Show A rege tabio fly trap an oddity pointed out to the interested visitor at the government gardens Is the BO so called cruel plant which belongs to the fly trap order this vegetable nero kills just for the thil pleasure of being a murderer the leaves of the cruel plant exude an intoxicating honey which regularly attracts flies files bees butterflies and other busy little flutter ers tho the slightest touch of these little creatures causes the leaf to close in ili the real fly trap fashion squeezing the tile intruder out of 0 nil all semblance of in an insect As soon na death stops the struggles of the insect and the irritation ceases the thu leaf slowly opens drops the mangled remains to the floor and automatically sets itself tor for another victim st louis republic |