40 SARRACENIA RUBRA,—RED-FLOWERED TRUMPET LEAF. 
in Ireland, has recently exhibited before the Royal Dublin Soci- 
ety, an eminently scientific body, some beautiful hybrids between 
our present species, S. rubra, and S. flava. In this case the 
hybrid resulted in forms intermediate between the two species. 
At one time it was thought not easy to cultivate these curious 
plants, but the skill of modern gardeners is not only equal to the 
task, but as we see, is able to raise them up from the seed to 
full maturity, even to the production of new forms. In regard 
to these new varieties, it may, however, be noted that the species 
are very variable even in wild nature. This variation induced 
Prof. Wood to group together this and several others usually 
regarded as good species under the name of S. Gronovit in his 
“Class-Book of Botany.” 
For the opportunity to draw our plant, we are indebted to 
Prof. C. S. Sargent, of the Cambridge Botanic Garden, Mass. 
