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NEPENTHES 



NEPETA 



'S2. coccinea, Mast. American hybrid of unlinowii 

 parentage. Pitcher (ixS in., crimson, slightly speckled 

 with yellow; rim red and black; lid spotted. G.C. II. 

 18:169. I. H. 41, p. 143. — Cannot be distinguished by 

 original descriptions and pictures from the next. The 

 leaf-margins of both have numerous, regularly disposed, 

 minute teeth. 



33. Williamsii, B. S. Williams (.V. Sedeni x iV. Hook- 

 eri). Pill III r 4-', in. long, intermediate in shape between 

 its parents; interior spotted red; lid reddish brown be- 

 neath. (i.(J. 11. 14:40. — In Gn. 27:494 the rim is errone- 

 ously shown as dark and self-colored, but a fresh pitcher 

 sent by Siebrecht has a beautiful, shiny, richly parti- 

 colored rim. 



34. Morganiina, Hort. (iV. Mdrganim, Hort.). One 

 of Taplin's AiiiiTJriiu hybrids, supposedly between iV. 

 Mookeri iiud -V. rhijlJamphora. Lvs. reddish, margins 

 entire: pitcher medium-sized. Originally said to have 

 a green lid, but in Gn. 23:390 the lid is light yellow, 

 spotted red, at least below. 



35. Dormanni&na, Masters. Possibly an American 

 hj'brid; parentage unknown. Lvs. finely ciliate at the 

 edges: pitcher 6x3; lid spotted. G. C. II. 17:525.— 

 Fresh pitcher sent by Siebrecht has a parti-colored rim. 



36. SMeni, Veitch. Masters, in his careful descrip- 

 tion in G.C. 1872:542, says that the lid is cordate, but 

 this feature is not shown in the Veitchian trade cut used 

 in P. 1872, p. 54 and S. H. 1 : 104. Stem terete, glabrous : 

 lvs. 1x1% in.: pitcher (probably not mature) 3x 1 In 



37. Lawrenciana, B. S.Williams {IV. Sedeni x. ffook- 

 erii). Pitcher 4-5 in. Immk. iiiti-ruu-diate in shape be- 

 tween its parents, ami in Issii .<;iiil to lie :i brit;lLter red 

 than any kind except .\ . s,i nqniiua . Lvs. slii,'htly ser- 

 rate: lid reddish lien..-:ith. li. C. 11. 14:40. 1.11.29:460 

 (lid spotted above). 



38. Wrigleyina, Hort. Said to be another hybrid of 

 iV. Phiillaiiiphoru and iV. Hookeri. Lvs. light green, 

 like tliose of N. Phyllamphora, 10-12xlJi-2 in., acute 

 at both ends, glandular beneath, and with 2 or more 

 parallel nerves on each side of the midrib. G.C. II. 

 17:143. 



39. SWwartii, Veitch (N. Stuarlii, Hort.?). Same 

 parentage as JV. Morganiana. Lvs. said to have the 

 light green color of N. Phif ilamphora , with the leathery 

 texture of iV. Hookeri. Pitcher intermediate in size. 

 P. 1879, p. 157, where the pitcher is .said to have a "promi- 

 nent rib " on the back. Specimens cult, at Cornell Univ. 

 have parti-colored rims. 



40. Henryana, B. S.Williams (N.Hookeri-x.N. Sedeni). 

 Pitcher 5x2. I. H. 29:400. Gn. 27:494. Here may belong 

 I.H.34:15,but the pitchers are larger and redder except 

 on the lid, which is nearly green and unspotted, the rira 

 decidedly parti-colored and the wings entirely unf ringed, 

 the last point being the most suspicious. 



41. flyermannl, Hort. Lvs. 10x2 in., dark green, 

 leathery, with a lew minute teeth on the margin: pitcher 

 4 X U-2 in., luiTulsome dark red, with relatively few green 

 spots; mouth ovate, rather short-necked; lid roundish, 

 as large as the mouth, freely spotted above, scarcely 

 beneath; rira narrow, slightly parti-colored; wings in 

 the specimen sent with a short fringe above and none 

 below. Described from fresh pitcher furnished by Sie- 

 brecht. 



42. Katcliffitlna, Veitch {N: PhyUampliorax.N. Hook- 

 eri). Lvs. light green, leathery, 12-15x1}^ in.; pitcher 

 .5-6x2 in.; rim parti-colored; lid about as large as the 

 mouth, ovate, glandular and spotted below. G.C. II. 

 17:178. 



43. Outrami^na, B. S.Williams (N. SedenixN. Hook- 

 eri). Pitcher 5 in. long; interior well spotted; rim 

 parti-colored; lid spotted, at least below. G.C. II. 14:41. 

 F. 1880, p. 156 (same cut). P.M. IS7:i::!S4. 



44. Dominii, Veitch (N. Domiinmut. Hort.? N.Baf- 

 flesiAiwxr). Stem purplish, slightly downy: lvs. 10-18 

 x3in.,l-nerved: pitcher 6x2 in., lid spotted. — Siebrecht 

 sends a small pitcher with a high neck, narrow, parti- 

 colored rim, lid faintly flushed above, freely spotted 

 b dow. There is more green than red in the pitcher. 



45. hjbrida, var. maciilita, Hort. {y. ICImsianay.?). 

 Stem glabrous : lvs. 13x2'4 in., 1-nerved; pitcherSxlVj 



in., cylindric, but slightly contracted above the middle. 

 The color of the lid is not recorded. J. M. Jlacfarlane 

 thinks that N. gracilis was the other parent. 



The following kinds have been offered in America but can- 

 not at present be distinguished from those given above; N. 

 Alletiiana, Hort. Siebrecht.— .iV. amdbilis. Hort. Said to be a 

 hybrid between N. Hookeri and N. Rafflesiana; int. 1886.- iV. 

 Amesiana, Hort. Said to be a hybrid between N. Rafflesiana 

 and N. Hookeriana; int. 1893. — N. Cldytonii, offered 1895 by 

 Pitcher and Manda.— A', compdcta. Hort., is figured in Gn. 'J7, 

 p. 497, but can hardly be distinguished bv the figure from any 

 other spotted, iiask-shaped, low-necked kind.— A. Craifjidna, 

 Hort. Siebrecht.— A. Edinundsii, Hort. Pitcher and Manda.— 

 A. Eliaenhorstidna, Hort. Siebrecht.— A. exeHsior, Hort. 

 Hybrid of Rafflesiana and N. Hookeriana. Pitcher 9 in. long, 

 spotted, oblong, rounded at base.— A. FindUyiiini, Hort. A 

 hybrid with medium-sized spotted pitchers: ini Issi;, — .V. 



Hamtltonidna is said to be the same as N. con .i - .\ ////,- 



berdii is probably the correct name of the hybri.i ,Hi\ . ri i-<il Ity 

 Pitcher & Manda as N. Hilberdii. Pitcher si'olo.l, Jul gieeu 

 above, indistinctly marked with red below; 1883. — N. J6luisvnii, 

 Hort. Siebrecht. — A. Ldnewoodii or A. Zibnewoodii, Hort. 

 Siebrecht.— A. Mdyi. Hort. Siebrecht.— A. Oshomedna, Hort. 

 Pitcher & Manda.— A. ParadXsce. Hybrid, 1883. Pitcher 

 spotted, much narrowed near center, 4-5x2-23^; rim green; 

 lid green above, reddish beneath.— A. Pdtersonii, Hort. Said. 

 Spotted. Pitcher cylindrical but narrower above. — N.picturdta, 

 Hort., is figured in Siebrecht's catalogue with an oblong 

 pitcher, whicli is slightly wider below but not flask-shaped.— 

 A. Pitcherii, Pitcher & Manda. Hybrid between N. Paradisse 

 and N. Henryana. Pitcher deep pink; 1895.— A. H^blingii, 

 Pitcher & Manda, 1895. Pitcher almost globular, medium- 

 sized, spotted.— A. Savagedna, Siebrecht, has mug-shaped, 

 spotted pitchers.— A. Se^mannii. Hort. Pitcher & Slanda.- 

 A. Siebrechtidna is said to have immense pitchers, resembling 

 N. Amesiana but lighter colored and dented on one side.— A. 

 S^abrightii of Saul's catalogue is probably the same thing as 

 the preceding, though Saul says it is in the style of N. Raffle- 

 siana.— A. spUndida, Hort. Pitcher & Manda.— A. sup^rba, 

 Hort. Hybrid having the habit of N. Hookeriana and pitcher 

 intermediate between N. Hookeriana and N. Sedeni. F.M. 

 1881:434.— A. Tdplini, Hort. Siebrecht.— A. Thorpeiana. Hort. 

 Siebrecht.— A. Tildeiiii, or Tildendidna, Hort. Pitcher & 

 Manda. — A. Wddleyaua, Hort. Siebrecht, a flask-shaped pitcher 

 which is much redder above. ^ jyj 



NfiPETA (Latin, perhaps from Nepete, an Etrurian 

 city). Labidta. This genus includes Catnip, Ground 

 Ivy and some other hardy perennial herbs of the easiest 

 culture. Catnip is a familiar weed near dwellings and 

 barns. Cats are fond of it, and Catnip tea is a pungent 

 memory with those who have survived the era of 

 homely simples. The seeds of Catnip are still offered. 



1473. Catnip— Nepeta Cataria. Enlarged. 



Ground Ivy also grows wild in America, and a form of 

 it with variegated foliage is cult, for edging flower- 

 beds or covering banks and stones. J. W. Manning 

 writes that it is hardy in light, well-drained soils, but 

 sometimes winter-kills in moist soils. It is also used in 



