HOT-HOUSE OR STOVE PLANTS. 



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what decumbent, long and 

 narrow, and very Mghly 

 coloured, being streaked 

 and mottled with red and 

 purple. Garden variety. 



S. crispata —pitchers erect, 

 uppet part, with lid,netted 

 with red. North America. 



S. Drummondii — pitchers 

 erect, bright green ; upper 

 portion, and the large re- 

 curved lid, beautifully 

 spotted and netted with 

 red and white, and suf- 

 fused with crimson. There 

 is a form called alba, in 

 which the upper portion 

 is spotted with white only. 

 Florida. 



S. excellens— pitchers erect, 

 green, spotted with white, 

 the upper portion netted 

 and mottled with deep 

 purplish-red. Garden va- 

 riety. 



S. exculta— pitchers erect, 

 lower portion green, above 

 marbled with white, and 

 netted with crimson. Gar- 

 den variety. 



S. exomata — pitchers 

 shghtly decumbent, dark 

 green, veined with purple ; 

 lid erect, broadly veined 

 with purplish-red. Garden 

 variety. 



"S. flava — so called from the 

 colour of its flowers. Pit- 

 cher erect, of a uniform 

 apple-green; in the va- 

 riety picta, the throat is 

 beaut^ully netted with 

 crimson ; in the foria 

 called maxima the pit cb ers 

 are very stout, plain 

 green, widi a white throat, 

 and an enormous lid. 

 North America; 



S. formosa — pitchers in- 

 curved and stout ; green, 

 changing with age to rich 

 reddish - purple. Garden 

 variety. 



S.illustrata— pitchers erect, 

 apple - jnreen, strongly 

 netted with deep crimson. 

 Garden variety, 



S. Maddisoniana— pitchers 

 short, broad , and in- 

 curved ; green, veined 

 with red j lid lai^e, and 

 incurved, green, richly 

 veined with purple. Gar- 

 den variety. 



S. Mitchelliana — pitchers 

 curved, green, beautifully 

 netted with fine red lines, 

 changing to reddish-ciim- 

 son ; lid large and waved, 

 broadly netted with deep 

 crimson. Garden variety. 



S. Mooreana — a cross be- 

 tween flava and Drum- 

 mondii, and partaking of 

 the characters of both 

 parents. 



S. psittacina — " The Par- 

 rot's Beak." Pitchers de- 

 cumbent, winged in front, 

 the lid forming a complete 

 hood ; green, veined with 

 crimson ; when young, 

 the upper part is mottled 

 with white, changing with 

 age to brilliant crimson- 

 scarlet. Florida. 



}. purpurea — " The Side 

 Saddle Plant," so called 

 from the large purple 

 petals, which hang from 

 the side of the umbrella- 

 shaped disk of the flowers, 

 and which have been com- 

 pared to a riding habit ; 

 pitchers stout, decum- 

 bent, winged in front ; 

 deep reddish-green ; lid 

 erect, streaked and veined 

 with rich crimson ; in the 

 variety viridis, the whole 

 plant is of a uniform 



veined and netted with 

 crimson. North America. 

 S. Wilsoniana — pitchers 

 erect, and short ; green, 

 broadly veined with deep 

 crimson, winged in front, 

 purplish, the large lid 

 being netted with pur- 

 plish - crimson. Garden 

 variety. 



SaRRACENIA PLATA. 



bright green. North 

 America. 



S. rubra — pitchers erect, 

 slender ; bright green, 

 profusely streaked with 

 crimson ; lid small ; 

 flowers deep reddish-pur- 

 ple, and very fragrant. 

 Florida. 



S. Stevensii— pitchers large, 

 erect ; green, veined and 

 netted with intense deep 

 crimson; lid large and 

 waved. Garden variety. 



S. Swaniana — pitchers 

 slightly decumbent, 

 winged in front, of a uni- 

 form purplish-green; lid 

 netted with crimson. Gar- 

 den variety. 



S. ToUiana— pitchers erect, 

 long and narrow, broadly 

 winged ; deep purplish- 



red, with darker veins. 



Garden variety. 

 S.variolaris — pitchers erect, 



the lid forming ahood over 



the orifice, broadly winged 



in front ; pale green, the 



upper portion mottled 



with white. N. America. 

 S. Williamsii — pitchers 



erect, having a broad- 



winged lid ; light green, 



Scutellaria. — Popularly known as Skull-cap: 

 they belong to the Labiatce, and contain many very 

 handsome flowering 

 plants. They are easily 

 grown, but require fre- 

 quent stopping to induce 

 them to make lateral 

 shoots, \)y which means 

 a succession of flowers 

 is maintained, and the 

 plants form better 

 bushes ; red spider is a 

 great pest to these plants, 

 therefore keep the atmos- 

 phere moist. Pot in loam, 

 peat, leaf - mould, and 

 sand, about equal parts. 

 Intermediate House. 



S. aurata — leaves oblong- 

 cordate, bright green ; 

 flowers tubular, on long 

 terminal racemes ; yel- 

 low, deeper at the apex. 

 IMCexico. 

 S. cordifolia — leaves heart 

 shaped, deep green; the 

 flowers orange - scarlet. 

 Autumn months. Mexico. 

 S. Costaricana — leaves 

 ovate-lanceolate, and deep 

 green ; racemes long and 

 dense; flowers rich crim- 

 son, orange-yellow on the 

 Hp. It is a perpetual 

 bloomer. Costa Eica. 

 S. incarnata — leaves cor- 

 date, dark green above, 

 hirsute below ; racemes 

 dense ; flowers soft rose- 

 colour. A perpetual 

 bloomer. Brazil. 

 S.Mocciniana— leaves ovate-acuminate, deep green, slightly 

 hairy on the upper side ; racemes dense ; flowers large, 

 tube orange - scarlet, lip deep yellow. A perpetual 

 bloomer. Mexico. 

 S. Ventenattii— leaves ovate-acuminate, dark green ; flowers 

 bright rich scarlet. A perpetual bloomer. Brazil, 



Siphocampylos. — A genus of Campanulacece, de- 

 riving its name from the shape of the corolla, which 

 is a curved tube. They contain many species with 

 handsome flowers. The flowers are ' tubular, and 

 curiously curved, with a fine cleft limb, which is two- 

 tipped. The plants are easily grown, and should be 

 potted in two parts of peat, one of loam, and one of 

 sand. Intermediate House. 



S. villosulns— leaves oblong- 

 lanceolate, deep green ; 

 flowers orange and red, 



Spring & summer. Brazil. 



(S. amoenus of gardens.) 



S. giganteus — flowers very 



