Arum, MONOECIA MONANDRIA,. 505. 
it might no doubt be used to great advantage in the cure of 
several disorders. 
13. A. trilobatum. Willd, iv, 483. 
Stemless, Leaves three-lobed. Flowers sub-sessile. 
Spathe ample, with its apex spiral, and resting on the earth. 
Nectarial filaments short, simple and recurved. 
Arisarum Amboinicum. Rumph. Amb. v. t. 110. f. 2. 
The roots came accidentally from the Moluccas, amongst 
the earth that some other plants were brought in, for the Bo- 
tanic garden, Flowering time in the Botanic garden, the be- 
ginning of winter. 
Root tuberous. Stem none. Leaves radical, the most 
exterior ones deeply three-lobed, almost ternate, the interior 
ones triangular, all are smooth on both sides; from four to 
six inches long, and nearly the same in breadth, Petioles 
near the leaf sub-triangular, below sheathing, smooth, about 
as long as the leaves. Scape from the centre of the leaves, 
very short, Spathe rather longer than the spadix, spread- 
ing horizontally with its twisted apex resting on the ground. 
Nectarial filaments recurved, short, and simple. Germs on 
a conical receptacle, the base of the spadix being so formed. 
In Arum orixensis, which this plant looks like, the recep- 
tacle of the germs is cylindrical, with a long ramous filament, 
crowning its upper edge, this alone is a sufficient distinguish- 
ing mark, 
14, A. gracilis, R, 
Stemless. Leaves deeply three-parted, or sub-ternate ; 
lobes acute; the middle one oblong, lateral, semi-hastate. 
Spathe flagelliform, the length of the flagelliform spadix. 
Nectarial filaments simple, and revolute. 
_Katu-schena, Rheed, Mal. xi. t, 21. 
A native of Silhet, where it is known by the name Har- 
—_— used medicinally. Flowering time the hot and the 
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