the upper part, the anthers are so crowded together, that, 
at first sight, the spadix appears to be naked as in the 
genus AruM. 
A leaf of this plant set up in a jar of water remained in 
full vigour three or four weeks. 
Native of Caracas and Guiana. Communicated by Mr. | 
Anperson, Curator of the Apothecaries’ Botanic Garden at 
Chelsea, where our drawing was taken, in March, 1825. 
