DRUMMOND PITCHERPLANT 
Sarracenia drummondiz Croom 
The thrill of finding a pitcherplant in bloom is a rare experience, 
for the petals of these plants are short lived. The umbrella left be- 
hind is a curious object, but it lacks the distinctive beauty of the per- 
fect flower, with its brilliant petals. Many insects are attracted to the 
treacherous pitchers and are lured to their death. Of all our wild 
flowers, pitcherplants are the most fascinating from the standpoint 
of their relations to insects, excepting only the orchids. They yield 
teadily to cultivation in a cool greenhouse, when given the proper 
acid soil, and abundant moisture about their roots, approximating 
natural conditions. This may be accomplished by the use of a double 
pot, with peat moss in the interspace. | 
Drummond Pitcherplant is one of the largest of the several species 
of the genus, its pitchers reaching a height of three or even four 
feet. It is native ina rather restricted area along the Gulf Coast, from 
southwestern Georgia and western Florida to southern Mississippi. 
The plant painted was brought into bloom in the greenhouses of 
the Department of Agriculture in Washington. 
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