Thanks for fibrin. Drosera and Pinguicula dissolve it thoroughly.
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Thanks for fibrin. Drosera and Pinguicula dissolve it thoroughly.
Has been testing the digestive powers of Drosera; wants to know whether a group of substances that elicit similar responses are related.
Discusses the powers of digestion of Drosera and why certain substances produce less excitement in the plant than others.
Suggests experiments on artificial digestion.
Has been experimenting with phosphates on Drosera and wonders whether animals digest a particular one.
Asks whether Huxley has approached him regarding the introduction of a vivisection act.
Reports difficulties in experiments on digestion of fibro-cartilage. Asks about JSBS’s experiments with artificial digestive fluids.
JSBS must read Hooker’s address at Belfast [Rep. BAAS 44 (1874): 103–16] to see what a magnificent digester Nepenthes is.