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posed of distant disks wliich are circular except for teeth 

 which project down into the pitcher. jV. EdwardsUtiia 

 is probably the only other kind with such a rim. Bor- 

 ni-u. Trans. Linn. Soc, plate 69, not B.M. 5080, which is 

 ^V. \',iti-]iii. — tioi in cultivation anywhere as yet. 



IS. clncta, Mast. The leaf tapers to a broad dilated 

 base, which is "intermediate between the sessile leaf of 

 jV. Norihiana and the long tapering stalk of N. ulho- 

 marginntii :" pitcher cylindrical, rounded at the base, 

 7-8 x2K in.; rim lobed, not entire as in TV. albo-iiicin/i- 

 iiata ; back of pitcher 2-spurred. Borneo. G. C. II. 

 21: 570.— The white band is narrower than in iV. atbo- 

 marghiafa. 



19. gracilis, Korth. Lvs. sessile, long decurrent : 

 pitcher cyliiidrii'al but inflated at the base and con- 

 strictfii Mt thi'miiMli-,2K^in. long. Borneo. B.M. 2029 

 (erron.-.aisly as ^\^ PhijlUimphora). V. 3:221 (poor as 

 to sliapi'of pitcher). Var. major is the only form offered. 



20. NorthiAna, Hook. Reraark.ible for its wide rim, 

 which is said to attain 2 in. and is perhaps nearly as wide 

 as in N. Veitchii. Pitcher flask-shaped, 12-16 x 35-i-5 

 in. Borneo. Gn. 23, p. 496. R.B. 21, p.271. S.H.I, p. 107 

 (all the same cut). G.C. II. 16:717 is misleading as to 

 width of rim, and was perhaps done from a very young 

 pitcher. 



21. Ciirtisii, Hook. This species is very distinct by 

 reason of the shape of the pitcher. Pitcher 7x 1'^ in., 

 as nearly cylindrical as in any species of the genus. 

 The mouth and neck are like N. RaffUsiana, but the 

 pitcher is not bulged below and the fls. are green instead 

 of dark red. This species is unique by reason of its 

 spurs. The back spur is borne not at the junction of 

 back and lid as usual, but on the back of the pitcher. 

 Moreover, the midrib of the lower surface of the lid is 

 produced into 2 spurs — one near the base and a longer 

 one near the apex. Borneo. B.M. 7138. G.C. III. 2: 689. 

 I.H. 35, p. .59 (same cut). G.C. III. 6:661. -A fresh 

 pitcher sent by Siebrecht shows that this is even more 

 distinct and splendid than the pictures show. 



22. mixta. Mast. (iV.iVbr«!is;j,Veitch). Hybrid of iV. 

 Northiana and N. Ciirtisii, having the cylindrical pitcher 

 of the latter but not the 2 spurs on the lower side of the 

 lid. The lvs. are remarkable in being somewhat notched 

 at the apex of the blade. Pitcher 8 in. long; rim deep 

 crimson. G.C. III. 13:47. G.M. 36:754. R.B. 21, p. 268. 

 —According to Veitch, the fls. are panicled. 



23. ampuIUria, var. vittita. Here niav ho sought the 

 spotted var. of iV. aminilhtri,i .l.srribrd at No. 7. In 

 I.H. 24:272 this spotted var. is rci.rrsrntfil with asmall, 

 broadly oblong, uncoustricted piti'lur and a lid bent 

 back to a wholly exceptional degree. 



24 Rajah, Hook. Fig. 1472. Distinguished by the 

 iiiiniense size of the pitchers, their odd shape, the gre.at 

 nioutli, the disproportionately large lid, and also by the 

 tendril which is given off, not from the apex of the leaf, 

 as usual, but from the under stirfaee a short distance 

 below the apex. Pitchers a foot or more long and three- 

 fourths as wide. Borneo. G.C. II. 16:493. Gn. 22, p. 

 122. P. 1883, p. 157. 



25. ChSlsoni, Veitch (iV. Dominii x N. Bafflesiana). 

 Pitcher .3-4x21^ in. More fully described in G.C. 

 1872:.542. 



26. Edin^nsis (N. Bafflesiana x Chelsoni). Raised 

 at the Botanic Gardens of Edinburgh, but not described 

 so far as known. A. P. 7:381. — Cult, at U. S. Botanical 

 Gardens, Washington, D. C. 



27. Eafflesiina, Jack. Fig. 1470. This is one of the 

 most distinct species by reason of its high-necked 

 pitchers and purple fls. The young pitchers are mug- 

 shaped {excluding the neck), while the mature ones 

 (rarely seen in cult.) are actually wider at top than at 

 bottom and taper gradually to the base without any 

 sudden constriction. Stem green and glabrous: young 

 pitchers often 5}3x3 in.; old ones sometimes 7x2 in. 

 India. B.M. 4285 (copied and reversed in F.S. 3:213). 

 F.S. 16:1698; 22:2343. P. 18.50:77; 1872, p. 221. G.C. 

 III. 12::553; 1872:.541. R.H. 1869, p. 130 (as JV.iffftte.*™ ). 

 Var. insignia, Mast., is a more robust plant: stems 

 covered when young with white chaffy scales: pitcliers 

 mug-shaped. 9 x 4 In., thickly beset with small, brownish, 



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stelliform hairs. G.C. II. 8:425. Var. nivea is densely 

 covered with white down. Var. p&llida is cult, at Wash- 

 ington, D. C. Var. Hookeri4na ( ^V. JIihiIk ridna, Low. 

 N. Hobkeri, Alphand). Fig. 1472. Said to be the parent 

 of more hybrids than any other kind. It seems to be a 

 distinct botanical variety from Borneo, differing essen- 

 tially in having a low neck. According to Masters 

 (G.C. II. 16:812), it alsodiffers in having ashort petiole 

 which is very broad at the base, and a flatter, not hood- 

 like lid. Also the lvs. are thicker, with 3-5 secondary 

 nerves on each side of the midrib and parallel to it, the 

 tertiary transverse nerves much more closely arranged 

 than in JV. Bafflesiana. The figure in G.C. II. 16:813 

 (repeated in G.C. III. 12:5.57, I.H. 41, p. 145, and S.H. 

 1:57) is inaccurate as to the spur, which is distinctly 

 shown as a prolongation of the rim, rather than of the 

 lid or the midrib of the back. See A.G. 18:877/ Also 

 Alphand's Promenades de Paris, last colored plate of 

 the volume of plates. 



FLASK-SHAPED AND SPOTTED PITCHER PLANTS. 



(The key continued from pase 1071.; 



This group (Nos. 2H to 45) is composed wholly of hybrids, and 

 the blood of N. Hafflesiana enters largely into them. The high- 

 necked kinds are more like typical N. Rafflesiana, while the 

 low-neeked kinds resemble N. RaffUsiana, var. Hookeriana. 

 All of these hybrids seem to be more flask-shaped than N. Baf- 

 flesiana, i. e., they are proportionately longer, and more con- 

 stricted above. 



F. JVccfe extremely high, associated 



with a very oblique mouth, as 

 in Fig. 1472 (bottom). 



G. Spots red and yellow : pitchers 



chiefly red 28. atrosangTiinea 



GG. Si><ils rr<l ii nd green. 

 H. Ii'iin in, I, '.J in.orso 29. Dicksoniana 



I. Wings ic'iry and fluted {as well 



as fringed) 30. Intermedia 



II. Wings not tvavy 31. Courtii 



FF. Neck shorter: mouth less ob- 

 lique. See Fig. 1472 [next above bottom). 

 G. Spots red and yellow, hardly 

 green. 



H. Bim parti-colored 32. coccinea 



33. WiUiamsii 



HH. Bim self-colored, dark 34. Horganiana 



GG. Spots red and green. 



H. Wings wavy (as well as fringed) 35. Dormanuiana 

 HH. Wings not wavy. 



I. Shape of lid roundish rather 



than oblong. 

 J. Base of lid heart-shaped, i. e., 



notched 36. Sedeni 



jj. Base of lid iiiil notched. 



K. Bim green 37. Lawrenciana 



38. Wrigleyana 

 KK. Bim^ dark red or parti-colored. H9. Stewartli 



40. Henryana 



41. Eyermanni 



42. Ratclifliana 

 II. Shape of lid oblong 43. Outramiana 



44. Dominii 



45. hybrida, 



var. maculata 



28. atrosangufnea, Hort. American hybrid, said to 

 resemble iV. Stdeni and iV. rubra. Said to be much 

 richer in color than N. sanguinea. Pitcher 6x2K in.; 

 rim red and blackish. G.C.'lI. 17:827. 



29. Dicksoni&na, Masters (JV. BafflesianaxVeitchii). 

 This has a rim almost as big as that of iV. Veitchii, but 

 not so flat. Pitcher 10x3'2 in.: lvs. with 3 parallel 

 nerves between midrib and margin. G.C. 111.4:541. 



30. intermedia, Veitch (N. Bafflesiana x ?). Stem 

 covered with pale rust colored down: lvs. taper to both 

 ends: pitcher 6x2}^ in.; rim flattish, parti-colored; lid 

 less hooded than in lY. Bafflesiana. G.C. II. 17:179; 

 III. 12:125. F. 1875, p. 257 (neck too low). 



31. Cdurtii, Veitch (iV. ? x Dominii). Stem purplish 

 and hairy: pitcher 5x254 in., of very firm texture. 

 G.C. HI. 6:845. 



