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THE FLORIST AND POMOLOGIST. 
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the back ; margin narrow, slightly ribbed ; lid orbicular, slightly glandular within.—This 
species, which closely resembles N. gracilis, is the N. Icevis of gardens. 
In addition to these, there are in cultivation certain hybrid forms raised by 
Messrs. Veitch, namely :— 
11. N. Chelsoni, Ilort. Veitch. —Stem downy; leaves, including the petiole, 1G—18 in. 
long, 3—4 in. broad glabrous, oblong, tapering and decurrent at the base, ; petiole 3f in. long, 
stem-clasping; pitcher 3—4 in. long, 2f in. broad, pimple spotted, broadly flask-shaped, with 
two projecting membranous ciliolate wings; mouth of pitcher oblique, margin involute ribbed ; 
lid about If in. across each way, nearly orbicular, pale green in the centre, purple, and dotted 
with glands near the margin, 2-nerved, shortly stalked ; stalk with two projecting purple 
striated wings, and with an excurrent deflexed rib at the back.—This form is a cross between 
N. Rafflesiana (.Hookeri ), which was the male parent, and iV. Dominii, the female parent, the 
latter being itself a hybrid. The pitchers are somewhat like those of N. Rafflesiana, but 
broader, and with the mouth less prolonged at the back. 
12. N. Sedeni, Hort. Veitch. —Stem glabrous; leaves 7 in. long, If in. wide, coriaceous, 
glabrous, lanceolate acuminate, decurrent at the base ; pitcher (probably not fully developed) 
3 in. long, 1 in. wide, oblong, dilated at the base, narrowed above the centre, and again slightly 
expanded towards the top, and provided with two ciliolate wings ; mouth of the pitcher ovate 
striated, prolonged at the back into a triangular process bearing the lid, which latter is 
cordate, orbicular, purple spotted, ribbed, and provided with a short projecting spur-like pro¬ 
cess.—This form is stated to have been raised from the pollen of N. khasyana (distillatoria) 
applied to the female flower of an undetermined species. 
13. N. Domra, Hort. Veitch. —Stem purplish, slightly downy; leaves glabrous, elliptic 
lanceolate, tapering at the base, and decurrent along the sides of the petiole ; pitcher 6 in. 
long, 2 in. wide, oblong, deeply winged, wings purple, spotted and fringed at the margin; 
mouth infolded at the edge, furrowed, prolonged at tho back into a long tapering striated 
process about an inch in length ; lid oblong, 2 in. long by If in. wide, smaller than the mouth 
of the pitcher, speckled with purple glandular dots, ribbed at the back, and provided at the 
base with an excurrent recurved process.—This form is stated to have been the result of the 
fertilisation of the female flowers of N. Rafflesiana with the pollen of an undetermined species 
from Borneo. 
14. N. hybrida, Hort. Veitch. — Stem glabrous; leaves oblong-acute, tapering at the 
base into a short stalk, glabrous, except on the under-surface along the central rib ; pitchers 
5 in. long, membranous, green, or with a few purple spots within, cylindric, oblong, winged, 
wings fringed ; month ovate, margin infolded, striated, prolonged at the back into a triangular 
neck, bearing the lid ; lid as large as the mouth of the pitcher, oblong, speckled, grandular 
within, multicostate, with a short thin mucro projecting from the base.—This form, and the 
succeeding one, are stated to have originated from seeds taken from the same capsule. The 
male parent is stated to have been N. khasyana, the female an unknown species from Borneo. 
15. N. urBRiDA maculata, Hort. Veitch. —Stem glabrous; leaves glabrous, coriaceous, 
oblong-lanceolate; pitchers 5 in. long by If wide, cylindric, oblong, purple-spotted, slightly 
contracted above the middle, winged, wings ciliated; mouth ovate, margin infolded, striated, 
prolonged at the back into a deltoid process bearing the lid ; lid oblong, If in. long, 1 in. 
2 lines wide, mouth ribbed.—This form resembles N. Boschiana in the pitcher, but is winged. 
One of tlie finest examples of high, cultivation in this family which has ever 
been produced is that represented in the accompanying figure, also borrowed 
from our contemporary above referred to. It was grown by Mr. Baines, of South- 
gate who writes respecting it :— 
“ From the comparative scarcity of well-grown plants, Nepenthes have got 
the character of being difficult to grow. Such is really not the case ; the fact 
is, their requirements appear to be little understood. We generally find them 
stuck at the darkest end of the stove, smothered by other plants overhead, or 
heavily shaded, under the impression that they require it. The result is they* 
become so weakened by such treatment, that the copious application of water 
essential to their existence cannot be absorbed by their roots, which rot as fast as 
the plants in their struggle for existence make them; and they ultimately dio 
