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"Pitcher of Nepenthes distillatoria. A, honey-gland from attractive surface of lid; B, digestive gland from interior of pitcher, in pocket-like depression of epidermis, opening downwards; C, transverse section of the same. A, B, and C magnified about 100 diameters." — The Encyclopedia Britannica, 1893

Nepenthes

"Pitcher of Nepenthes distillatoria. A, honey-gland from attractive surface of lid; B, digestive gland…

Nepenthes is known as the pitcher plant. The distillatoria variety has bright, light green leaves. Pitchers are six to eight inches long.

Stem of Nepenthes Distillatoria

Nepenthes is known as the pitcher plant. The distillatoria variety has bright, light green leaves. Pitchers…

Pitcher plant is the common name of nepenthes. The madagascariensis variety has a crimson pitcher. The pitcher is a little over two inches long.

Leaf and Pitcher of Nepenthes Madagascariensis

Pitcher plant is the common name of nepenthes. The madagascariensis variety has a crimson pitcher. The…

The common name of nepenthes is pitcher plant. The northiana variety has purple spotted pitchers. The pitchers are nearly one foot long.

Leaf and Pitcher of Nepenthes Northiana

The common name of nepenthes is pitcher plant. The northiana variety has purple spotted pitchers. The…

Pictured are the habit, detached portion of inflorescence, and pitcher of the phyllamphora variety of the pitcher plant. The leaves are large, oblong, and bright green. The pitchers are the same colors as the leaves and are five to ten inches long.

Nepenthes Phyllamphora

Pictured are the habit, detached portion of inflorescence, and pitcher of the phyllamphora variety of…

Illustrated is a good method of propagating nepenthes. The cutting is placed in an inverted pot. In the illustration the pot is cut in two vertically to show how the roots form in the air.

Nepenthes Propagating

Illustrated is a good method of propagating nepenthes. The cutting is placed in an inverted pot. In…

The flowers of nepenthes rafflesiana are yellow and brown. The pitchers are greenish yellow with brown markings.

Nepenthes Rafflesiana

The flowers of nepenthes rafflesiana are yellow and brown. The pitchers are greenish yellow with brown…

<i>Nepenthes veitchii</i> is a type of pitcher plant notable for its wide rim. It is the parent of many hybrids.

Nepenthes Veitchii

Nepenthes veitchii is a type of pitcher plant notable for its wide rim. It is the parent of many hybrids.

Pictured are five distinct types of nepenthes, or pitcher plants. From top to bottom: <i>N. villosa, N. Lowii, N. Rajah, N. Hookeriana</i>, and <i>N. Rafflesiana.</i>

Five Types of Nepenthes

Pictured are five distinct types of nepenthes, or pitcher plants. From top to bottom: N. villosa, N.…

Pictured are three old time nepenthes, or pitcher plants. From top to bottom: <i>N. phyllamphora, N. khasiana</i>, and <i>N. distillatoria</i>.

Old Time Nepenthes

Pictured are three old time nepenthes, or pitcher plants. From top to bottom: N. phyllamphora, N. khasiana,…

Illustrated is an example of how pitcher plants change their shape. The earliest, and best, are mug shaped. The topmost pitchers of old and tall plants are cylindrical.

Pitcher Plant

Illustrated is an example of how pitcher plants change their shape. The earliest, and best, are mug…

"Morphology of Pitchers. A, ordinary leaf of Cephalotus; B, monstrous leaf with spoon-shaped depression; C and D, other abnormal forms more deeply pouched, showing formation of pitcher; E, ordinary pitcher of Cephalotus; F, pitcher of Nepenthes; G, pitcher of Sarracenia; a, apex of leaf." &mdash; The Encyclopedia Britannica, 1893

Pitchers

"Morphology of Pitchers. A, ordinary leaf of Cephalotus; B, monstrous leaf with spoon-shaped depression;…

The orders pictured are sarraceniaceae, nepenthaceae, and droseraceae. The flowers of these orders that are illustrated are (1) sarracenia, (2) nepenthes, (3) drosera, (4) dionaea, and (5) aldrovanda.

Orders of Sarraceniaceae, Nepenthaceae, and Droseraceae

The orders pictured are sarraceniaceae, nepenthaceae, and droseraceae. The flowers of these orders that…