D.
Darwin, Francis, on the effect of an induced galvanic current on Drosera, 37 --, on the digestion of grains of chlorophyll, 126 --, on Utricularia, 442
Delpino, on Aldrovanda, 321 --, on Utricularia, 395
Dentine, its digestion by Drosera, 106
Digestion of various substances by Dionaea, 301 -- -- by Drosera, 85 -- -- by Drosophyllum, 339 -- -- by Pinguicula, 381 --, origin of power of, 361
Digitaline, action on Drosera, 203
Dionaea muscipula, small size of roots, 286 --, structure of leaves, 287 --, sensitiveness of filaments, 289 --, absorption by, 295 --, secretion by, 295 --, digestion by, 301 --, effects on, of chloroform, 304 --, manner of capturing insects, 305 --, transmission of motor impulse, 313 --, re-expansion of lobes, 318
Direction of inflected tentacles of Drosera, 243
Dohrn, Dr., on rhizocephalous crustaceans, 357
Donders, Prof., small amount of atropine affecting the iris of the dog, 172
Dragonfly caught by Drosera, 2
Drosera anglica, 278 -- binata, vel dichotoma, 281 -- capensis, 279 -- filiformis, 281 -- heterophylla, 284 -- intermedia, 279
Drosera rotundifolia, structure of leaves, 4 --, effects on, of nitrogenous fluids, 76 Drosera rotundifolia, effects of heat on, 66 --, its power of digestion, 85 --, backs of leaves not sensitive, 231 --, transmission of motor impulse, 234 --, general summary, 262 -- spathulata, 280
Droseraceae, concluding remarks on, 355 --, their sensitiveness compared with that of animals, 366
Drosophyllum, structure of leaves, 333 --, secretion by, 334 --, absorption by, 337 --, digestion by, 339
E.
Enamel, its digestion by Drosera, 106
Erica tetralix, glandular hairs of, 351
Ether, effects of, on Drosera, 219 --, --, on Dionaea, 304
Euphorbia, process of aggregation in roots of, 63
Exosmose from backs of leaves of Drosera, 231
F.
Fat not digested by Drosera, 126
Fayrer, Dr., on the nature of cobra poison, 206 --, on the action of cobra poison on animal protoplasm, 208 --, on cobra poison paralysing nerve centres, 224
Ferment, nature of, in secretion of Drosera, 94, 97
Fibrin, its digestion by Drosera, 100
Fibro-cartilage, its digestion by Drosera, 104
Fibro-elastic tissue, not digested by Drosera, 122
Fibrous basis of bone, its digestion by Drosera, 108 [page 458]
FLUIDS--LEAVES.
Fluids, nitrogenous, effects of, on Drosera, 76
Fournier, on acids causing movements in stamens of Berberis, 196
Frankland, Prof., on nature of acid in secretion of Drosera, 88
G.
Galvanism, current of, causing inflection of Drosera, 37 --, effects of, on Dionaea, 318
Gardner, Mr., on Utricularia nelumbifolia, 442
Gelatin, impure, action on Drosera, 80 --, pure, its digestion by Drosera, 110
Genlisea africana, 451 -- filiformis, 451
Genlisea ornata, structure of, 446 --, manner of capturing prey, 450
Glandular hairs, absorption by, 344 --, summary on, 353
Globulin, its digestion by Drosera, 120
Gluten, its digestion by Drosera, 117
Glycerine, inducing aggregation in Drosera, 52 --, action on Drosera, 212
Gold chloride, action on Drosera, 184
Gorup-Besanez on the presence of a solvent in seeds of the vetch, 362
Grass, decoction of, action on Drosera, 84
Gray, Asa, on the Droseraceae, 2
Groenland, on Drosera, 1, 5
Gum, action of, on Drosera, 77
Gun-cotton, not digested by Drosera, 125
H.
Haematin, its digestion by Drosera, 121
Hairs, glandular, absorption by, 344 --, --, summary on, 353
Heat, inducing aggregation in Drosera, 53 --, effect of, on Drosera, 66 --, --, on Dionaea, 294, 319
Heckel, on state of stamens of Berberis after excitement, 43
Hofmeister, on pressure arresting movements of protoplasm, 61
Holland, Mr., on Utricularia, 395
Hooker, Dr., on carnivorous plants, 2 --, on power of digestion by Nepenthes, 97 --, history of observations on Dionaea, 286
Hydrocyanic acid, effects of, on Dionaea, 305
Hyoscyamus, action on Drosera, 84, 206
I.
Iron chloride, action on Drosera, 185
Isinglass, solution of, action on Drosera, 80
J.