Coalville Times | 1896-11-27 | Page 3 | Plants That Eat Insects

PlinuThil rn tritely Francis Darwin a ion ol the great natuiallit hai been Inicitlgatlng tbr I tf feet onlniectlvoroui plant ol supply lug them with and withhold log Inmr Ihem animal food Ae Grew tea of the carnlverout planli under almllar condition One plant ol the toy he ffil wltli I I rot meal onefifth ol a grain being be-ing placed on the secreting gland of the plant each hour while front alD the others all inch food was carefully excludcM The rctultt ol limb ijpfrl ment were very marked In several pr llculari the greatest being In the norr ber weight and ltillty of the mil The number ol seeds produced hv thtr plant that peas given In regular ration 01 anlmsl nutter waa ton In cuckoo m r produced by prams which were unfruV while the total weight ol the teed wn n 380to loo In other words the plants which were restricted a diet wholly vegetable were Invalids compared nhr the plants that were furnished with animal ani-mal food The Increased heatlnei ol the seeds + It another Pen I In bc noted n It certainly cer-tainly Impllea Increased vitality Ar let It It to with wheat ai any farmer will tell you It being the rule IbM thar heaverler the grain she greater ito fertility