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NEPENTHES 



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1. Ill Sr,,i];iii,i. Nemophilas are es- 

 Jitliil ^iD.lrii |.l;mts. An odd thing 

 . ]- iliiit r;ii> are extremely fond of 

 they ilo iu catnip. 



Robert Camekon. 

 A. Lvs. mostly alternate, all with an ear-shaped and 

 clasping base or winged petiole. 

 aurlta, Lindl. Stem 1-3 ft. long, weak, with stiff, re- 

 curved bristles by which the plant tends to climb lvs. 

 deeply cut above into 5-9 oblong or lanceolate segments, 

 which are usually turned back later flb not accom- 

 panied by lvs , and hence appearing to be in loose ra- 

 cemes, corolla about 1 m broad, Moli t Low shady 

 grounds Calif B R 19 IbOl 





AA. ii's. all opposite, Imsf not eiir-sliaped. 

 B. Sealij appendages on throat of corolla narrate. 

 M6nziesii, Hook. & Arn. (jV. atomAria, Fisch. & Mey. 

 N.discbidalis,Uem.). Stem straggling, succulent: lvs. 

 pinnatifld, the lobes ovate, nearly entire, slightly hairy : 

 fls. light blue to nearly white, marked with dark brown 

 spots towards the center. Low grounds, western Amer. 

 B.R.23:19«. B.M.3774. P.M.5:99. V. 2:267. -Under 

 cult, the species has given rise to var. discoidilis ( N. 

 discdidalis, Lem.), inwhii-li tlir s)..jt-i .m tlic .•nrnlla an- 

 confluent into a larL'i-. limwiiisli ].ur|.l.- .'v.-. ilai-il.n 

 forms of this are: \ar. vittata. vi-lviMy Ma.'k iiiar-iTi.M 

 with white (Gn. 9:2:!2| ; var. elegans i -V. ,il,,iin)ri<i . \ ar. 

 ilegans, Hort.), H.s. pure whitt-. with i-liuc.ilate center 

 (V. 2:268), and var. oculata, white, with purple center. 



BB. Scaly appendages very broad or roundish. 



c. Fls. blue, with white center. 



phacelioides. Barton. Leaf segments obtuse, margin 



slightly ciliate: lower lvs. narrowed into a short petiole; 



lobes notched at end : corolla bell-shaped. Western N. 



Amer. B.R. 9:740. B.M. 2.373. 



cc. Fls. white, with i 



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short 



maculata, Benth. Lvs. lyre-shaped, the 5-! 

 lobes obtuse, entire; upper lvs. wedge-shaped, some- 

 times only 3-lobed: fls. 1-2 in. wide, showy; sometimes 

 the purph- blotch is poorly defined. Common in west- 

 ern and central Calif. P.M. 16:6. F.S. 5:431. R. H. 

 1849:201. V. 2:267.-aood garden forms of this are var. 

 ilbida and var. grandifldra. Var. variegata has varie- 

 gated leaves. 



ccc. Fls. vifid lilue (pure white or lilac in vars.}. 



insignis, Benth. Fig. 1460. Lvs. pinnately parted into 

 7-9 oblong segments, which are sometimes 2-3-lobed or 

 toothed: fls. 14-1 in. wide. Low ground, Calif. B.R. 

 20:1713. B.M.3485. P.M. 3:151. V. 2:208; 5:168; 8:215. 

 — There are many garden varieties of this desirable 

 species. Among these are var. grandifldra, with large, 

 clear blue fls. (Gt. 34:370); var. Alba, Hs. pure white; 

 var. marginata, fls. blue, edged with wliite. 



S. W. Fletcher. 



NfiNGA (Malayan nam. •). T . /„. r, . - , T-Anorthree 

 spc-ci.-^ i,r .Malayan iialm-. -i • .. : ^ ■■ cult, as 



ArK'i imiiiihi. Iu .-Vrrca. Ih.-i ■ i, I ■ • ilr is erect 



lu'as are graceful 

 i::ed trunks: lvs. 

 Is linear, acurai- 



Wendlandiftna, SchofF (. 



iKitc.'ji., ft. Ii.n-, ' . r . 

 accous, 2-riblii-il: pctiMlf 

 cose, 2 tt.loug. .lava. 



NEOTTOPTEEIS. Const 



NEPENTHES iiiain.cxp 



Jared G. 

 lilt Thamnopteris. 



pnsril 1.. tr.r nil II from grief, anger and all ills. In de- 

 s. •rilling' ■nil- 1 'I ilnse pitcher plants, Linnaeus said: "If 

 iliis 1^ u >i 11. li ii'> Nepenthes, it certainly will be for 

 ;ill l...t:niists. Wliat botanist would not be filled with 

 admiratiiin if, after a long journey, he should find this 

 wonderful plant ? In his astonishment past ills would 

 be forgotten when beholding this admirable work of 



1 tropical 

 l.ly alike, 

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1. They 

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lluid is used by tlic natives of Borneo as a remedy for 

 indigestion, as fresh ripe figs are often used. It has 

 been analyzed and found to contain pepsin. It is se- 

 creted before the lids open, even in the baby pitchers, 

 and the lid is believed to keep the rain from diluting 

 the viscid fluid. 



It is supposed that insects are attracted by nectar 

 glands situated near the mouth of the ]>itchers, and per- 

 haps also by the odor of the fluid. Lat.f, th.- n.l.ir ..f 

 decomposing flies is tliought to attra.t tl. -1. .atiin.- in 

 sects, and thus a second harvest is s.-.iir. .1 i iii.- <|.. 

 cies is said to be still further specializ..! in ii- la-i. .. 

 Blirlii.U'.. relates fl,at T, r,il.-l,:i. f.'.nu ils p.-culiar 



be.' 



hicahnrntn. " This ant's object is water, and to obtain 

 this it bores a hole through one of the large sugar-se- 

 creting glands of the stalk behind the pitcher, just 



