264 OENAMENTAl FOLUGE PLANTS. 



not BO long, and are more obtuse ; the leaves are dark 

 green above, paler below; pitchers about three inches 

 long, and somewhat lighter coloured than the leaves. 

 Native of Borneo. 



■N. alio marginaia, — This is a very dwarf-growing 



. species ; leaves narrow, nine to twelve inches long, 



pitchers light green below, reddish above, towards the 



mouth of the pitcher there is a distinct white ring. This 



makes a very pretty plant for a basket. 



N. 'phyllam^plwra.—A species of free growth, and some- 

 what robust habit, producing large broad oblong leaves, of 

 a bright apple green. The pitchers are of the same 

 colour, and measure from five to ten inches in length, not 

 winged, but furnished with a few hairs in front. It is 

 very handsome, and is the most abundant kind in cultiva- 

 tion. Native of the Labuan Mountains in Borneo, at 

 an elevation of 2,500 feet ; it also occurs in Malacca, 

 Singapore, Java, and New Guinea. 



N. Bafflesiana. — The present species somewhat resembles 

 N. Hookeriana in' habit. The plant is very robust ; the 

 leaves large, oblong, thick and leathery in texture, dark 

 green on the upper surface, paler below. The pitchers 

 are from six to twelve inches in length, the lid large, 

 margin of the mouth rolled inwards, and ornamented with 

 an annular disc ; the colour is dark green, beautifully 

 spotted and blotched with red. The pitchers are winged 

 in front, when produced upon leaves near the base of the 

 stem or upon young laterals, but afterwards they undergo 

 the same changes as those of N. Hookeriana. It is found 

 on the mountain of Kina Balou, in Borneo, at 3,500 feet 

 elevation, and upon the mountain of Labuan ; also in 

 Sumatra, Singapore, and Malacca. 



N. rubra. — A very pretiy species from Ceylon. It pro- 



