University of California, Los Angeles. -- Library. -- Dept. of Special Collections (repository) Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966 (photographer) Armacost & Royston (subject)
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Text from nitrate negative sleeve: 2536, 12, Orchids. BBEO, Pitcher Plant. Medici of the vegetable kingdom--here is the odd pitcher plant whose poison sacks kill insects. Photo shows: A picture of the pitcher plant--[unclear] from its odd shape. This plant (Nepenthes Tiveyii) grows near orchids in tropical jungles. It has poison sacks from 3 to 5 inches long on the ends of its leaves. Insects wandering into these poison sacks are killed. [11?]3B1694 PITCHER PLANT. [Struck out: 113B1694] Probably at Armacost & Royston nursery, Los Angeles Close-up of pitcher plant Negative damaged: adhesive or paper residue at top and bottom edges Handwritten at edge of negative: 2536 T2, NEPENTHES TIVEYii PITCHER PLANT Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.
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