SOME NEW 
kinds described on page 68 of volume 
2, N. Sil' IF. T. Thiselton-Dyer and 
N. ptctin^ata. The pitchers are rounded 
and globular, 5 to 6 inches in length 
and green in colour, with narrow coarse- 
ly-fringed wings and a wavy rim of deep 
red-brown colour. It received a lirst- 
class certificate from the Royal Horti- 
cultural Society in October of last year. 
Several new hybrids shown by Dr. Four- 
nierofNeuillyhavereceivedawardsfrom 
the Horticultural Society of France, one 
of which at least would appear to be a 
very interesting plant. Disappointed 
in crossing N, Northiaiia and N. Cur- 
tisi^ which only gave again the N. mixta 
and its form saiiguinea obtained many 
years previously by Messrs. Veitch, 
No?^thiaiia\N2i% then crossed ^\\}[\mixta 
itself, and the seedlings from this in- 
breeding proved so varied that without 
such complete proofs their common 
origin could never have been suspected. 
The most remarkable of these is N. 
Maj^ie-Louisia7ia^ whose milky-white 
translucent pitchers are said to more 
nearly approach those of the famous N. 
Bui^6idgeiwit\\ its pure-white crimson- 
speckled urns, than any other known 
kind. In this kind the white surface is 
also faintly speckled with carmine, but 
the pitchers would seem almost colour- 
less save for the dark reddish-purple 
spots on the inside which show through 
the semi-transparent tissues. The rim 
of the pitcher is narrow and yellowish- 
white lightly striped with red, as is also 
the under side of the lid, while the wings 
are narrow and fringed with sh ort hairs. 
Others of this series more nearly 
approach N. Northiana. In N. Simoiiei 
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the pitchers are paler than in that species , 
with a wide undulating rim of greenish- 
yellow faintly striped with red. The 
wings are long and wide, undulating 
towards the base of the pitcher, and 
fringed with long hairs set closely and 
often branched as in IV. lanata. Its 
vigour suggests mixta rather than Nor- 
thiajia., which again is the prevailing 
influence in N. Foiiriiei'i., with its large 
red urns speckled with reddish-purple, 
and broad wings fringed with thickly- 
set hairs. The rim of the pitcher is very 
slightly waved and its ruddy surface 
streaked with dark brown. N. Ga uteri 
only differs from the last in its darker 
and uniform red colour, the surface 
sparingly spotted with brown towards 
the neck, where the wide mouth is 
guarded by a blackish-brown rim. The 
fifth variety deemed worthy of a cer- 
tificate was N. Mcrcieri^ with small 
greenish urns lightly freckled with 
carmine in the lower part, these specks 
so increasing towards the neck as to ap- 
pear like an irregular dark band. Wings 
wide and undulating ; rim narrow and 
greenish, faintly striped with red ; and 
lid also greenish, faintly speckled witli 
carmine on the upper surface. 
While referring to N. Northiana 
mention may be made of its fine form 
piiichra^ well grown by M. Desloges of 
Chateau de Remilly, Ardennes, France. 
It is more vigorous than the parent and 
remarkable in its rich crimson-shaded 
pitchers, among the most beautiful of 
the genus. The rim is deeply folded 
back and finely striped with crimson on 
golden -brown, while the ample lid 
closely overhangs the mouth of the tube. 
