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blotched with white. Sent out by Messrs. 
Pitcher and Manda in 1893. 
S. melanorhoda. — Another Chelsea seedling, 
from aS". purpurea crossed with the hybrid S. 
Stevensii. It comes near purpurea in habit and 
may be regarded as an improved form of it, 
with blood-red pitchers about 8 inches long 
and deep red flowers. 1883. 
S. Mitchelliana. — A fine dark variety raised 
by crossing S. Drummondii rubra and S. pur- 
purea and nearer the last-named in growth 
though quite distinct in its more erect and 
graceful habit. Pitchers 9 to 12 inches long 
and rich green finely veined with crimson, 
which suffuses the entire surface as the pitch- 
ers mature and extends to the undulated lid 
as a deep crimson netting. Named after a 
well-known orchid grower. Flowers deep 
reddish-crimson. 1884. 
S. Moorei. — The first garden hybrid, raised 
at Glasnevin by the late Dr. David Moore 
about 30 years ago. Its erect pitchers resemble 
those of Drummondii rubra but are finer in 
colour, the lid being suffused with rich crim- 
son or claret-red. The flowers are large and 
handsome, with petals of bright red, buff, or 
leather-colour. The parentswereiS'^^^i?^ crossed 
with S. Dru7nmondii. 
S. Patersoni. — Commemorates the late Dr. 
Alexander Paterson of the Bridge of Allan, 
who raised it by crossing Ss. purpurea and 
jiava. It resembles aS*. Chelsoiii, but its pitch- 
ers are a brighter crimson with white mark- 
ings or mosaic ; flowers blood-red or crimson. 
S. Popei. — A very beautiful kind raised at 
Glasnevin by crossing Ss. Jiava and rubra. 
The pitcher is erect and narrow, green, veined 
with red after the manner of S. rubra ; flow- 
ers large, of a glowing red colour. 
6". porphyroneura. — Erect pitchers of pale 
green, more or less heavily netted with dark 
purple veins about the upper part of the tube 
and on the large rounded lid. Introduced 
about 1882. 
S. Sanderce. — A charming plant raised at 
St. Albans by crossing S. Drummondii alba with 
S. Cookiana. The pitchers are graceful in form 
and clear in colour, with the broad margin 
of the lid finely frilled and veined ; flowers 
crimson. It received a certificate from the 
R.H.S. in 1896. 
S. Sanderiana. — One of the best hybrids, 
derived from S. Drummondii rubra and S. Farn- 
hami. The pitchers are a rich crimson netted 
with darker veins, and of fine form ; flowers 
bright rose-colour. It received a certificate 
from the R.H.S. in 1896. 
S. Stevensii. — Raised at Trentham 25 years 
ago from Ss. purpurea and Jiava., and named 
after Mr. Stevens the gardener there. It has 
green pitchers netted near the broad mouth 
j and upon the rounded lid with reddish-brown 
[ veins. The flowers are enormous, being 6 
{ inches across, sepals green with brown edges, 
' petals crimson and creamy yellow inside, and 
the bright green stigmas 3 inches across. This 
plant makes fine specimens, with pitchers 
lasting a long time in perfection, and with 
sweetly scented flowers. 1880. 
S. Swaniana. — A cross between Ss. purpurea 
and variolar is. The broad rounded lid and the 
inside of the mouth is richly netted with crim- 
son veins on a white ground. The pitchers 
are mostly green with crimson netting, and 
the flowers a soft brick-red. The erect pitchers 
are 6 to 9 inches high and the white-mottled 
lid is suggestive of S. variolaris. 1884. 
S. Tol liana. — A seedling from S. Drummondii 
alba crosstd with S. Jiava. Leaves long, rather 
slender and funnel-shaped, with a straight-cut 
mouth of purple-red colour, or greenish with 
, purple ribs and veins. The lid is broadly 
1 kidney-shaped and pale-green, netted with 
dark purple-red ; flowers deep red. 1884. 
S. vittata-maculata. — A cross between Ss. 
purpurea and Chelsoni., sent out in 1891. 
S. JVilksiana. — Another of Mr. Bruce's new 
hybrids exhibited at the recent Temple Show. 
It is a cross h&t\Netn purpurea and melanorhoda., 
with green pitchers (18 inches high) heavily 
streaked with vivid crimson. 
S. Williamsii. — Probably a wild hybrid be- 
tween S. purpurea and S. Jiava. The plant 
resembles Jiava in habit and was imported 
with it, but it has much shorter green pitcher, 
ribbed with reddish-purple, lined with crim- 
son, and with a broad, widely-gaping mouth. 
The side lobes of the lid are incurved as in S. 
purpurea. The flowers approach those of pur- 
purea in form and colour. Among hybrids it 
comes near S. Stevensii but is of dwarfer habit 
and bears red flowers. Named after the late 
