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It is extremely pretty and it presents a problem to the vege- 

 table physiologist, for its pitchers are developed apart from 

 the leaves (if they are leaves), and the plant always presents 

 examples of two distinct forms of foliation. It has no stem, 

 but grows in a close tuft amidst the wet moss which forms 

 its bed, and when it flowers presents a near resemblance in 

 its floral organs to a ranunculus. 



The Cephalotus has been grown to perfection in a warm 

 greenhouse, and may be associated with either Sarracenias or 

 Nepenthes ; but its proper place, as regards temperature, is 

 midway between them. The soil best adapted for the plant is 

 a mixture of chopped sphagnum and the fibre of peat, without 

 any of the earthy matter, with an admixture of potsherds 

 broken to the size of peas. It should not stand in pans of 

 water ; but plenty of water it must have, in common with its 

 associates ; and if the atmosphere of the house in which the 

 plant is grown does not happen to be saturated with moisture 

 it must be covered with a bell glass, which should be cleaned 

 daily. The best place for it in a plant collection will be where 

 the temperature averages 45° to 55° through the winter, and 

 60° to 80° through the summer. 



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