ARUM 



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ASARUM 



almost blackish velvety purple on ing, more or less knotty rhizomes, 

 the inner surface. From the centre solitary hermaphrodite, bell-shaped, 

 springs a blackish spadix about 6 to or urn-shaped flowers with three lobes; 



8 ins. long. There is a form with 

 variegated leaves. 



A. pictum (A. corsicum). A native 

 of the Balearic Isles. It grows about 

 2 ft. high, and has long-stalked heart- 



stamens twelve, of which six are 

 longer than the others. The style 

 has six stigmatic lobes. 



A. canadense (A. carolinianum ; 

 A. latijolium). A curious look- 



shaped lobed leaves, and deep dull ing N. American plant known as 



purple spathes. 



the Canadian Asarabacca or Wild 



FIG. 64. Arum maculatum, var. (J) 



Fio. 65. Arum palasstinum. 



A. spectabile. A native of Asia Ginger, and also Snake Hoot. It has 



Minor, about 1 ft. high, having 

 broadly hastate sagittate leaves, and 

 deep purple oval oblong spathes. 



A. spirals. A somewhat tender 

 species from China, about 1 ft. high, 

 having linear lance- shaped leaves and 

 brown spathes in May and June. 



ASARUM (asaron, the Greek name). 

 Nat. Ord. AristolochiaceiB. A genus 

 containing over a dozen species of 

 peculiar-looking plants, having creep- 



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roundish, more or less fleshy, creeping 

 root-stocks, from which spring round- 

 ish heart-shaped, hairy -stalked leaves. 

 The purple, three-lobed, tubular 

 flowers with stalks a little over 1 in. 

 long appear in April and May. (Bot. 

 Mag. t. 2769.) This peculiar little 

 plant is perfectly hardy. 



A. caudigerum. A pretty little 

 species from S. China, having heart- 

 shaped hairy leaves and brownish-red 

 speckled flowers, the three triangular 



