6 Cr. 1. SPADICIFERÆ. Liriogame. 
pium is fleshy, never e eram into valves, 1-locular as I suspect by 
the suppression of two placental dissepiments, for in one Fruit of 
Arum Dracontium I found an additional row of Seeds and its Stigma 
was 2-lobed ; in all I have dissected it is solid from above the middle 
is yet almost a ra field to ‘hag in, and hereafter will no doubt 
be separated into more Genera. Arwm d oL d. is one, 
tinguished by the following characters: Flowers appearing before 
the Leaves which are linear-lan sh a Peduncle surrounded with 
3 or 4 Vedi chased: stipules, remaining underground till the Fruit 
is ripe; Spatha from 6 to 9 inches long, dark purple, unfolding 
almost to the bottom, dar attenuated, margins undulated below 
d 
the Spatha, slender, gradually attenuated into a fine Tail, round and 
smooth; Berries glomerated at the base, hypogzous till nearly ripe, 
when they i white as L'EcrusE faithfully describes, fleshy but 
finally somewhat transparent; Appendages pale ochre-colour, awl- 
shaped, scattered over about an inch of the Spadix between the male 
and female Flowers, as well as for a short space above the latter, in 
tered, 
—— Seeds o inserted in the centre of the bottom of the 
rry, nearly filling its whole cavity and obovate, their Coat fulvous ; 
"dba and Embryo like rs of Arum Maculatum, with a Radicle 
at the opposite extremity to th um. Another Genus, which used 
i at Ch 
dite, b 
se gue eo with the oe. of the apr somes à IE 
ge-sha . 
. Surrg, who had virulently abused Lamarck for engaging in 
ar work, — eme s ns even s Aandal justice commends 
Spatha of certain ues when that organ is in full vigour, but I 
have had no opportunity of verifying or refuting this myself. 
