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posed of distant disks which are circular except for teeth 

 which project down into the pitcher. JV. Edicardxiana 

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

 neo. Trans. Linn. Soc., plate 69, not B.M. 5080, which is 

 JV. Veitchii. Not in cultivation anywhere as yet. 



18. cincta, Mast. The leaf tapers to a broad dilated 

 base, which is "intermediate between the sessile leaf of 

 JV. Northiana and the long tapering stalk of N. albo- 

 tnarginata:" pitcher cylindrical, rounded at the base, 

 7-8x2% in.; rim lobed, not entire as in JV. albo-margi- 

 nata : back of pitcher 2-spurred. Borneo. G. C. II. 

 21:576. The white band is narrower than in JV. albo- 

 marginata. 



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

 pitcher cylindrical but inflated at the base and con- 

 stricted at the middle, 2%-4 in. long. Borneo. B.M. 2629 

 (erroneously as N. Phyllamphora). V. 3:221 (poor as 

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



20. Northiana, Hook. Remarkable for its wide rim, 

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

 as in JV. Veitchii. Pitcher flask-shaped, 12-16 x 3%-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 7xl> in., 

 as nearly cylindrical as in any species of the genus. 

 The mouth and neck are like JV. Rafflesiana, 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. ( JV. Northisii, Veitch) . Hybrid of JV. 

 Northiana and JV. Curtisii, having the cylindrical pitcher 

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

 lid. The Ivs. 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. ampullaria, var. vittata. Here may be sought the 

 spotted var. of JV. ampullaria described at No. 7. In 

 I.H. 24:272 this spotted var. is represented with a small, 

 broadly oblong, unconstricted pitcher and a lid bent 

 back to a wholly exceptional degree. 



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

 immense size of the pitchers, their odd shape, the great 

 mouth, 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 surface 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. F. 1883, p. 157. 



25. Ch61soni, Veitch (JV. Dominii x JV. Rafflesiana). 

 Pitcher 3-4x2>in. More fully described in G.C. 

 1872:542. 



26. EdinSnsis (JV. Rafflesiana x Chelsoni). Raised 

 at the Botanic Gardens of Edinburgh, but not described 

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

 Gardens, Washington, D. C. 



27. Bafflesiana, 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>x3 in.; old ones sometimes 7x2 in. 

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

 F.S. 16:1698; 22:2343. F. 1850:77; 1872, p. 221. G.C. 

 III. 12:553; ^1872:541. R.H. 1869, p. 130 (as N.Raflesea). 

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

 covered when young with white chaffy scales : pitchers 

 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. pallida is cult, at Wash- 

 ington, D. C. Var. Hookeriana (JV. Hooker iana, Low. 

 JV. Hodkeri, 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 also differs in having a short petiole 

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

 like lid. Also the Ivs. 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. Rafflesiana. The figure in G.C. II. 16:813 

 (repeated in G.C. III. 12:557, 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 page 1071.-; 



This group (Nos. 28 to 45) is composed wholly of hybrids, and 

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

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

 low-necked kinds resemble N. Rafflesiana, var. Hookeriana. 

 All of these hybrids seem to be more flask-shaped than 2V. Raf- 

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

 stricted above. 



F. Neck extremely high, associated 



with a very oblique mouth, as 

 in Fig. 1472 (bottom). 



G. Spots red and yellow : pitchers 



chiefly red 28. atrosanguinea 



GG. Spots red and green. 



H. Rim wide, 1 in. or so 29. Dicksoniana 



HH. Rim narrow. 



i. Wings wavy and fluted (as well 



as fringed) 30. intermedia 



ii. Wings not wavy 31. Courtii 



FF. Neck shorter: mouth less ob- 

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

 G. Spots red and yellow, hardly 

 green. 



H. Rim parti-colored 32. coccinea 



33. Williamsii 



HH. Rim self-colored, dark 34. Morganiana 



GG. Spots red and green. 



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

 HH. Wings not wavy. 



i. Shape of lid roundish rather 



than oblong. 

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



notched 36. 



jj. Base of lid not notched. 



K. Rim green 37. 



38. 



KK. Rim dark red or parti-colored. 39. 



40. 

 41. 

 42. 



n. Shape of lid oblong 43. 



44. 

 45. 



Sedeni 



Lawrenciana 

 Wrigleyana 

 Stewartii 

 Henryana 

 Eyermanni 

 Ratcliffiana 

 Outramiana 

 Dominii 

 hybrida, 

 var. maculata 



28. atrosanguinea, Hort. American hybrid, said to 

 resemble JV. Sedeni and JV. r libra. Said to be muck 

 richer in color than JV. sanguinea. Pitcher 6x2% in.; 

 rim red and blackish. G.C. II. 17:827. 



29. Dicksoniana, Masters (JV. Rafflesiana x Veitchii). 

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

 not so flat. Pitcher 10x3> in.: Ivs. with 3 parallel 

 nerves between midrib and margin. G.C. III. 4:541. 



30. intermedia, Veitch (JV. Rafflesiana x ?). Stem 

 covered with pale rust-colored down: Ivs. taper to both 

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

 less hooded than in JV. Rafflesiana. G.C. II. 17:179: 

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



31. C6urtii, Veitch (JV. ? x Dominii). Stem purplish, 

 and hairy: pitcher 5x2% in., of very firm texture. 

 G.C. 111.6:845. 



