CUCKOO PINT.— ^;7/;;/ macidaUnn. 



Class MoNCECiA. Order Polyandria. Nat. Ord. Arace^. 

 Cuckoo Pint Tuibe. 



This plant is known in conntiy places hy 

 the name of Wake Robin, and Lords and 

 Ladies. It is very common in our English 

 hedges, hut is rare in Scotland, and in most 

 parts of Ireland. It is in flower during April 

 and May, and the cluh-shapcd column, around 

 which the pistils and stamens are situated, 

 is sometimes of a deep violet, at others of a 

 buff or pale green tint. The large shining 

 leaves are often spotted, and in winter a thick 

 cluster of rich orange-coloured berries sur- 

 rounds the stem of the plant, until they are 

 eaten by birds. 



The root of the Arum is a tuber, and 

 affords a quantity of farinaceous powder, which 

 forms an excellent substitute for flour, and 

 is sold for that purpose in Weymouth and 

 Portland Island. The writer of these pages 

 received a letter from a gentleman holding an 

 important post at Gort, in Galway, stating 

 that as the plant grew there in great abundance, 

 he w^as desirous that the pooi- Irish, then suf- 



