together with the ridges from which these project. Such creatures
would, therefore, perish either within the neck or utricle; and the
quadrifid and bifid papillae would absorb matter from their decayed
remains. The transverse rows of hairs are so numerous that they seem
superfluous merely for the sake of preventing the escape of prey, and
as they are thin and delicate, they probably serve as additional
absorbents, in the same manner as the flexible bristles on the infolded
margins of the leaves of Aldrovanda. The spiral arms no doubt act as
accessory traps. Until fresh leaves are examined, it cannot be told
whether the line of junction of the spirally wound lamina is a little
open along its whole course, or only in parts, but a small creature
which forced its way into the tube at any point, would be prevented
from escaping by the incurved hairs, and would find an open path down
[page 451] the tube into the neck, and so into the utricle. If the
creature perished within the spiral arms, its decaying remains would be
absorbed and utilised by the bifid papillae. We thus see that animals
are captured by Genlisea, not by means of an elastic valve, as with the
foregoing species, but by a contrivance resembling an eel-trap, though
more complex.
Genlisea africana (South Africa). Fragments of the utriculiferous
leaves of this species exhibited the same structure as those of
Genlisea ornata. A nearly perfect Acarus was found within the utricle
or neck of one leaf, but in which of the two was not recorded.
Genlisea aurea (Brazil). A fragment of the neck of a utricle was lined
with transverse rows of hairs, and was furnished with elongated
papillae, exactly like those within the neck of Genlisea ornata. It is
probable, therefore, that the whole utricle is similarly constructed.
Genlisea filiformis (Bahia, Brazil). Many leaves were examined and none
were found provided with utricles, whereas such leaves were found
without difficulty in the three previous species. On the other hand,
the rhizomes bear bladders resembling in essential character those on
the rhizomes of Utricularia. These bladders are transparent, and very
small, viz. Only 1/100 of an inch (.254 mm.) in length. The antenn are
not united at their bases, and apparently bear some long hairs. On the
outside of the bladders there are only a few papillae, and internally
very few quadrifid processes. These latter, however, are of unusually
large size, relatively to the bladder, with the four divergent arms of
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