 326
- Megarrhi´za Califor´nica, 26
- Melilo´tus al´ba, 156
- parviflo´ra, 156
- Mentze´lia lævicau´lis, 168
- Lind´leyi, 168
- Mesembryan´themum æquilatera´le, 220
- crystalli´num, 51
- Micram´pelis, 26
- Microme´ria Douglas´ii, 62
- Mim´ulus, xxxviii
- brev´ipes, 134
- cardina´lis, 360
- Douglas´ii, 222
- glutino´sus, 138
- Lewis´ii, 248
- lu´teus, 134
- moscha´tus, 134
- Mirab´ilis Califor´nica, 208
- Monardel´la lanceola´ta, 324
- odoratis´sima, 324
- villo´sa, 324
- Mon´tia perfolia´ta, 16
- Muil´la marit´ima, 369
- seroti´na, 369
- Neil´lia opulifo´lia, 85
- Nemoph´ila atoma´ria, 39
- auri´ta, 278
- insig´nis, 290
- interme´dia, 284
- macula´ta, 39
- Menzie´sii, 284
- parviflo´ra, 39
- Nicotia´na glau´ca, 129
- Nu´phar polysep´alum, 184
- Nuttal´lia cerasifor´mis, 18
- œnothe´ra, xxxv
- bien´nis, 175
- bistor´ta, 136
- Califor´nica, 48
- cheiranthifo´lia, 136
- ova´ta, 110
- Opun´tia basila´ris, 225
- Engelman´ni, 170
- prolif´era, 356
- serpenti´na, 357
- Orthocar´pus, xxxviii
- densiflo´rus, 228
- erian´thus, 151
- purpuras´cens, 228
- versic´olor, 52
- Ox´alis cornicula´ta, 196
- Orega´na, 195
- Pæo´nia Brown´ii, 340
- Papa´ver Califor´nicum, 116
- Pedicula´ris attol´lens, 253
- densiflo´ra, 336
- Grœnlan´dica, 253
- Pentachæ´ta au´rea, 126
- Penste´mon, xxxix
- azu´reus, 308
- Bridge´sii, 358
- centranthifo´lius, 358
- cordifo´lius, 350
- heterophyl´lus, 308
- Menzie´sii, 250
- Phace´lia, xxxvii
- Douglas´ii, 282
- grandiflo´ra, 267
- Par´ryi, 288
- tanacetifo´lia, 282
- vis´cida, 267
- Whitla´via, 288
- Phlox Douglas´ii, 248
- Pickerin´gia monta´na, 230
- Pipto´calyx, 30
- Plagioboth´rys, 30
- Platyste´mon Califor´nicus, 112
- Polyg´ala Califor´nica, 286
- Polyg´ala cornu´ta, 286
- cuculla´ta, 286
- Potentil´la Anseri´na, 175
- glandulo´sa, 175
- Primu´la suffrutes´cens, 250
- Prosar´tes Hook´eri, 376
- Menzie´sii, 377
- Pru´nus demis´sa, 36
- ilicifo´lia, 61
- subcorda´ta, 34
- Pteros´pora andromede´a, 186
- Pyr´ola aphyl´la, 100
- denta´ta, 100
- pic´ta, 100
- rotundifo´lia, 100
- Ranun´culus Califor´nicus, 110
- Rham´nus Califor´nica, 67
- Purshia´na, 68
- Rhododen´dron Califor´nicum, 234
- occidenta´le, 86
- Rhus aromat´ica, 154
- Canaden´sis, 152
- diversilo´ba, 8
- integrifo´lia, 203
- lauri´na, 203
- ova´ta, 204
- Ri´bes glutino´sum, 214
- Menzie´sii, 338
- sanguin´eum, 214
- specio´sum, 338
- subves´titum, 338
- Romanzof´fia Sitchen´sis, 22
- Romne´ya Coul´teri, 64
- Ro´sa Califor´nica, 234
- gymnocar´pa, 236
- Ru´bus Nutka´nus, 24
- spectab´ilis, 25
- Ru´mex hymenosep´alus, 378
- Salicor´nia ambig´ua, 387
- Sal´via cardua´cea, 307
- Columba´riæ, 298
- Sambu´cus glau´ca, 45
- Sarco´des sanguin´ea, 362
- Saxif´raga Califor´nica, 14
- pelta´ta, 242
- Virginien´sis, 14
- Scoli´opus Bigelo´vii, 256
- Scrophula´ria Califor´nica, 342
- Scutella´ria angustifo´lia, 270
- Califor´nica, 270
- tubero´sa, 270
- Se´dum spathulifo´lium, 170
- Sidal´cea malvæflo´ra, 198
- Sile´ne Califor´nica, 354
- Gal´lica, 246
- lacinia´ta, 354
- Sisyrin´chium bel´lum, 284
- Califor´nicum, 284
- Smilaci´na amplexicau´lis, 22
- sessilifo´lia, 22
- Sola´num Douglas´ii, 80
- ni´grum, 80
- umbellif´erum, 268
- Xan´ti, 268
- Solida´go Califor´nica, 190
- occidenta´lis, 191
- Spha´cele calyci´na, 42
- Spiræ´a betulifo´lia, 85
- dis´color, 85
- Douglas´ii, 85
- Spiran´thes Romanzoffia´num, 92
- Spra´guea umbella´ta, 70
- Sta´chys bulla´ta, 230
- Stropholi´rion Califor´nicum, 232
- Symphoricar´pos racemo´sus, 225
- Telli´ma af´finis, 32
- grandiflo´ra, 342
- Thermop´sis Califor´nica, 148
- Trichoste´ma lanatum, 316
- lanceola´tum, 315
- Trienta´lis Europæ´a, 202
- Tril´lium ova´tum, 10
- ses´sile, 260
- Umbellula´ria Califor´nica, 372
- Vaccin´ium ova´tum, 200
- Vancouve´ria parviflo´ra, 88
- Venegas´ia carpesioi´des, 171
- Vera´trum Califor´nicum, 108
- fimbria´tum, 108
- Verbas´cum Blatta´ria, 190
- Thap´sus, 190
- Vic´ia gigante´a, 358
- Vi´ola Beckwith´ii, 29
- cani´na, 307
- ocella´ta, 50
- sarmento´sa, 140
- Whip´plea modes´ta, 32
- Whitla´via grandiflo´ra, 288
- Wye´thia angustifo´lia, 157
- gla´bra, 157
- Wye´thia helenioi´des, 157
- mol´lis, 157
- Xerophyl´lum te´nax, 51
- Yuc´ca arbores´cens, 44
- bacca´ta, 20
- Yuc´ca Mohaven´sis, 20
- Whip´plei, 70
- Zauschne´ria Califor´nica, 366
- Zygade´nus Fremon´ti, 6
- veneno´sus, 6