THE AMERICAN BOTAXIST 



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The California Pitcher Plant. 



fourteen inches long, with a broad wing on one side, and a bent 

 hood to which is attached a narrow, two-winged or forked leaf 

 three to six inches long. The flower scape six inches above the 

 hooded leaA'es bears a very handsome nodding flower with the 

 winged purple petals and yellow anthers fully displayed. The 

 leaves are nearlv alwavs filled with water and dead insects. 



