NEPENTHES DISTILLATORIA. 



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Dipodium punctatum R. -B,"o?«;?.— Xative of Xew Holland. 

 Eaiopliia streptopetala Bof. Ref/. — Native of the Cape of Good Hope, 

 ensata Bot. Reg. — Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 



Some of these are by no means plentiful in the country : many of tliem, 

 however, are, and most may be, procm'ed from their native countries 

 without much difficulty. AYe have lately received, through the kindness 

 of Thomas Keer Short, Esq., of Marten Hall, several very rare and 

 curious species of the above, as well as some others, which may prove new 

 to the collections in this country. 



The Petrostylis and PrasopJiijllum requhes rather strong, rich loam 

 and shade : the Diuris a hght, sandy soil, but rather rich, and the 

 Caladenia will do in the same. You must be cautious not to over-water 

 them, nor give them heat, as they will not bear it. I grow mine in a 

 cold frame, carefully excluding the frost." — Extract of a Letter from 

 Mr. Short. 



The Orchidese House appears to be the most proper habitation for that 

 most singular of plants the Chinese Pitcher plant {N'epenthes distillatoria) 

 as well as its ally the Nepenthes phyllamphora, Pitcher leaf. They are 

 natives of China and the East Indies, and are of great rarity and of 

 difficult culture, few having a proper place of accommodation for them. 

 They requhe a high temperature and a humid atmosphere, and probably 

 a considerable degree of shade. They are propagated by seeds, which 

 should be sown as soon as ripe in a pot filled about half way up with 

 small stones mixed with moss, over which should be placed two or three 

 inches of moss, and about half an inch of finely sifted mould to form a 

 smooth surface on which to sow the seeds. As the seeds ars very small, 

 they should not be covered with mould, but should have a bell-glass 

 placed over them, and the pots placed in a temperature of about seventy 

 or eighty degrees of heat. The pots should be set in a pan of water kept 

 filled, which, by capillary attraction, renders the contents sufficiently 

 moist for the pm-pose of vegetation. When the plants have attained the 

 height of an inch or two they should be carefully transferred to single 

 pots, but these should be of considerable size, that the plants may not 

 require shifting into a larger, as that cannot be done without danger. 

 As the plant extends in length it should be supported by a trellis, or 

 suspended from the rafters of the stove. 



