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THE FLORIST AND POMOLOGIST. 
[ October, 
fuscous flowers. It requires to be kept under 
shelter through a cold winter. 
Otperus dives, Delil.^ which was received 
here through Dr. Schimper, from Abyssinia, is 
a highly decorative plant, with leaves 3-6 ft. 
long, and flower-stalks nearly 10 ft. high. It 
is a perennial, and must be wintered in the hot¬ 
house. When raised from seed, which it bears 
abundantly here, it takes two years to arrive at 
the flowering stage. 
Cypeeus, .^p. —This, which I received 
through Herr Schondorf, of Oliva, near Danzig, 
is one of the finest Cyperaceous plants for out¬ 
door summer groups which I have seen. The 
culms grow to more than 6-^ ft. high, and bear 
on their tops panicles 8 in. in diameter, covered 
with beairtiful small golden-yellow flowers. 
The plant is perennial, and appears to increase 
easily by division, and also from seeds. Winter 
temperature, 10°-12° li. At first I considered 
this Oyperus to be C. Iria, L., or C. xanthocoviiis, 
Link, which are also pretty decorative plants, 
but of annual duration, therefore they cannot 
be the same. 
Oy'perds vegetus, W.,from South America, 
attains a height of 24-32 in., has bright green 
glossy leaves and green-flowered panicles. As 
it blooms the first year, it may be I'aised from 
seed annually, although it is perennial. Winter 
temperature, 10'’-12°E. 
Cyperds cylindrostachy^s, Bwclceler {Mar- 
isciis Taivari^ H.B.K., C. incowpletus^ Hort.), 
comes from Caracas, attains a height of 24 in., 
and bears very elegant umbel-like groups of 
spikelets of a yellowish-brown colour. It is 
perennial, and rec[uires in winter 12°-14° E. 
Cyperus flabellaeis, SchracL, is said to be 
a native of the Cape of Good Hope. It has in 
its growth a very great similarity to C. cilter- 
nifolhis, but is in all parts smaller and more 
elegant, so that it seldom gets over 12 in. high, 
and for that reason it is well adapted for the 
edges of groups. Winter temp., 10°-12° E. 
Cypeeus textilis, Tlthg.^ (C. pungens^’E.oxi. 
BeroL), from the Cape of Good Hope, also 
belongs to the section of C. alternifoUus. It 
grows about 4 ft. high, and is, on account of its 
peculiar growth, to be recommended. Winter 
temp., 10°-12° E. 
Cypeeus albo-steiatus, Schrad. (C. Braunii^ 
Vatke), became established here simultaneously 
with Scirpus natalensis, through an importa¬ 
tion of plants which the Acclimatisation Society 
of this country received in 1869 from Port 
Natal, both plants having germinated, on a 
stem of Encephalartos villosus, which came 
into the hands of Herr Konig, head gardener 
to the Privy Counsellor Eavene. The pro¬ 
prietor, a well-known promoter of horticulture, 
noticing the little plants, commended them most 
particularly to the care of his gardener, and we 
have thus to thank him for the possession of 
two valuable decorative plants. One ought to 
tend wuth carefulness, till he has convinced 
himself of its value, everything that germinates 
in foreign soil. C. albo-striatiis attains a height 
of about 12-14 in., and has rather broad leaves 
of alight-green colour, and an umbel-like spread¬ 
ing inflorescence, with small whitish flowers, 
and is a veiy elegant decorative plant, not only 
for the open ground, but also for flower-stands, 
since it endures the confinement of a room 
very well. It should be kept dining winter in 
a light hothouse at 10°-12° E. 
Scirpus natalensis, Bouche, from Natal, 
introduced by the Acclimatisation Society, has 
been grown without name in a few gardens 
since 1869, and was at first little cared for. 
Its habit reminds one somewhat of a Pan- 
danus. The dark-green shining leaves grow from 
28 in. to 32 in. long, and spread themselves ele¬ 
gantly on all sides. The flower-stalks, which 
grow over 40 in. high, bear in close heads 
small blackish flowers. I have used this plant 
(for outdoor bedding) since 1872. It, more¬ 
over, grows very well in a room, and as it can 
be kept therein for several years, it has become 
a popular subject for flower-stands. In order 
that it ma}’ keep better in such situations, it 
ought to be placed out of doors in the summer, 
under which conditions the leaves grow stiffer 
and more vigorous. It likes plenty of moisture, 
and hence, when grown indoors, it should be 
stood in a pan with water. Winter temp., 
10°-12“ E. 
Caeex pendula, Iliids. (C. maxima^ Scop.), 
native of Europe, produces on 40-in. high stalks 
spikes of male and female flowers, of which 
especially the latter are very long, and have a 
neat appearance. It is particularly fit, on 
account of its elegant growth, for the decora¬ 
tion of the margins of lakes and streams. 
NEPENTHES STEWARTII. 
NE of the fine hybrid Pitcher-plants 
obtained within the last few years in 
the nursery of Messrs. Veitch and Sons, 
of Chelsea, to whom we are indebted for the 
use of the woodcut. 
We learn that it was obtained as a cross be¬ 
tween N. PhyUamphora and A. IJoolceri^ which 
latter is a form of N. Rafflesiana. The plant 
is said to be free-growing. The leaves have 
the light, cheerful green of N. PhyUamphora^ 
combined with the coiiaceous texture of Ah 
Hoolceri. The pitchers are elegantly flask¬ 
shaped, intermediate in size between those of 
the two parents, and furnished with rather broad 
ciliolate wings in front, and a prominent rib 
on the opposite side. In colour, they are of a 
deep green, densely spotted and clouded with 
crimson, the style of marking being well repre¬ 
sented in the accompanying figure.—T. Moore, 
