length of this part obliged the draughtsman to curl it 

 upwards to make it come within the plate. The base of 

 the spadix contained the female flowers ; above which were 

 white sterile filaments or cirrhi ; above these the ses- 

 sile, bilabiate, anthers with yellow pollen ; and above 

 these again more cirrhi ; all concealed within the spathe. 

 Soon after the flower decayed the leaves appeared. 



In Clusius's time this plant was cultivated in the Dutch 

 gardens, and Lob el says in the English also ; but the 

 latter author never saw it in blossom. 



The plant from which our drawing was taken, was com- 

 municated by our kind contributor John Walker, Esq. 



