Show plant elephant cacti among du extraordinary plant late found philadelphia during south america friend prof drown drown brown Iler london plant found orchid drink whenever thirsty down tube water tube being top plant hot afternoon silver tat tat sat down under brush wood tide tide side tide side bide lagoon de ia near band band hand forest dead ally death plant however ground search water rest sharp lance head head lead around root center axis plant hung long slender stem eighth inch thick fourth inch wide lower end water depth four once went examine discovery imagine surprise plant see center stem contract roll itself spiral roll tape yet object stem found close examination long slender flat flat flit tube walls inch thick cellular open end inner end series hair observation found plant want water tube until water round wind amount water part tube until final coil taken water direct plant position until plant water tube orchid acts sensitive plant rapid found water where water latter case wax almost pitiful see tube way 61 windup |