NEPENTHES 



NEPENTHES 

 equatorial for hybridizing. Tlie four Kina Bal 



species are very 

 le. JY. albo-mar- 

 u-i ciHcta are re- 



ruteil with ni..isti.r 



iiii^h temperatures 

 The species whir 

 remarkable and ex 

 them, which grow 

 liorueo, whicli is 1 

 f.iuud at altilieL - 

 the followiim . : i 



distill.- 



1 ■:- !,-■ ■ i: ii. ..r \V|H ,,,!,,., i- ^,.,■y rxtensive. The 



■■ill' ,i':;."il hi..^!.."r;i|,!, ;• !l,:,l ! , '.■ J. |). Hookcrlu 



I'-i'."-;- ■ !■■ ■ '<■'". I i: •■! ' ' - ■ !-;::i. This is an 



■•<•■ ■ ■ ' 'ha dozen or so 



■ir- ruli-. I. ■, I ..- : ,_,., ,:i .1 .1 ■,..|,,|,meut of the 



pitrl,,!--., -. I .1 I. 11..,.; , r 11, r,:,,,- I. inn. Soc. 22:415- 

 i-H (ls.-,rti. F..r the hi.rti.ultural si,le, see Veitch and 

 Burbidge in Jour. Eoy. Hort. Soc. of London 21:226- 

 2G2 (1897). 



Nepentlies are funeiers' plants pin- exc,-Ue„re. The 



rather few 

 crowded rii 

 have been ■ 

 the chase fi 



ing orchid himi ~ \' \> i.i Si|.i , I -n, . ..i 

 been successfuly lirou^'ht t.i ..nr n-n 

 where it remains an unwilling priscnn 

 the others should be oneof the h.ni ii-ii 

 the twentieth century. In the jKu-rim 

 these four spefi."i r-rMw thi-re i- :, p, ,■ 



of cold and u. ■-. -i n , - - i: 



meets the e,,tl . ■ , , ,, ■, ■ ; ,, :i 

 a constant -i • ~ : 



temp, of 4n-i:, |- -Win i, |.|,,i,:- ..; il 



<'ven if shipped safely in Wardian ct 

 withstand the heat of "the sea voyage.' 



species 



• us fine, 

 e world 

 ~tory of 

 il excit- 

 jah had 





■-iKii.a with a 

 -'■ n^lile s|)ecies 

 soon die off, and 

 les, they cannot 

 The Rajah was 



ih .1 ,i~ the sum- 

 -I ii'il in yellow 

 II- .Tint basal 



ture-saturated atmosphere of Ihcir ii:itivi. lialjitat. In 

 such a house the Odontoglossuiiis of tlie hiLcher slopes 

 of the Andes and many other dillicult thin;;s should be 

 able to thrive. 



.\s a whole, Nepenthes is a difficult group to grow. 

 I'itcher plants deserve a house of their own, and they 

 often let it. Within the group, hovrevfr. there are cer- 

 tain ki-cN r-tM-l, :,r,- r.-1fi' i v,| ■• .:,— tn cHivate. The 

 hvl.n.l- ■■- •, -!l ■. .<..■ ., ■ .1. 



ithe 



of a good hybrid are: It should be (■a..\ 

 and easy to grow; every leaf should bear : 

 pitcher should be large and highly colore, 

 ones being the most attractive; the win 

 broad and copiously frii'iri'! : ♦l-r jIitm 

 be without some nii,|. r i:! rl 



lid 



all 



the top. All or near- , 



.Ifd.ii^-c.smHn, pitcher^' '.f ..ini.'h li^r >• ln-'n Liiiiv/n lu 



last two years. 



Among the species one of the most distinct types is 

 .V. linfflf.siana, which is remarkable for its high neck 

 supporting the lid. A form of it, known as If. Hookeri- 

 iniii, is thought to be a parent of more hybrids than any 

 other Nepenthes. The wide rim of iT. Veilchii gives its 

 pitchers a strong imlividuality and makes it a fivwrite 



cess on both sides i 

 ate notice. 



Tlic Tnpliti JTvh 

 father'^ li-l.ri.l- v,-e 



worth, I 

 in Eni;!, 



1 certainlv true that 



signed li.i- .;-;. ,:. .-n ,, : little 



thumb-pot,,, . .11, I , , -. ,1 ,| .,,]j 



kept in a dry pLi . . ; ; , i fnim 



one period o"f 111, !i , , ,i \ /■/,i/l- 



lamphora, Mool.-, , , ! ^ ,juite 



largely. The ni:ij,,i h \ ,,r n: ,, i,,. .,, -.;,;;,, i;. 8. 



Williams, of Londo„,\vl,,h .,, ., - ,, jlection 



at South Amboy was di^i" , / ,,,/ i, a very 



richly colored one. jV. J/ i ','„.(,(„, i, ir;;- 



liamsii and Laivrenceini'i .,i I - .. n i, i i,,, and the 

 writer is fairly certain that i'mirtii is also, ('<iurt and 

 Outran! both being warm personal friends. Most of the 

 plants were renamed when sent out in England. 



Emily Taplin Royle. 

 JYepenthes Culture at Washington, D. C. — Nepenthes 

 are increased by cuttings and by seeds. The ripened 

 shoots, with 4 or 5 leaves attaclied, make the best cut- 

 tings. Tlu'V may be put in to n.ot from Decniber till 

 ill', , ■,!■;, . I, III nh.l,T |,i-,,|„ ,■ , iii;,.„s the 



then gradually lianlmr ,| 

 suspended from the roof . 

 of which .should not fall 

 plants may be grown eiti 



ken charcoal 

 loss and kept 

 ith roots and 

 iinds do best 

 temperature 

 winter. The 

 s or baskets. 



