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pinched off if not admired. Similar positions to those 

 recommended for the preceding species. Seed. 



*Aram crinitum. The appearance of this plant when 

 in flower is very grotesque from the singular shape of its 

 broad, speckled, contorted spathe. The leaves are 

 divided into five or seven deep segments, the central 

 division being much broader than the others, and the 

 leaf-stalks, overlapping each other, form a sort of spurious 

 stem a foot or 14 ins. high, marbled and spotted with 

 purplish-black. The treatment for this plant is similar to 

 that given for A. Dracuncuhis ; but as it is rather more 

 tender, it will require more care and shelter in winter. 

 Warm borders, fringes of shrubberies, or beds of the 

 smaller subtropical plants, will suit it best. The appear- 

 ance of the flower is almost too repulsive for the nerves 

 of some persons. Division. S. of Europe. 



*Arum Dracunculus, A strange-looking but hand- 

 some plant, with a white stem curiously marbled with 

 black, about 3 ft. high, and very deeply cut palm-like 

 leaves, broadly veined and spotted with white. The 

 spathe is of a pale green colour on the outside and of a 

 deep purple-violet within, and, as well as the flowers, 

 exhales a powerful carrion odour. Requires a light, 

 deep, and dry soil, and does best in half-shady positions. 

 Easily multiplied by division in spring or autumn. It is 

 best fitted for the fringes of shrubberies, etc., or among 

 the vegetation that sometimes starts from the bottoms of 

 warm walls. S. of Europe. 



*Arum italicum. This plant, which is a native of 

 the Isle of Wight and the Channel Islands, resembles 

 the common A. maculatum in habit and in the shape of 



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