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Genus I.— SARRACE'NIA. Tourn. 12—1. {Sidesaddle flower.) 

 (In honor of Dr. Sarrazin, of Quebec.) 



Roots fibrous. Leaves all radical, pitcher-shaped, the petiole 

 being- formed into a tube generally inflated in the middle, and 

 the lamina, which is small, generally inflected over the orifice. 

 Scape 1 -flowered ; flower nodding. 



1. S. purpu'rea, (L.) Leaves short, curved inward, with a broad 

 wing running down the tube, inflated, partially filled with water. La- 

 mina erect, cordate. Petals inflected over the stigma. — Purple. %. 

 June. Can. to Geo. in swamps. 1 — 2 feet. 



2. S. ru'bra, (Walt.) Leaves slender, elongated, with the wing linear ; 

 throat not contracting. Lamina erect, mucronate, hairy on the inner 

 surface, contracted at the base. Petals obovate, narrowed at the base. 

 —Dark purple. If. May. N. C. to Geo. 1—2 feet. 



3. S. fla'va, (L.) Leaves large, with throat expanding, scarcely any 

 wing. Lamina erect, reniforrn, with reflected margins ; base con- 

 tracted, mucronate, with purple veins. Petals obovate-ob!ong. Stig- 

 ma very large, with each angle 2-cleft. — Yellow. % . April. Middle 

 Car. and Geo. 18 inches to 2 feet. 



Croom thinks the S. Calesbcei of Elliott is only a variety of the S. 

 flava. — Sill. Jour., vol. xxviii. p. 167. 



4. S. drummon'dii, (Croom.) Leaves very long, erect. Tube dilated 

 above, with a very narrow wing ; the upper portion, as well as the or- 

 bicular, erect. Lamina whitish, and strongly reticulated with purple 

 veins, 20—30 inches long. Flower large. — Purple. 71. April. Flori- 

 da. 2—3 feet. 



5. S. psittaci'na, (Mich.) Leaves 3 — 4 inches long, decumbent, pur- 

 ple, spotted nearly all over with white ; dorsal wing broad, lanceolate ; 

 appendix nearly closing the tube, and shaped like the head of a parrot. 

 Grows in the wet pine barrens of Florida. — Croom, Sill. Jour., vol. 

 xxv. p. 75. 



6. S. variola'ris, (Mich.) Leaves nearly erect, slightly ventricose 

 Tube spotted on the back. Lamina arched; wing slightly dilated. 

 Petals obovate-spatulate, inflected over the stigma. — Yellow. If. Ju. 

 Geo. and Car. in pine-barren ponds. 



This genus affords a striking example of a great modification of the petiole, sinco 

 there is no doubt that the tube part is the petiole, and what we called the lamina, the 

 true lamina of the leaf. These tubes are generally fitted With water, which is sup- 

 posed to be secreted by the plant, and this always contains dead insects. The tube 

 could not have been formed in a better manner to accomplish a given end, than this is 

 to catch insects. The saccharine secretion which surrounds the orifice decoys insects 

 to the tube, and the water entices them in. There are hairs pointing downward, so as 

 to permit an easy descent, but makes the egress difficult. 



Order XL— PAPAVERA'CE^E. (Poppy Family) 



Sepals 2 — 3, caducous ; aestivation imbricate. Petals 4 — 12. 

 Stamens as many as the petals, or some multiple of their num 

 ber. Anthers innate. Ovary composed of two or more car- 

 pels. Stigma generally sessile. Fruit 1 -celled, many-seeded, 

 with parietal placentae either opposite or alternate with the 

 stigmas. Seeds minute, anatropous; albumen oily. Plants 



