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DIFFERENCE of opinion has been expressed as to the nature and use of the liquid found in the so-called pitchers of various plants, such as Nepenthes, Rafflesia, and certain Orchidaceæ. The popular idea that these curious receptacles collect pure water for the refreshment of the thirsty in arid places, would seem to be set at rest, by a consideration of the fact that these plants grow in moist and marshy places. There would seem, moreover, to be some improbability that plants should secrete pure water.
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BUCKTON, G. Pitcher Plants . Nature 3, 34 (1870). https://doi.org/10.1038/003034a0
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