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THE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING, 



Sarracenia continued. 



ointed, tomen- 



yellow, erect, orbicular, 3in. to 4in. wide, slender pointe, omen- 

 tose within, reddish at the base, or reticulated with purple veins. 

 1752. (A. B. R. vi. 381 ; B. M. 780 ; F. L 8. x. 1068 ; I. H. 11. 63 ; 

 L. B. C. 1957; B. G. 554.) 



S. f. atrosanguinea (dark blood-colcured). fl. over 3in. across, 

 campanula** ; petals creamy-white ; Si-pals primrose-yellow, 

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

 broad, roundish, at first green, with red reticulations, gradually 

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

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

 I. H. xxvii. 386.) 



S. f. Catesbsei (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, whethe 

 " 



taken as the type of the species" (Dr. Masters). 

 desi (?) (of gardens), and S. flam picta. 



. 



this should not be 

 . SYNS. S. Gates- 



bcei, S. Fildesi 



S. f. limbata (bordered). 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 immense pitchers with broad lids, of a pale green colour. 

 S. f. ornata (adorned), fl. (An. to Sin. in diameter; sepals 

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

 dulous, 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 



the lamina. 1881. 

 S. ornata.) 

 S. picta (painted). 



are continued over 

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



A synonym of S. f. Catesban. 



S. psittacina (parrot-beaked).* fl. 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 veins ; lamina globose, inflated, incurved-beaked, almost 

 closing the orifice of the tube. 1866. (F. d. S. 2063 ; G. C n. s., 



FIG. 418. SARRACENIA PURPUREA. 



S. purpurea (purple).* Huntsman's Cup. /. p urp le petals in- 

 flectelover the stigma; scapes 1ft. Thigh. AprUand May. 



Sarracenia continued. 



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

 throat, broadly winged; lamina veniform, erect, hairy within, 

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

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



S. rubra (red).* /. reddish-purple, smaller than in S. purpurea ; 

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

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

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

 tomentose within. 1786. (L. B. C. 1163.) 



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

 freely reticulated with crimson veins near the 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 S. Drummondii. 



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

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

 1. erect, 6in. to 12in. high, 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 ; L. B. C. 803 ; 

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

 under name of S. adunca.) 



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. Atkinsoniana (Atkinson's). I. long, narrow, and erect, green, 

 with slight, red ribs and reticulations ; lamina broad, cordate, 

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

 between S. flava maxima and S. purpurea, and partaking most 

 of the characters of the former parent. 



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

 brighter hue than those of either parent. A beautiful hybrid 

 between S. rubra and S. purpurea ; the pitchers have the 

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

 purea, and take a position intermediate between the decumbent 

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

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



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

 the middle upwards, reticulated with darker veins, changing 

 with age to deep blood-red, with blackish-purple veins. 1885. A 

 beautiful hybrid between S. purpurea and S. psittacina. (R. G. 



S. crispata (curled), fl. fully Sin. across ; petals white, drooping, 



'na erectly 

 1 part of the 

 marked by longitudinal pencillings of red, forming a rather open 



recurved at the edges, /. erect, funnel-shaped ; lamina 

 irched and roundish, and, as well as the upper part of the tube, 



reticulation. Possibly a natural or wild hybrid between S. flava 

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

 xvi. p. 9, under name of S. flava crispata.) 

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



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

 reddish 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. Drummondii alba. 



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

 green 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. flava 

 atrosanguinea and S. Drummondii. 



S. exornata (ornamented). 1. similar to those of S. purpurea, 

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

 purple-red, re volute 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 



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

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

 S. crispata. 



S. formosa (beautiful).* A hybrid between S. psittacina and 

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

 of S. psittacina 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. variolaris ; the basal portion is pale fulvous-green " (Veitch). 

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

 Sons. 



S. illustrata (illustrated). I. long, funnel-shaped, strongly 

 marked with longitudinal, 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 S. flava in habit. Parents : S. flava 

 picta and S. Stevensii. 



S. Maddisoniana (Maddison's). I. rather erect, short, broad, 

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

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

 ribbed with deep purple-red veins. Habit dwarf. Parents: 

 S. variolaris and S. psittacina. 



