AMONG THE WILD FLOWERS. 57 
adjacent, places it in Linn. Cl. XXI., MWonecza. 
The flower is unique in structure; there is no 
calyx nor corolla; but a pointed sheath, called 
a Spath, encloses a pillar-like formation, Spadzx, 
upon which are separate clusters, first and 
lowest, of Azstz/s, then of 2-celled Axthers, and, 
above these, other imperfect pistils, often only 
thread-like. Above these there is a terminal 
