176 THE FLOBIST AND POMOLOGIST. [August, 



the plants being covered with, a bell-glass, and allowed very little air ; but they 

 were standing within six inches of the glass roof, and consequently received every 

 ray of light, being merely shaded during bright sunshine by tissue-paper. Under 

 such treatment the plants grow fast, but I have never known them live long. I 

 have also seen it grown within sis inches of the front lights of a cool greenhouse, 

 with the bell-glass tilted so as to give plenty of air, the pot in this-case standing 

 in a pan containing an inch of water, which must have kept the material in which 

 the plant grew completely saturated. The plants in this case were quite as large as 

 any I have ever seen, and produced pitchers in quantity, almost as black as ebony, 

 and altogether the plants had a vigorous appearance, that I never saw in those 

 grown under the very hot system. 



The treatment I recommend is intermediate between these two extremes. 

 The plant evidently grows much faster with a brisk day temperature in the 

 growing season. To be placed as near the glass as possible at the end of a 

 house where Muscat grapes are well done, with a fair amount of heat, are con- 

 ditions which suit it most admirably. The bell-glass under which it is grown 

 should be kept a little tilted day and night, and should be shaded during strong 

 sunshine with tissue-paper, which admits plenty of light, — a most essential 

 conducive to its continued well-doing. It is propagated by taking off the small 

 shoots it throws out from the side, or by division of the crowns. This should be 

 done in spring just as the plant is showing signs of growth. The material in 

 which I find it to thrive best, is a mixture of three parts rotten sphagnum, 

 chopped fine, two parts crocks broken quite small, the largest not larger than 

 small peas, and one part fibrous peat, a handful of sand being mixed with the 

 whole. The object is to secure a material that will take any amount of water 

 without becoming sour. 



Into this compost repot every spring, getting away as much of the old 

 soil as can be done without injuring the roots. Use pots from two to six inches 

 in diameter, according to the size of the plant. Pot high, the crown of the plant 

 being kept well up, and plunge the pots in others two or three sizes larger, the 

 vacancy being filled up with sphagnum. The whole should be well moistened 

 every other day during the growing season, and once or twice a week when at 

 rest. On no account ever allow the plant to become dry, or it will suffer 

 materially, if not die. Keep a good look-out for green fly, which gets on the 

 under-side of the leaves, and does irreparable mischief if not discovered. 



As I have before observed, the plant delights in a brisk temperature whilst 

 growing, say 60° to 70° by night, with a rise of 15° or 20° by day. When at 

 rest, 45° to 50° at night, with 5° or 10° higher by day. Under these conditions, 

 the plant will do well and live for many years, going on increasing by throwing 

 out suckers. 



Summerfield, Bowdon. T. Baines. 



