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the continent, obtain a good scarlet colour, with which 

 they dye some of the articles of their dress. I have not 

 learned what mordant (if any) they employ to fix the 

 colour. 



Pothos. L. 

 Gen. PL edit. Schreb. n. 210. Juss. p. 24. 

 SpatJia. Spadix simplex floribus tectus. Cal. nulla. 

 Petala quatuor. Bacca disperma. 



Pothos (Putorii. nrihL) acaulis ; tota foedissime 

 olida : foliis cordato-ovatis concavis, glaberrimis ; spa- 

 dice subgloboso. B. 



Pothos (ovata) foliis ovatis subtus glaucis. Baccis 

 1-spermis 1-locularibus. Walter, Carol, p. 224. 



Pothos (ovata) foliis ovatis subtus glaucis. Baccae 

 1-spermae. Gmelin, Si/st. A'at. 2. p. 27 '4. 



Pothos (foetida) foliis cordatis, spadice subgloboso. 

 Alton, liew. 3. p. 319. 



Pothos (foetida) acaulis : foliis ovalibus, concavis : 

 spadice subgloboso. Michaux, Flor. Bor. Amer. 2. p. 

 186. 



Dracontium (foetidum) foliis subrotundis concavis. 

 Sp. PL p. 1372. Wllld. Sp. PL 2. p. 288. Sc/wrpf, 

 Mat. Med. Amer. p. 133. Castiglioni, Viagg. 2. p. 

 238, 239. 



Dracontium (foetidum) foliis subrotundis. Gmelin y 

 Syst. Nat, 2. />. 596. 



Dracontium foliis subrotundis concavis integris. Gro* 

 rtov. Flor. Virg. p. 141. 



Dracontium foliis subrotundis vulgo Skunck-wccd. 

 Cold. JVoveb. 214. 



