cal stem, Lysurus Gardneri; the other with a strongly fluted stem, 

 Lysurus Mokusin. The latter only is known from Japan. 



Fig. 241. -Lysurus Mokusin. 



History. Lysurus Mokusin is one of the first foreign phalloids published. 

 It was crudely figured in 1774 by Father Cibot, a missionary in China. Our 

 illustration is taken from a photograph made from a specimen in alcohol, to 

 be found in the Museum of Paris, which had been collected in Japan, by Dr. 

 Harmond. 2 We also have drawings of the plant from Professor Gono and 

 Professor Kusano. It is therefore probably not a rare species, but it is not 

 recorded in Matsumura's list. Professor Gono's drawing shows the plant with 

 a white stem and red arms. We do not know that the color has been pre- 

 viously recorded. 



2This was determined and published as Lysurus Beauvaisii, but I am unable to see the 

 slightest difference on which to base a species. 



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