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Sarracenias with that of Their Parents 5 



Tournefort named the genus Sarracena, in honor of Dr. 

 Sarrasin of Quebec (1), and described one species, S. canadensis. 

 Linnaeus accepted the genus name and described the two spe- 

 cies long recognized, S. flava and 5. purpurea. 



Walter, in 1788 (9), described and named two new species, 

 S. minor and 5. rubra. S. psittacina was added to the genus 

 by Michaux in 1803 (11). Croom (12) described S. Drum- 

 mondii in 1835. 



Since the above time, only one new species has been added, 

 5. Sledgei in 1906, by Macfarlane (17). 



A few of the botanical publications of this time review the 

 genus as varying in composition: 



"Flore des Serres" (13) gives seven species: S. flava (L.), S. 

 purpurea (L.), S. variolaris (= minor Walt. = adunca Smith), 

 S. undulata (Den.), 5. Drummondii (Cro.), S. rubra (Walt.), 

 S. psittacina (Michx.) (= calceolata = pulchella (Croom)). Chap- 

 man (14) gives all of the above except 5. undulata, which he 

 considers synonymous with 5. Drummondii. Hooker (15) men- 

 tions eight species but does not enumerate them. Boulger 

 (16), in reviewing the genus, has the six species: S. purpurea, 

 S. flava, S. rubra, S. Drummondii, S. psittacina, S. variolaris. 



During the latter half of the 18th century, Sarracenias were 

 widely cultivated in European gardens. New varieties were 

 eagerly sought for exhibition, many new forms were introduced 

 from America and several artificial hybrids were produced. 

 Since each exhibitor appended a name to his own product, a 

 great confusion of names had arisen and a survey of the forms 

 under cultivation became most necessary. Dr. Masters, there- 

 fore, undertook the review in three numbers of the Gardeners' 

 Chronicle for the year 1881 (18). Here he gives a key to the 

 forms raised in English gardens and gives for each a short de- 

 scription from living specimens furnished to him. The forms 

 and species described by him are as follows: 



1. S. psittacina (Michx.) A. D. C. Prod. XVII, p. 4. 



2. 5. purpurea (L.) A. D. C. Prod. XVII, p. 4- 



3. S. Chelsoni X (Hort. Veitch, G. C. vol. 9. P- " (rubra X purpurea). 



4. 5. variolaris (Michx.) Croom. A. D. C. Prod. XVII, p. 6. 



5. 5. Drummondii (Croom) A. D. C. Prod. XVII, p. 5 (var. alba G. C. 



vol. 10, p. 281). 



6. 5. undulata (Den.) = 5. Drummondii (Croom) Rev. Hort. i, p. 126. 



Flore des Serres 7, A. D. C. Prod. XVII, p. 5- Index Amer. Bot. 

 p. 40. 



