. The Gardeners' chronicle : a weekly illustrated journal of horticulture and allied subjects. ed with red, and clothed withhairs on the inside similar to the Sarracenias, towhich it is allied. The pitchers are not nearly so highly coloured as those represented in theBota7iical Maga-Ane. The flower-scapes are brac-teate, from 12 to 15 inches high, slightly hairy,and brightly tinged with red towards the top,the strongest ones producing a fair-sized pitcherabout 3 inches from their base. The perianthis bell-shaped, composed of usually four, rarelyfive pure white sepals, which after a time become
. The Gardeners' chronicle : a weekly illustrated journal of horticulture and allied subjects. ed with red, and clothed withhairs on the inside similar to the Sarracenias, towhich it is allied. The pitchers are not nearly so highly coloured as those represented in theBota7iical Maga-Ane. The flower-scapes are brac-teate, from 12 to 15 inches high, slightly hairy,and brightly tinged with red towards the top,the strongest ones producing a fair-sized pitcherabout 3 inches from their base. The perianthis bell-shaped, composed of usually four, rarelyfive pure white sepals, which after a time becomespreading, and change to pale-green, and seem tobe more or less persistent. I have tried severaltimes to get good seed by crossing, but have failed,owing no doubt to the necessity of having pollenfrom a distinct individual, as all our plantsoriginated from one piece. A good specimen is not often seen, and it isconsidered rather a difficult plant to specimen has been grown from two singlecrowns during the last four years, and fromwhich several pieces have been taken from time. FlO. 79.—HELIAMPHORA NUTANS. (Much reduced.} to time. Oar plants are started from singlecrowns in small pots in a mixture of peat,sphagnum-moss, and sand, and given a surfacingof sphagnum-moss. They are then plunged totheir rims in a pan of moss, covered with a bell-glass, and placed in a light position where aminimum atmospheric temperature of 60 maintained. They require copious supplies ofwater both at the roots and overhead, especiallyduring the summer months. U. J. Allard, BotanicOarden, Cambridge. NOETH AMERICAN OAKS. [See Supplementakt Illustration.]In their native country the North AmericanOaks contribute very greatly to the beauty of thelandscape. This is more especially the case inautumn, just before the fall of the leaf. I am notone of those who have been fortunate enough tosee the deciduous vegetation of eastern NorthAmerica in its autumnal glory, but the richnessof the
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