This description, taken in connection with the photograph that Pro- 

 fessor McAlpine sends, gives a perfect idea of the plant, and it is 

 the only Anthurus that is really known. 



ANTHURUS MUELLERIANUS (Fig. 4 7)This f the original pecies 

 of the genus, is known only from a drawing supposed to be quite inaccurate 

 It was from Australia, and the color was described as yellowish-red and 

 shown bright red. I rather suspect that it was based on the same plant as 

 the preceding. 



ANTHURUS ARCHERI (Fig. 48). This is known only from a figure 

 and that is doubtful. It was from Tasmania. It seems from the figure to be 

 an Anthurus, but in the sectional drawing the arms are shown to be bifid and 

 it seems to incline toward the genus Aseroe. 



ANTHURUS CALATHISCUS (Fig. 49 )._The original of this species, 

 as far as I can learn, is a crude figure found in the herbarium of Montague 

 from Perrottet, India. I think it was published as Calathiscus Sepia, and if so, 

 then a most fantastic and imaginary figure was given of it. Perrottet gives 

 the color as "jaune pale." No similar plant has since been sent from India, 

 but his figure evidently is an Anthurus. 11 



Fig. 51. 

 ASEROE PENTACTINA. 



Fig. 53a. 



ASEROE PALLIDA. 



THE GENUS ASEROE. 



Stem tubular, abruptly spreading into a horizontal limb, which 

 is divided into a number of long, slender, usually bifid segments. 



has embellished our phalloid literature, I have found no other evidence than the cut reproduced 

 Fig. 49. It has so little resemblance to the published figure that it does not seem possible to have 

 been the source. It was from "Perrottet, India," and on a sheet with two other sketches taken by 

 Perrottet to be different species, but which appear to me to be forms of the same. Montagne has en- 



, 



dorsed this sheet "Perrottet Calathiscus et Aseroe pentactina Endl.," and it therefore seems to be the 

 source of his "Calathiscus." 



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