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JOHN SAUL’S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE 
NEPENTHES, PITCHER PLANT. 
Each. 
*Nepenthes, Coccinea(Hamiltoniana), pitchers 
about 6 inches long by 38 in width, crimson, 
slightly speckled with yellow, fiask-shaped, 
pointed at the base, distended below the mid- 
dle, broadly cylindric above; rim broad, finely 
ribbed, ribs pariicolored, red and blackish; 
throat greenish, speckled with red; lid ovate 
oblong, smaller than the mouth, greenish, 
Each. 
*Nepenthes, Hookerii, a magnificent species of 
robust habit; the leaves are long and broad, sup- 
porting fine large pitchers upwards of 4 inches 
in length and 2inches in diameter; the ground 
color is dark green, which is profusely streaked 
and blotched with dark red......... 
*Leevis, of very free growth, producing its piteh- 
ers freely of moderate size, of a bright green 
color, shaded with reddish brown ..... 50 cts. to 1 50 
*Nepenthes, Gracilis Major, a plant of 
free growth and compact habit; its 
pitchers are produced very ahun- 
dantly; the ground color is dark 
green, over which is a profusion of 
dark reddish brown spots ..... 75 cts. to 1 50 
*Dominii,a beautiful pitcher plant, pro- 
ducing its large pitchers freely ; color 
green, marbled and spotted reddish- 
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Distillatoria, one of the oldest varie- 
ties, but one of the most distinct and 
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*Hybrida Maculata,produces its pitch- 
ers in great profusion ; they are cylin- 
dric, slightly contracted above the mid- 
dle, and winged; they are stained with 
purplish red spots of a peculiar tint, 
by which this variety may be recog- 
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Mastersiana, this is indisputably the 
finest hybrid Nepenthes yet obtained. 
It was raised from NV. Sanguinea and 
N. Disti/latoria®’ The pitchers are as 
richly colored as those of N. San- 
guinea, but easily distinguished from 
that grand species by their having 
the characteristic blotches of WV. Dis- 
tillatoria on the deep claret or blood- 
red ground of WV. Sanquinea; they 
are cylindric, slightly distended be- 
low, and contracted above the mid- 
dle, where there is a rib or promi- 
nence; they attain a length of 8 
inches, and a breadth of 2, and even 
more as the plants increase instrength, 5 00 
Morganiz, it is of dwarf, neat habit. 
The pitchers are flask-shaped, when 
fully grown are from 6 to 8 inches in 
length. On the younger plants the 
pitchers are beautifully mottled with 
bright red and pale green; in the older 
plants they are almost self-colored and 
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Patersonii, the pitchers, which are 
produced abundantly, are marked 
With numerous reddish brown spots; 
a distinct and handsome variety ........ 2 50 
*Phyllamphora, of very free growth, 
producing iu great profusion moderate 
sized pitchers of a bright green, 50 c. to 1 50 
*Rafflesiana, of robust growth, pro- 
ducing very large pitchers of great 
beauty, which measure from 6 to 12 
inches in length; ground color dark 
green, mottled and blotched with red. 
Its handsome pitchers render it a gen- 
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Stewartii, a hybrid between N. Phyllamphora 
and N. Hookeriana; pitchers intermediate in 
size between the parents, with rather broad 
ciliate wings in front and a prominent rib be- 
hind, deep green densely spotted and clouded , 
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PITCHER PLANT. 
*Sedeni, the pitchers are produced freely even 
on very small plants; they are of medium 
size, oblong, dilated at the base, narrowed 
above the centre: and slightly expanded 
towards the top; in color they are a dark 
green densely covered with dark red spots..... 2 50 
*HIGGINSIA RG@ZLI. 
A very beautiful new tropical plant, with dark bronzy leaves, streaked and marbled with white. 50 cents. 
ANTHERICUM PICTURATUM. 
Without a doubt one of the handsomest foliage plants ever introduced, in growth equal to A. Nitatwm, the 
variegation is entirely distinct, having a rich creamy-white band 334 of an inch wide running through the centre 
of each leaf, margined on each side with rich deep green. 30 cents, 
