Insectivorous Plants
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Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden Leaf Printing on round Spine (extra customization on request like complete leather, Golden Screen printing in Front, Color Leather, Colored book etc.) Reprinted in 2022 with the help of original edition published long back [1888]. This book is printed in black & white, sewing binding for longer life, Printed on high quality Paper, re-sized as per Current standards, professionally processed without changing its contents. As these are old books, we processed each page manually and make them readable but in some cases some pages which are blur or m...
Chapters (24)
- INSECTIVOROUS PLANTS
- CONTENTS
- DETAILED TABLE OF CONTENTS.
- INSECTIVOROUS PLANTS.
- CHAPTER I. DROSERA ROTUNDIFOLIA, OR THE COMMON SUN-DEW.
- CHAPTER II. THE MOVEMENTS OF THE TENTACLES FROM THE CONTACT OF SOLID BODIES.
- CHAPTER III. AGGREGATION OF THE PROTOPLASM WITHIN THE CELLS OF THE TENTACLES.
- CHAPTER IV. THE EFFECTS OF HEAT ON THE LEAVES.
- CHAPTER V. THE EFFECTS OF NON-NITROGENOUS AND NITROGENOUS ORGANIC FLUIDS ON THE LEAVES.
- CHAPTER VI. THE DIGESTIVE POWER OF THE SECRETION OF DROSERA.
- CHAPTER VII. THE EFFECTS OF SALTS OF AMMONIA.
- CHAPTER VIII. THE EFFECTS OF VARIOUS OTHER SALTS AND ACIDS ON THE LEAVES.
- CHAPTER IX. THE EFFECTS OF CERTAIN ALKALOID POISONS, OTHER SUBSTANCES AND VAPOURS.
- CHAPTER X. ON THE SENSITIVENESS OF THE LEAVES, AND ON THE LINES OF TRANSMISSION OF THE MOTOR IMPULSE.
- CHAPTER XI. RECAPITULATION OF THE CHIEF OBSERVATIONS ON DROSERA ROTUNDIFOLIA.
- CHAPTER XII. ON THE STRUCTURE AND MOVEMENTS OF SOME OTHER SPECIES OF DROSERA.
- CHAPTER XIII. DIONAEA MUSCIPULA.
- CHAPTER XIV. ALDROVANDA VESICULOSA.
- CHAPTER XV. DROSOPHYLLUM—RORIDULA—BYBLIS—GLANDULAR HAIRS OF OTHER PLANTS—CONCLUDING REMARKS ON THE DROSERACEÆ.
- CHAPTER XVI. PINGUICULA.
- CHAPTER XVII. UTRICULARIA.
- CHAPTER XVIII. UTRICULARIA (continued).
- CONCLUSION.
- INDEX.
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