SOURCE: "The Purple Terror" by Fred M. White(The Strand, September 1899)

DESCRIPTION: "As he advanced he saw suddenly falling a green bunch of cord that straightened into a long, emerald line. It was trainagular in shape, fine at the apex, and furnished with hooked spines. The rope appeared to dangle from the tree overhead; the borad, sucker-like termination was evidently soaking up moisture..." ("The Purple Terror" by Fred M. White)

NOTES: The Purple Terror feeds exclusively on blood.

HISTORY: I always thought Wells wrote the first killer plant story with "The Flowering of the Strange Orchid". Evidentally not. Fred M. White wrote this story six years earlier. Of the two I prefer White's plant, since it is aggressive and mobile, while Wells' orchid works more on perfume.

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