Crystallin, its digestion by Drosera, 120

Curare, action on Drosera, 204

Curtis, Dr., on Dionaea, 301

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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