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Venus's Looking Glass

1911 Encyclopedia Britannica

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A popular garden name for Campanula Speculum (or Specularia Speculum ), from the old name for the plant, Speculum Veneris. It is a common FIG. i. - Leaf of Venus's Fly-Trap ( Dionaea muscipula ), viewed laterally in its expanded state, slightly enlarged. (After Darwin.) F3 FIG. 2. - Leaf of D. muscipula closed over Insect. A, viewed from the side; B, from above.

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FIG. 3. - A, sensitive bristle and glands of D. muscipula, X50; B, glands, X300.

cornfield plant in the south of Europe, and is grown in gardens on account of its brilliant purple flowers.

Bibliography Information
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Venus's Looking Glass'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​v/venuss-looking-glass.html. 1910.