400 roLTANDRiJi P0LY«TNiA. Arum. 



July. V. V. Flowers handsomely green and yellow, 

 or green and purple striped. Roots known as a me- 

 dicine amrng the natives, particularly in colics: they 

 are generally called Indian Turnips. 

 Dracontium. 5. A. acaule; foliis pedatis, foliolis lanceolato-oblongis in- 

 tegerrimis, spadice subulate spatha oblonga convoluta 

 longiore. — Willd. sp. pi. 4. p. 4/8. 



Icon. Pluk. aim. t. 271./. 2. 



In shady woods : Virginia to Florida. 11 • June, July, 



