. The Gardener's monthly and horticulturist. this continent. Nepenthes Madagascariensis.—In view of thelesson on Nepenthes given in our last, it seemsthat an illustration of another, to follow it, show-ing in what respects one species may differ fromanother, may be very useful. The present onewas recently introduced by Messrs. Veitch, fromMadagascar, through Mr. Curtis. Occuring thusat the extreme western limit of the Nepenthesrange, it is found to possess characters in its 344 THE GARDENERS MONTHLY [November, leaves and pitchers which clearly distinguish itfrom the other species and hybrids t
. The Gardener's monthly and horticulturist. this continent. Nepenthes Madagascariensis.—In view of thelesson on Nepenthes given in our last, it seemsthat an illustration of another, to follow it, show-ing in what respects one species may differ fromanother, may be very useful. The present onewas recently introduced by Messrs. Veitch, fromMadagascar, through Mr. Curtis. Occuring thusat the extreme western limit of the Nepenthesrange, it is found to possess characters in its 344 THE GARDENERS MONTHLY [November, leaves and pitchers which clearly distinguish itfrom the other species and hybrids to cultivation,and render it an important acquisition in thisremarkable class of ])]ants. The jnoderate growth of the young plantsseem to indicate that the species is of rather The pitchers, which are from six to eightinches long, are extremely ornamental and strik-ing OH account of the richness of their colora-tion, being the deepest colored known, andrivalling in this respect the magnificent They are furnished with two hand-. dwarf habit. The leaves are smaller than thoseof most of the large-pitchered kinds, being butfrom five to seven inches long by one and a halfin breadth, tapering at the base into a short,broad amplexicaul stalk, and narrowing gradu-ally into an acute lance-shaped point. some fringed wings in front, and an oblong lidsuspended (in the young pitchers) horizontallyover the mouth. The Giant Tree of California.—As is nowtolerably well known, the mammoth tree ofCalifornia was at first supposed to be a new 1882.] ANn HORTICULTURIST. 345 gpnns, and named Washiiigtonia by Dr. hIso siippoped it t(i be distinct, and eitherignorant of or ignoring Kellogg, named the sup-posed new genus Wellingtonia. But neither ofthese determinations stood the test of botanicalrules, and the plant was finally referred to agenus already established, namely, Kellogg now claims, at least, priority f ir hiscommon name, Washington cedar. Unfortu-
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