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ARUM 4. Acaule purpureum % foliis amplifjimis cordato-fagittatis. 



Colocafia quod Arum Indicum, Colocafia diclum, pediculis atris, Sec. Thez. 



Zey. 08, 



The purple Cocco, and Tannier. 



The tops of this plant are commonly ufed to feed the hogs ; but the root is more 

 Valuable, and fupply many of the poorer fort of people with what they call 

 Bread-kind, in thofe parts of the world. 





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ARUM 5. Acaule maximum, foliis cordato-fagittatis. . 



Arum acaule, foliis peltatis ovatis repandis, bafi femibifdis. L. Sp. PI. 6c 



H. C. 

 Colocafia, feu fabc? Egyptia veterum flos. C. B. &c. Thez. Zey. 68. 

 ' Arum maximum Mgyptiacum, quod iiulgo Colocafia. B. Pin. &c. Slo. 



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Cat. 61. 



The white Cgccc, and Tyre, 



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The tops of this plant do fometimes fupply the tables of Jamaica with greens ; but 

 they are not reckoned fo good as thofe of the feventh fpecies, which is the mod 



in ufe. The young roots are very wholefome, dry, and nourilhing; and fometimes 



ufed in broths, by the poorer fort of people. The old heads are called White Coccos, 

 and the young roots that moot round the top, Tyres. 



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ARUM 6. Acaule maximum, foliis cordato-fagittatis, r a dice leniter mordi- 





cante. 



Arum acaule, joliis cordatis acutis cum acumine, angulis rotundatis. 



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The Scratch Cgcco. 





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he root of this plant is ufed like thofe of th 



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quently cultivated 



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lly called Scratch Coccos, from 



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ency with which they are always impregnated; and the young ones that (hoot 

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ARUM 7. Acaule medium, foliis cordato-fagittatis quandoque auritis, ra- 



dice minor i carnofa. 

 Arum acaule, foliis peltatis ovatis integerrimis, bafi femibifdis, L. Sp. PL 



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Arum minus nymphece foliis Efculentum, &c. Slo. Cat. 62. & H. t. 106; 

 Colocafia quod Arum Zeylonicum minus, tec, Thez. Zey. 68. 



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The leaves of this plant boiled, make a wholefome agreeable g 



it is ten- 



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The plant is much cultivated 



by all forts of people; efpecially in the country parts, where cabbage and kidney 

 beans are not always to be had. A fmall bed of it is fufficient to fupply one o 



families with greens throughout the year; for it grows very luxuriant and quick 



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ARUM 8. Acaule, foliis triangulares f 



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igulis divaricati 



Arum minus efculentum, fagitt aria foliis viridi-nigricantibus. Slo. Cat. 63 





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