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Sarracenia — continued. 



yellow, erect, orbicular, 3in. to 4in. wirte, slender-pointed, tomen- 

 tose within, ri-ildi.sh at the base, or reticulated with purple veins. 

 1752. (A. IJ. R. vi. 381 ; 15. M. 780 ; F. d. S. x. 1068 ; I. H. ii. 63 ; 

 L. ]i. C. 1967; K. G. 554.) 



S. f. atrosanguinea (dark blood-coloured). JL over 3in. across, 

 campanulate ; petals creamy-white ; sepals primro.se-yellow, 

 curling over the sepals. I. long, narrow, funnel-shaped; lamina 

 broad, roundisli, at tir.st green, with red reticulations, gradually 

 passing to a rich, deep blood-red colour. See Fig. 417, for w hich 

 we are indebted to .Mr. Wm. Bull. (G. C. n. s., xvi. p. 13; 

 I. H. xxvii. 386.) 



S. f. Catesbaei (Catesby's). A form with very large pitchers, and 

 a flat, roundish-cordate wing, traversed by red veins, ** It is very 

 doubtful, on the score of priority, whether this should not he 

 taken as the type of the species" (Dr. Masters). SvNS. S. Gates- 

 Ixvi, S. FiMi'si (!) (of gardens), and S. jlava picfa. 



S. f. liinbata (liordercd). A large and remarkable form ; the 

 roundish lid marked all around the edge, on the lower side, with 

 a band of brownish-crimson, iin. deep. 



S, f. maxima (large). A very distinct, large, and handsome kind, 

 having innnense pitchers with broad lids, of a pale green colour. 



S. f. ornata (adorned), ./f. 6in. to Sin. in diameter : sepals 

 greenish-yellow; petals of a rich canary-yellow, usually pen- 

 dulou.s, in form resembling the falls of an Iris. I. recurved 

 at the orifice ; upper part strongly marked with well-defined 

 reticulations of dark purplish-red, which are continued over 

 the lamina. 1881. (G. C. n. s., xv. 114, 115, under name of 

 S. onnita.) 



S, f. picta (painted). A synonym of S. /. Cateshfei. 



S. pslttacina (parrot -beaked).* jl. purple, on scapes 1ft. high. 

 April and May. I. 2in. to 4in. long, spreading; tube slender, 

 broadly winged, marked with white spots, and reticulated with 

 purple veiass Uu ina j,lol o e infl ite 1 incurve 1 1 eaked, almost 

 closing the oiiface of the tule 1866 (F d S 2063 G. C n. s., 

 XV. p. 816) 



Fig. 418. Sarracema purpurea. 



S. purpurea (purple).* Huntsman's Cup. jl. purple ; petals in- 

 flected over the stigma; scapes 1ft. uigh. April and May. 



Sarracenia — continued. 



I. 4iti. to 6in. long, spreading; tube inflated, contracted at the 

 throiit, liroadly winged; lamina reniform, erect, hairy within, 

 often purple-veined. 1640. See Fig. 418. (li. M.849-. F. d. S. x. 

 1076 ; G. C. n. s., xv. p. 821 ; L. &. \\ F. G. ii. p. 25 ; P. M. IJ. iii. 221.) 



S, rubra (red).* fi. redtlish-purple, smaller than in .S'. purpurea ; 

 petals obovate ; scapes exceeding the leaves. May. /. lOin. to 

 18in. high, erect, slender, narrowly winged, paler above, and 

 reticulated with purple veins ; lamina ovate, erect, beak-pointed, 

 tonientnse witliin. 1786. (L. IJ. C. 1163.) 



S. r. acuminata (taper-pointed). I. erect, pale green, becoming 

 freely reticulated with ciiinson veins near tne top ; lamina ovate, 

 acuminate, much larger than the mouth, longitudinally meshed 

 with crimson veins. (B. M. 3515, and H. E. F. 13, under name of 

 .S'. rubra.) 



S. undulata (wavy). A synonym of H. Drummomlii. 



S. variolaris (variolar). fi. yellow, 2in. wide; petals in- 

 flected over the stigma ; scapes shorter than the leaves. May. 

 I. erect, 6in. to 12in. hish. trumpet-shaped, broadly winged, 

 spotted with white near the yellowish summit ; lamina ovate, 

 concave, arching over the orifice of the tube, hairy and reticu- 

 lated with purple veins within. 1803. (B. M. 1710 ; I^ B. C. 803 ; 

 S. B. F. G. ser. ii. 138, under name of S. minor ; S. E. B. 53, 

 under name of S. adu7ica.) 



Hybrids. By crossing- the above species, many beau- 

 tiful hybrids have been, raised, of which the following 

 may be taken as a representative selection : 



S. Atkiusonlana (Atkinson's). /. long, narrow, and erect, green, 

 with slight, red rilis aiul reticulations ; lamina broad, cordate, 

 green, marked with red ribs and veins. A distinct form, raised 

 between iS. fiava maxima and .S. purpurea^ and partaking most 

 of the characters of the former parent. 



S. chelsoni (Chelsea).* I. richly coloured with crimson of a 

 l)rigliter hue than tliose of either parent. A beautiful hybrid 

 betwe en S. r uhra and S. purpu7'ea ; the pitchers have the 

 elongated form of S. rubra with the broader dilatation of S". pur- 

 jiitrea, and take a position intermediate between the decumbent 

 habit of the latter and the erect growth of the former. (G. C. 

 n. s., xiii. p. 725, and xv. p. 817.) 



S. Courtii (Court's).* Z., when young, bright crimson-purple from 

 the middle upwards, rrticulatcfi with darker veins, changing 

 with age to ileej* blond-red. "itli Itlackish-purple vein.s. 1885. A 

 beautiful liyl)rid between S. purpurea and S. pait taenia. (R. G. 

 1886, p. 29.) 



S. crispata (curled). Jl. fully Sin. across ; petals white, droopin";, 

 rei^urved at the edges, I. erect, funnel-shaped ; lamina erectly 

 arrlied and roundish, and, as well as the ujiper part of the tube, 

 marked by longitudinal pencillings of red, forming a rather open 

 reticulation. Possibly a natural or wild hybrid between 5. ^atwi 

 and S. rubra. (I. H. xxvii. 387; G. C. n. s., xv. p. 633, and 

 xvi. p. 9, under name of .S". fiava crispata.) 



S. excellens (excellent). I. green, becoming stained with close 

 reticulations of purplish-red near the upper end, the pallid spots 

 reildish externally ; lid roundish, arching, and, with the upper 

 part of the tube, suffused and mottled with dark red. Habit 

 erect. Parents: S. variolaris and S. Druimnnndii alha. 



S. exculta (adorned). I. erect, with a narrowish wing, pale 

 gi'een below, the upper end, as well as the roundish, incurved, 

 undulated lamina, strongly blotched with white and reticulated 

 with crimson veins. Intermediate in character between -S. fiava 

 atrosanifuinca and S. Druminondii. 



S, exornata (ornamented). I. similar to those of S. purpurea, 

 but more erect, slightly narrowed at the mouth, which is dark 

 purple-red. revolute and glossy, the tube dark green, covered 

 with purplish-red veins, the longitudinal ribs stout, with smaller 

 and finer veins between ; lamina erect, ovate, wavy, the dark 

 purple-red ribs running up through it and diverging. The mark- 

 ing throughout is very bold and effective. Parents : S. purpurea 

 and S. crifipata. 



S. form.osa (lieautifid).* A hybrid between S. pslttacina and 

 S. variolaris. " The pitchers have more of the decumbent habit 

 of S. psitlaci/ia than of the erect growth of S. variolaris, and are 

 about intermediate in length between those of the two parents. 

 The broad, lateral wing is also intermediate in form, while the 

 beak-like lid of the pitcher is altogether that of S. psittacina. 

 All the upper portion of the pitcher has a bright crimson, reticu- 

 lated nervation, with the characteristic white spotting of 

 S. variolar iji ; the basal portion is pale fulvous-green" (Veitch). 

 See Fig. 419, for which we are indebted to Messrs. Veitch and 

 Sons. 



S. illUStrata (illustrated). L long, funnel-shaped, strongly 

 marked with longituilinal, crimson ribs, united by veins of a 

 similar colour ; lamina cordate, apiculate, green, marked by 

 strong, red, curved veins, the outer of which extend to the 

 margin. This resembles *?. fiaca in habit. Parents : S. fiava 

 picta and S. Steei-nsii, 



S. Maddlsoniana (Maddison's). l. rather erect, short, broad, 

 green, with dull veins outside ; mouth translucent-spotted ; 

 lamina large, incurved over the tube, ovate, wavy, strongly 

 ribl)ed with deep purple-red veins. Habit dwarf. Parents : 

 S. variolaris and S. psittacina. 



