petals (according to Jussieu, calycine fcales) with deprefled 

 points, four ftamens with incumbent anthers, a conical germen 

 terminated with a truncated ftigma, whereas Call a palujiris t 

 according to that very accurate obferver, Pollich, has neither 

 calyx nor corolla, and each germen is furrounded by many 

 ftamens. 



We learn from Michaux, that in America it grows in 

 the water, it has therefore been probably badly treated hitherto 

 in our gardens ; we have obferved it for feveral years in the 

 open border, at MefTrs. Whitley and Brame's, Old Bromp- 

 ton, where our drawing was taken. 



In the firft volume of the American Memoirs, the roots of 

 this plant are recommeinjed by Dr. Cutler as a ufeful 

 remedy in afthma, with a very neceflary caution to fimplers, 

 that they do not gather for it the roots of White Hellebore, 

 as this likewife goes by the name of Scunkweed. 



It flowered in Mr. Collinson's garden at Peckham, in 

 the fpring of the year 1736, from which plant Catesey's 

 figure above quoted was taken. The leaves come up after 

 the flowering is over. 



