»OLYANDRIA POLYGTNIA. PothUB. ggg 



of a singular shape, spotted yellow and brown j the 

 whole plant very foetid, from which it has the name 

 of Skunk-weed or Skunk-cabbage. It has four distinct, 

 truncated, fleshy petals, and four stamina to each germ. 



469 CALLA. Gen. pi. 13S8. 



1. C. foliis subrotundo-cordatis acutis, spatha ovata cuspi- paluttris. 



data.— IFilld. sp. pi. 2. p. 29O. 

 Icon. Fl. dan. 422. 

 In sphagnous swamps, on the mountains and near rivu- 



Jets : Canada to Pensylvania. 1/ . July, Aug. v. v. 



Flowers white. 



470. ARUM. Gen. pi 1387- 



l.A. acaule; foliis hastato-cordatis acutis, lobis obtusis, virginicum. 



spatha elongata incurva, spadice superne longius mas- 



culifloro.— /^i/W. sp. pi. 4. p. 484. 

 Calla virginica. Alich.Ji. am€r.2.p. 187. 

 Id overflowed places on the banks of rivers, among 



Scirpi and Junci. 11 • June, July. v. v. Spatha 



long, involute, green. 



2. A. acaule -, foliis subhastato-sagittatis, lobis oblongis, sagitlifoUum. 



spatha cucullata superne ovali, spadice longo a medio 



ad apicem masculifloro. 

 Calla sagittifolia. Mich.Jl. amer. 1. p. J 87. 

 Caladium sagitlifolium. JVilld. sp. pi. 4. p. 489? 

 On the banks of rivers and old swamps : Pensylvania to 



Carolina, % . July, Aug. v. v. 



3. A. acaule ; foliis ternatis, foliolis ovatis acuminatis, spa- atrorulens. 



dice cylindrico spatha sessili ovata acuminata horizon- 



taliter patenti a\t\ore.~ JVilld. sp. pi. 4. p. 481. 

 Icon. Pluk. aim. t. 148./. 6. bona. 

 In swamps of Virginia and Maryland. 11 . May, June. 



V. V. Spatha dark brown, of a disagreeable smell. 



4. A. subcaulescens ; foliis ternatis, foliolis ovatis acumina- triphyllum. 



tis, spadice clavato spatha ovata acuminata plana pe- 

 dunculata dimidio breviore, floribus monoicis. — IV Hid. 

 sp. pi. 4. p. 480. 

 «c. A. spatha virescente. virens. 



Icon. Pluk. amalth. t. 376, /. 3. 

 /S. A. spatha atropurpurea. atropurpu- 



Icon. Pluk. aim. t. 77. f. 5. reum. 



In shady wet woods : Canada to Carolina. % . June, 



