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NEPENTHES 



NEPETA 



32. coccinea, Mast. American hybrid of unknown 

 parentage. Pitcher 6x3 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. Williams!!, B. S. Williams (N. Sedeni x N. Hook- 

 eri) . Pitcher 4-5 in. long, intermediate in shape between 

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

 neath. G.C. II. 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. Morganiana, Hort. (N. Mdrganice, Hort.). One 

 of Taplin's American hybrids, supposedly between N. 

 Hookeri and N. Phyllamphora. 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. Dormanniana, Masters. Possibly an American 

 hybrid; 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. Sedeni, 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 F. 1872, p. 54 and S. H. 1 :104. Stem terete, glabrous : 

 Ivs. 7x1% in.: pitcher (probably not mature) 3x1 in 



37. Lawrenciana, B. S.Williams (W. Sedeni x Hook- 

 erii). Pitcher 4-5 in. long, intermediate in shape be- 

 tween its parents, and in 1880 said to be a brighter red 

 than any kind except JY. sanguined. Lvs. slightly ser- 

 rate: lid reddish beneath. G. C. II. 14:40. I. H. 29:460 

 ((lid spotted above). 



38. "Wrigleyana, Hort. Said to be another hybrid of 

 JV. Phyllamphora and JV. Hookeri. Lvs. light green, 

 like those of N. Phyllamphora, 10-12 xl%-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. Stewartii, Veitch (N. Stuartii, Hort.?). Same 

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

 light green color of JY. Phyllamphora, with the leathery 

 texture of N. Hookeri. Pitcher intermediate in size. 

 F. 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 xN. Sedeni). 

 Pitcher 5x2. I. H. 29:460. 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 rim 

 decidedly parti-colored and the wings entirely unfringecl, 

 the last point being the most suspicious. 



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

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

 4x1% in., handsome dark red, with relatively few green 

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

 as large as the mouth, freely spotted above, scarcely 

 beneath; rim 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. Ratcliffiana, Veitch (If. PhyllamphoraxN. Hook- 

 eri). Lvs. light green, leathery, 12-15 xl% in.: pitcher 

 5-6 x 2 in. ; rim parti-colored ; lid about as large as the 

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

 17:178. 



43. Outramiana, 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). F M. 1879:384. 



44. Dominii, Veitch (N. Dominiana, Hort.? N.Raf- 

 flesianax?). Stem purplish, slightly downy: Ivs. 16-18 

 x 3 in. , 1-nerved : pitcher 6 x 2 in. , lid spotted. - Siebrecht 

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

 colored rim, lid faintly flushed above, freely spotted 

 below. There is more green than red in the pitcher. 



45. hybrida, var. maculata, Hort. (2V. Khasianax?). 

 Stem glabrous: Ivs. 13x2% in., 1-nerved: pitcher 5x1% 



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

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

 thinks that N.gyacilis was the other parent. 



The following kinds have been offered in America but can- 

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

 Allenidna, Hort. Siebrecht. N. amabilis. Hort. Said to be a 

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

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

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

 Pitcher and Manda. N. compdcta. Hort., is figured in Gn. 27, 

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

 other spotted, flask-shaped, low-necked kind. A". Craigidna, 

 Hort. Siebrecht. A". Edmundsii, Hort. Pitcher and Manda. 

 N. Elmenhorstidna, Hort. Siebrecht. A 7 , excelsior, Hort. 

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

 spotted, oblong, rounded at base. A". Findleydna, Hort. A 

 hybrid with medium-sized spotted pitchers: int. 1886. 2V. 

 Hamiltonidna is said to be the same as N. coccinea. N. Hib- 

 berdii is probably the correct name of the hybrid advertised by 

 Pitcher & Manda as N. Hilberdii. Pitcher spotted; lid green 

 above, indistinctly marked with red below; 1883. N. Johnsonii, 

 Hort. Siebrecht. N. Ldnewoodii or N. Lonewoodii, Hort 

 Siebrecht. -A". Mdyi. Hort. Siebrecht. N. Osbornedna, Hort, 

 Pitcher & Manda. A". Paradlsce. Hybrid, 1883. Pitcher 

 spotted, much narrowed near center, 4-5x2-2%; rim green; 

 lid green above, reddish beneath. A". Pdtersonii, Hort. Saul. 

 Spotted. Pitcher cylindrical but narrower above. A", picturdta, 

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

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

 A". Pitcherii, Pitcher & Manda. Hybrid between N. Paradisze 

 and N. Henryana. Pitcher deep pink; 1895. A". Rreblingii, 

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

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

 spotted pitchers. A". Seemannii. Hort. Pitcher & Manda. 

 A". Siebrechtidna is said to have immense pitchers, resembling 

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

 Seabrightii of Saul's catalogue is probably the same thing as 

 the pi-eceding, though Saul says it is in the style of N. Ruffle- 

 siana. A", splendiaa, Hort. Pitcher & Manda. A", superba, 

 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". Tildenii, or Tildendidna, Hort. Pitcher & 

 Manda. A". Wddleyana, Hort. Siebrecht, a flask-shaped pitcher 

 which is much redder above. -^y ]yj 



NlSPETA (Latin, perhaps from Nepete, an Etrurian 

 city). Labiates. 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 



