512 MONOECIA MONANDRIA, Arum. 
The whole leaf is from eighteen to thirty inches each way. 
Petioles erect, from one to two feet long, smooth, clouded, Pe-— 
tioles winged. Scape erect, round, the length of the petioles, 
smooth. Spathe one third the length of the spadix, opening 
at, and near the apex only. Club thrice the length of the 
rest of the spathe, tapering to a long subulate point. Séa- 
mens numerous, occupying about two inches of the spadix, 
» just within the apex of the spathe, singly sessile, and round- 
- ish, with two polliniferous cells, which open on the apex. 
Neciary, some smooth, irregular, glandular bodies are plac- 
ed. between the stamens and germs. Germs numerous, glo- 
bular, surrounding an inch of the base of the spadix, they 
have the rudiments of three ovula, Style very short. Stig- 
ma large, three-lobed, glutinous, yellow. Berries one, two 
or three-seeded. 
Note. Roots brought from the mountains grew and flow- 
ered in my garden at Samulkota, but it is perfectly unknown 
to the natives of the low country. I am therefore ignorant 
(22. A. margaritifer. Roxb. 
Herbaceous, stemless. Leaves trifid, with entire, narrow- 
lanceolate, pinnatifid segments. Spathe campanulate, equal- 
ling the obtuse spadix ; nectaries like large pearls; 
A native of Hindoostan, from thence introduced into the 
Botanic garden, where it flowers in May, and June, some- 
times before the leaves appear. 
- Root a roundish, solid tuber, which produces ecient 
offsets in every part; size various; six inches in diameter. 
Leaves decompound; segments narrow, lanceolate, entire, 
acuminate. Scape straight, erect, cylindric, as thick as 4 * 
man’s thumb, and about two feet long, variegated, with 
deeper and lighter green. Base embraced by one, two, or 
three withering sheaths, Spathes sub-campanulate, ob- 
tuse, the length of the spadix, smooth ; the prevailing colour 
a pale greenish yellow, with the bottom of the bell dark pur- 
