ARACEZ. 13 
Spathe appearing after the leaves, large, concave, much exceeding the 
spadix. 
Dr. Mayne gives us apor as the Greek analogue of the name of this genus of plants ; 
hence its origin, (Theophr. vii. 11, 12.) 
SPECIES L—ARUM MACULATUM. Liu. 
Pirate MCCCXCII. 
Reich. Ic. Fl. Germ. et Helv. Vol. VII. Tab. VIII. Fig. 8. 
Billot, F). Gall. et Germ. Exsice. No. 465. 
Leaves appearing in spring; petiole, measured from the top of the 
dilated sheath to the lamina, not exceeding the length of latter 
(including the basal lobes); lamina triangular-oblong, entire, deeply 
cordate-sagittate, with the basal lobes less than half, and usually not 
more than one-third of the length of the rest of the leaf. Spathe 
scarcely twice as long as the spadix, and often less, the upper part 
elliptical, with the edges inflexed, the apex not falling over till it 
fades. Abortive pistils above and below the anthers, and not much 
exceeding them in length; those below few in number. 
On hedge-banks and in open woods. Common, and generally dis- 
tributed in England. Rare in Scotland, where it is received as a 
native as far north as the Forth and Clyde; but I have not myself 
seen it in any Scotch station where it does not appear to have been 
planted. Frequent throughout Ireland, but less so in the north and 
west. 
England, Scotland, Ireland. Perennial. Late Spring, early Summer. 
Rootstock an ovoid-oblong tuber, descending at the apex, and dying 
off annually at the base like a corm, producing a few small axillary 
tubers, which eventually become separate plants, flowering when about 
the size of a filbert, and rarely exceeding the size of a large walnut. 
Leaves 3 to 5, all radical, sheathing the base of the stem, the petiole 
channeled above; lamina bent back so as to form an obtuse angle with 
the petiole, 4 to 9 inches long, including the lobes, the latter slightly 
bent upwards, with their inner margins contiguous and rounded; their 
outer margins continuous with those of the rest of the leaf, and their 
apex terminating ina rather sharp point. Spadix on a scape shorter 
than the petioles. Spathe 6 to 9 inches long, pale green, frequently 
edged with, and sometimes spotted with dull purple, contracted below 
the middle, the lower part loosely rolled round the base of the spadix, 
and concealing it, the upper part open when the plant is in flower, and 
at length decaying, leaving the lower portion enveloping the ovaries. 
Club of the spadix enlarged, naked, dull purple or yellow, cylindrical, 
