House and Garden 
soil as that used for the sundews will suit the 
hutterworts very well, and the plants require to he 
very carefully potted. It must he borne in mind 
that the water supply should he liberal all the year 
round and must not he slackened at all, that is it the 
drainage is good. I'he most glorious of all the species 
is P. caudata, a grand plant producing tine clusters 
of rich carmine flowers in the tall. Other good 
kinds are P. alptna and P. grandiflora, the tormer 
with white and yellow blooms, the latter with flowers 
of a charming violet shade, d'here are several other 
varieties all of which are worth possessing it room 
can he found for their accommodation. 
A fine handsome pitcher plant is Darhngtorua 
Calif arnica with strange hooded tubular leaves, 
d'his species is closely allied to the Sarracenias and 
will grow well under similar conditions ot culture. It 
will he toiind to 
he tairlv easy ot 
propagation i t 
divisions o t 
strong plants 
are made in the 
springtime, 
though these will 
reipiire a little 
nursing until 
t h e y are t u 11 y 
established. The 
D a rl i II gton i a 
likes p 1 e n ty ot 
water during the 
summer, and 
thrives best 
where theatmos- 
phe re is in a 
humid state at 
this season. When the plants are of good size they 
will produce their greenish yellow flowers in some 
profusion and these are decidedly attractive. Dar- 
lingtonias are insatiable in their appetite tor flies, 
and it has been frequently observed in a wild state 
with its huge pitchers simply lull up to the top with 
dead insects, hut fortunately the well being ot the 
plants is not entirely dependent upon such an unpleas¬ 
ant condition. 
It may be said at once that it is quite useless to 
attenqit the culture of the tropical nepenthes unless a 
stove is at hand. But provided the suitable condi¬ 
tions can he supplied there are scarcely any plants 
available for warm house treatment which are at 
once so interestinp; and attractive. The curious 
o 
pitcher-like contrivances produced at the ends of the 
leaves are so varied in size and shape, so diverse in 
color and markings, as to he almost bewildering. 
1 he only practicable way to grow nepenthes is in 
baskets suspended from the roof of the house, where 
their leaves may have a good chance to develop 
THE VENUS S FLY-TR.4P —Dioncea muscipula 
the curious appendages. Nothing in the way of 
overcrowding is permissible, and this has accounted 
for many failures in the cultivation of these handsome 
plants. The soil in which to plant nepenthes should 
he carefully compounded of one part fibrous loam, 
and two parts each fibrous peat and sphagnum moss. 
In addition a fair proportion of charcoal and broken 
crock should be worked into the mould. Perfect 
drainage in the baskets is essential and without strict 
attention to this success is well nigh impossible, 
d'hroughout the whole of their growth, the nepenthes 
will require a moist atmosphere and an abundance 
of water at their roots from May until October. 
During this time daily syringing will be much 
appreciated. As regards the temperature requisite, 
this must never fall below sixty degrees even in the 
winter and will of course range considerably above 
this during the 
summer. It is' 
said that it is a 
good plan when 
five or six leaves 
have been pro¬ 
duced to pinch 
ouc any further 
shoots; better 
pitchers will 
result from this 
treatment. 
There are 
many fine spe¬ 
cies and hybrids 
of nepenthes 
practically a n y 
of which are 
worth having. 
The finest of 
all is N. rajah, a species producing enormous pur¬ 
ple pitchers a foot in length. This is somewhat a 
rarity, hut there are any number of more common 
forms with pitchers varying from six to ten inches 
in size. 
TRAILING ARBUTUS 
I 'HE lovely trailing arbutus of the woods, Epigira 
repens, can be successfully grown in the rock 
and fern garden, where conditions are as near to 
that of the woods as possible. Select young plants, 
and take up with some of the soil; plant in a 
shady spot where there is perfect drainage (a dry 
sandy soil is preferable) and cover with sphagnum 
moss and keep moist; allow this moss to remain, 
and after some weeks new leaves will be noticed 
peeping through; by the end of summer it will 
be quite established, and a covering of leaves and 
litter for the winter should be given as a matter of 
protection. 
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