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throiigli middle and west Florida to southeastern Louisiana ; and in 

 almost every county within its range it is common enough so that one 

 can find it almost any day by looking in favorable places. 



Sarracenia minor (PI. 3) has leaves erect or nearly so, with the 

 hood curved over the mouth of the tube in such a way as to keep out 

 rain falling vertically, though in heavy showers some rain may splash 

 into it. The back of the hood has numerous white translucent spots 

 which serve to light u]) the interior of the pitcher, and the wing ha- 

 minute nectar glands scattered along it, which lead ants and other 

 crawling insects u}) to the moutli of the tulx^ and to destruction within. 

 The leaves are usually less than a foot tall, but in Oketinokee Swamj». 

 Georgia, a height of three feet is often reached, and 1 have measured 

 one leaf forty-four inches long. (See illustration. ) They last pretty 

 well through the winter, but apparently do not function a second 

 season. The flowers are yellow. 



This was figured by some of the old European hcri)alists over two 

 hundred years ago, but was first properly described by Walter in 

 1788. Michaux, overlooking Walter's description or not recognizing 

 it as belonging to his own plant, redescribed it in 1803 as ^. rariolaris. 

 and this name prevailed for one hundred years, until the older name 

 was resuscitated by the writer.* 



This is a common, though not very abundant, j)lant, chiefly in damp 

 flat pine-l)arrcns, from southern Xorth (^irolina to southwest (ieorgia 

 and southward to the vicinity of Kissimniee, Florida, which is about 

 one hundred miles farther south than any other species of Stirramiin 

 extends. j- It is not known in Alabama, but Professor .1. M. Mac- 

 farlanc found it once near Ponce de Leon in west Florida. It can 

 often be recognized from a moving train, espe.-ially when if is in 

 hlooni. 



Stirnii-t'iiid nihni is a slender dull-colored plant with leaves and 

 flower stalks about a fo<»t tall, or sometimes mon\ but usually less. 



*Bull. Torrey Hot. Clul. :M» ilC) 1 :t:fj. l!M);i. ...... ., • i 



tin an artiilo on tlu- Kvcrdiiili's l>.v Dix iiiul MBrOoniKlo in llii- ( tnturu ilngnttnf lor 

 ri'bruary. lltOf), thiMc is a Kkflcli |.iir|«>rtiMi; to nIiow Homo of tlw rhnruilcriiilic pUnlji on Ilii* 

 i.Hlands, in which a Sarrati-nia (n|MMi<'s unri-coKnizahlo) a|>l'<'nrs erowinir on Ihc trunk of « 

 ire.' with Komo orclii(In an.l f.-rns! The arti.st. how.'V.T. oarn.d hi« "po.-lir lii-.-n«i-' lo<i f»r. 

 not only in niakinc Sarran-nia un <'i>ii.hyt.-. hut also in Mlrihulinc it I" Hial j>nrt of Hondii 

 at all, for no nicnilx-r of Ih(> Ki-nus is known within on.' hnM.lr.il niilro of th.' Kv<T|tlni!i'» 



