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To the south of the cross walk in the corner are a few of the 



Ord. 198. ARACEAE, which are hardy with us; the larger 

 and more showy Aroids will be found in the houses. See 

 Amorphophallus, C alodium % Richardia, or Calla. 



The Dracunculus vulgaris from S. Europe suffices to indicate 

 how fine Lords and Ladies may grow in warmer climes.* 



Ord. 199. LEMNACEAE. The Duckweeds growing on the surface of 

 ronds may have been derived from such an aquatic Aroid as Pistia 

 stratiotes. 



Ord. 201. ALISMACEAE. Water Plantains live on the water's edge, 

 Alisma plantago; Arrowhead, Sagittaria sagittaefolia ; Flowering Rush, 

 Butomus iimbellatus (often made the type of a separate order, including 

 Limnocharis). Echinodorus is a tropical form (p. 106). 



Ord. 202. NAIADACEAE. Pondweeds, Potamogeton. Aponogeton 

 distachyon comes from the Cape of Good Hope. The flowers have a very 

 sweet scent resembling that of hawthorn-blossom. Ouvirandra, see p. 106. 



Ord. 203. ERIOCAULONACEAE. E. septangulare, Jointed Pipewort, is 

 a N. American species found on the west coast of Ireland and in the lakes 

 of Skye. 



Ord. 205. RESTIACEAE. S. African herbaceous plants. 



Ord. 206. CYPERACEAE. Sedges. Carex tomentosa, the rare 

 Marston Maisey Sedge, was cultivated by Baxter, and is still 

 in the collection. The Papyrus, grown in the Water-lily 

 House, belongs to this order (see p. 102). 



Ord. 207. GRAMINEAE. The Grasses are arranged in six 

 beds, commencing with the Panicoideae, the Millets, 

 Panicum miliaceum, and Maizes, Zea mats ; and, passing on 

 to the Agrostideae^ with the genera Apera, Milium, Fox-tail 

 Grass Alopecurus^ and Phleum-, next we come to the Oat 



* The spots upon the leaves of the Common Arum have been explained 

 by an Oxford poet. See " Arum Maculatum," a poem by P. Duncan, once 

 Keeper of the Ashmolean Museum. 



Flora to Zephyrus once wrote 



A very charming little note 



All about sighs and smiles and grief, 



And dropt her ink upon this leaf. 



