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Nepenthes are surface-rooting plants, and should te 

 potted in rough fibrous peat and sphagnum moss ; 

 drain well and water freely, hoth from watering-can 

 and syringe. They enjoy a strong heat and moist 



oraamented in front -witli 

 a double - fringed wing ; 

 lid small; in the varie- 

 ties picta and major 

 tlie pitcliers are pro- 

 fusely blotched with 



cinnamon-brown, Indian 

 Islands. 

 N. atrosanguinea — pitcbers 

 upwards of six inches 

 long ; reddish - crimson, 

 sparingly spotted witli 





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atmosphere, but must not be exposed to the fuU in 

 fluence of the sun. Stove. 

 N.albo-marginata— all these 



plants have Voad-oblong 



leaves, therefore it will 



only be necessary to ae- 

 Bcrlbe the curious ascidia 



or pitchers; reddish- 



green,bordered round the 



rim with white. Borneo. 



N. ampuUacea — pitchers 



ovate, bright apple-green, 



yellow: wings broad and 

 fringed. Garden variety. 

 N. bicaloaiata — pitchers 

 about six inches long, and 

 nearly four inches across 

 at the base, which is the 

 widest part ; pale crim- 

 son, streaked ^with nu- 



merous, parallel, oblique 

 ridges ; wings in front 

 deeply fringed ; at the 

 base of the lid are two 

 prominent, strong, spiny 

 spurs. Borneo. 

 N. coccinea — pitchers 

 about] six Linohes long. 



