REMARKABLE FLOWERS. 



CHAP. 



spotted with brown and purple. They bear a close 

 resemblance to the ampullas of Nepenthes, and are 



produced in a cluster 

 round the flower-stalk, 

 which rises compara- 

 tively high above them. 

 Our next figure is 

 that of the Heliam- 

 phorct) a plant found 

 in the muddy places of 

 Guiana. It bears a slight resemblance to some species 

 of Sarracenia, with which it agrees in its fly-catching 

 abilities. The delicate nodding pink flowers are borne 



FIG. 83. 



FIG. 84. 



upon a slender stalk, which elevates them above the 

 pitchers. All these Pitcher-plants are inhabitants of 

 boggy places, and are often brought to this country 

 as objects of curiosity. They may all be seen grow- 



