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as follows — " Of Sarracenia hybrids I 
have raised three. One of them I believe 
has not been raised before and is a line 
thing. This is S. Drum7no7idii x S. 
variolaris. It is like a big S. variolai^is 
with beautiful Drummondii-like mark- 
ings. The next- — S. C/ieIso7iiy. S. illus- 
trata — is nothing ; if not made before 
it is still only a further mixing up of 
hybrids. The third is S. rtibi^a x S. 
purpurea and is simply S. Cheho7ii. I 
find that Sarracenias are quite easily 
crossed, and the seeds are easily raised." 
Very few experiments seem to have 
been made in the rearing of the wild 
plants from seed, so that the possibilities 
in this way are practically unknown. S. 
flava is the most variable of them, but 
this may be owing to its having been 
naturally crossed with other species. 
In his monograph of Sarracenia pub- 
lished in 1 88 1, Dr. Masters mentions 
all the known species and their natural 
or seedling forms. He also enumerates 
six named hybrids and some others not 
thenincommerce,those described being 
aS*. Moore i.^ S. Ste-ve7isii^ S. W illia77isii^ S. 
Popei^ S. Chelso7ii^ S. 77iela7iorhoda^ and 
S. for77tosa. The following analytical 
list was published by Dr. Masters : — 
Pitchers spreading horizontally or 
obliquely ascending. 
Pitcher not mottled . 
Lid broad at base 
Lid acute or tail pointed 
Lid sub-orbicular 
Wing broad 
Wing narrow . 
Lid narrowed at base 
Wing broad 
Wing narrow 
rubra. 
I Stcvensii. 
Moorci. 
\^ flava and 
J its forms. 
Pnpci. 
Lid concave, hood-like 
Pitcher cylindrical, straight 
Pitcher distended in the middle 
Lid flattish, not hooded . 
Pitcher short and thick . 
Pitcher lengthened . 
[- psittacina. 
mclanorlKuhi 
}- purpurea. 
Chclsoni. 
Pitcher erect, long-funnelled; wing 
broad. 
Pitcher green . 
Pitcher red 
Wing narrow . 
Lid flat or wavy 
Pitcher mottled above 
variolaris. 
fonnosa. 
Druininondii. 
■ undulata. 
Since the publication of this table the 
wild plants and the earlier hybrids them- 
selves have been again crossed and the 
resulting seedlings often resemble each 
other too closely to be defined in words 
although easily recognisable as distinct 
in growth and colour when seen under 
cultivation. 
Best Kinds. — The following twelve 
kinds have been selected by myself and 
others as being the best and most effec- 
tive for general purposes — S. Courtii^ 
S. Dru77i77i07idii alba^ S. Famha7ni^ S. 
Fieldsii^ S. flava 7naxi77ia^ S\ Mitchell- 
ia7ia^ S. Moorei^ S. Paterso7ii^ S. pur- 
purea^ S. Sa7ideria7ia^ S. Tollia7ia^ and 
S. JVilliamsii. If six more kinds are 
desired the following are good : — aS'. 
Atki77S07tii^ S. 7nela7iorhoda^ S. Sa7i- 
derce^ S. Swa7iia7ia^ S. Steve7isii^ and S. 
Wrigleya7ia. Dr. Masters points out 
that all the Sarracenias may be divided 
roughly into two groups according to 
the prevailing colour of their flowers. 
(ci) Flowers red or purple, are 
Dru77t77707idiij U7idulata^ rubra ^ Sweetii^ 
psittaci7iajpurpurea ^^nd^iW the hybrids 
as far as we yet (1881) know them. 
" [b) Flowers yellowish green or 
white, as in flava and all its forms, and 
variolaris.'" 
Those interested in these plants will 
find one of the most complete collec- 
tions at Kew, where they may be seen 
at their best while flowering in April 
or making their new " trumpets " in 
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