1872年，《园丁纪事》中的插图，示维奇苗圃的猪笼草温室（左）。以玛丽安娜·诺斯名字命名的诺斯猪笼草，示其下位笼和上位笼（右）
**維奇苗圃**（**Veitch Nurseries**）是19世纪欧洲最大的家族经营苗圃。1808年早些时候，约翰·维奇创建了维奇苗圃。短短的几十年间维奇苗圃迅速发展壮大，最终被分拆为两个独立的公司，分别位于切尔西和埃克塞特，这两者不能作为一个整体运作。维多利亚时代的众多植物采集者都就职于维奇家族，包括托马斯·洛布和威廉·洛布。

威廉·杰克逊·胡克对"*Verticordia nitens*"的描述中提到，维奇苗圃可为该描述提供一份标本。

在第一次世界大战爆发前，维奇苗圃就已引入栽培了1281种从前未知或新培育出的品种。其中包括498种温室植物，232种兰花，153种落叶乔木、灌木和攀缘植物，122种草本植物，118种蕨类植物，72种常绿植物攀缘植物，49种针叶树，及37种球茎植物。接下来的几年，植物种类的数量不断增加。维奇苗圃主要因其栽培的兰花而著名，但同时也因几种著名的猪笼草而出名，如马来王猪笼草（*Nepenthes rajah*）和诺斯猪笼草（*Nepenthes northiana*）。其中的维奇猪笼草（*N. veitchii*）即得名于维奇世家。

切尔西公司的业务终止于1914年，埃克塞特公司由彼得·维奇和她女儿米尔德里德·维奇继续经营。1969年她把维奇苗圃卖给了圣·布里奇特苗圃。其作为一个独立公司继续经营了20年，但现已成为圣·布里奇特苗圃下的一个不再运作的子公司。

参考文献
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1. ↑  Hooker, William Jackson.. Curtis's Botanical Magazine. 1861, **58**: Pl. 5286. [永久]

扩展阅读
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* Veitch Heritage (Garden) in Exeter
* Veitch Nurseries on www.caradocdoy.co.uk （页面存档备份，存于）
* Article on John Gould Veitch (1839 - 1870)


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