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THE BEND BULLETIN, BEND, OREGON
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Meat-Eating Plant
Has Such Appetite
Public Is Barred
By Elmer C. Broz
(United Pr SUff Corrwiiondcnt)
St. Louis iuv-The meat-eating
.nepenthes of George H. Pring
would be exhibited more often if
he could hang a sign on them
warning, "Don't Feed the Plants."
Pring, custodian of the world's
largest collection of nepenthes
pitcher plants, believes showing
them is a risk because they are
subject to death from "acute in
digestion." : ....
"It some kid tossed my plants
a large piece of hamburger at a
public show, they'd 'curl up and
pass out from inability to- digest
It." he said. '
Pring has more than 100 of the
meat-eating plants in his collec
tion. All but one are jn hothouses
about 40 miles west of St. Louis,
where they can be mpre'earefully
watched.
Just Dessert '
Pring, superintendent of . the
Missouri botanical gardens here,
would assure the public that a
nepenthes' life does not depend
on meat. "It is dessert to them,"
he said.
No meat diet is fed the plants,
-but he suspects gardeners occa
sionally catch insects and feed
!them to the always open-mouthed
plants. '
Nepenthes are the sirens of the
'botanical world. Their digestive
,part, or stomach, hangs from' a
leafy top plant like a miniature
saxophone, v. Inside the cup is a
.sweet, pleasant-smelling liquid
that lures the insect.
' The plant has no trouble digest
ing a bug the size of a bumble
. bee. Anything larger may cause
trouble. For that reason, putting
the plants on exhibition without
proper supervision is a risk.
,' Warnings Don't Work '
The seductive fluid In the cup
is composed of weak acids and
enzymes, much like human di
gestive juices. Once the victim is
in the liquid, the digestive process
continues until only the shell re
mains. i Pring doesn't have much faith
in exhibiting the plants with a
sign warning not to feed them.
"They try that in the zoo but
the public still feeds the animals
popcorn and hamburger sand
wiches," he said.
However, he showed concern
about his failure to exhibit the
plants at the recent Greater St.
Louis flower show.
"I should, have had them there,
I guess. At today's prices the
public would hesitate feeding my
nepenthes meat," he observed.
Six Corners
Six Corners. April 8 (Special)
John and George Btacletlch are
busy this week truK'King ineir
cattle to Pine mountain.
Mrs. Ralph Flowers' oi rceu
mond visited Mrs. Clyde Willsey
last week. '
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Estey
and four children, of Underwood,
Wash., were Saturday visitors at
the Louis Gless home In Carroll
Acres. Sunday they visited with
Mrs. Estey's brother, Carson Call,
and family. Mrs. Gless and How
ard Estey are brother and sSs'er.
The 4-H Flower club met Sun
day, April 3, at the Joe Hlnce
home. There were six members
present; they practiced trans
planting, of bulbs. Next meeting
will be April 24 at the Wilson
Eakman home. .
Earl Wllllums finished grading
potatoes at his cellar this week
and has sold all of them. He re
ports a very small loss due to the
extreme winter.
' Mrs. Mike Olivas underwent a
malor operation at St. Charles
hosDltal last Thursday, March 31.
Hor daughter. Mrs. Robert Yok-
um, is here from Alsea, and her
mother and sister are here from
Modesto, Calif. (
. .Mr. and Mrs. James (Buck)
McArdle. formerly of this com
munity, have sold their home on
"East Setoard. They have bought
a large, custom - built trailer
house.
Mr. and Mrs. 0e Nordby visit
ed at the Wilson Eakman home
Saturday. . ,.
Betty Klzer, of Bend; returned
home from Portland Tuesday by
plane, after spending ten days
with her uncle, who is Raymond
Klzer. -
Mrs. Velda Bushnell, Mrs. Clar
ence Bennett and Mrs. . Wilson
Eakman furnished transportation
for the pupils of Richardson
school to the puppet show in
Bend, Wednesday, April C. After
the show the children went to see
the baby bear at Peterson and
Russell's store. Incidentally, not
one pupil was absent from Rich
ardson school that morning.
Mrs. Joe Hince, Mrs. Lee
Brown, and Mrs. Jane Jones call
ed on Mrs. May Hilton Wednes
day, April 6.
Sisters
Sisters, April 8 ( S p e c i a 1 )
Homer M a t s o n, grade school
principal, accompanied Byron
Evans, high school principal, to
Portland last Thursday morning
where they attended the annual
O.E.A. convention oqi Thursday
and Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Leland
Johnson also attended the conven
tion. The high school was dismiss
ed last Thursday and Friday but
the grade school remained In ses
sion and Mrs. Loyd Hewitt sub
stituted for Matson in the 7th
and 8th grades during Matson's
absence. Matson returned home
by plane on Saturday. .
(Jn April 14, a benefit program
featuring Mitchel Cain, world
famous magician and comedian.
will be given at the Sisters gym
nasium at 8 p.m. Part of the pro
ceeds will go to the Sisters grade
school.
The County PTA council met at
Sisters Friday evening. Represen
tatives from the different uend
PTA groups met with the Sisters
members. During the business
meeting officers were elected for
the coming year as follows: Pres
ident, Robert Breckenrldge, of
Bend; Vice president, A. W. West-
fall, of Bend; Secretary, Mrs. R.
Calverts, of Bend; and Treasurer,
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Mrs. Kenneth Short, of Sisters.
A 4-H boys' and girls' horse
club was organized last Friday
evening at the home of the lead
er, Brownie Moss. Don Benscotur,
county 4-H leader from Redmond
attended the meeting and showed
two educational films. The next
meeting will be at the Lewis
Luckenbill home on April 15th
at 7:30 p.m. Anyone interested in
joining this club is Invited to at
tend the meeting.
Mrs. Mike Garber entertained
with a birthday party Friday eve
ning in honor of her daughter,
Janet's, third birthday. Fifteen
guests enjoyed games and an
Easter egg hunt. Prizes were won
by Patty Brennipse and Pauline
Lewis. The nostess serveu re
freshments of ice cream and
cake. Janet received many lovely
gif's. . . ..,
Mr. and Mrs. Francis nema-i-son
returned Monday from Sweet
Home where they were called last
Thursday because of the death of
Henderson's mother, Mrs.' Thom
as Henderson.
Dr. Grant Skinner
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