ARUM DRACUNCULUS — A 

 FLY-LOVING FLOWER 



The carrion lily pictured here adver- 

 tises to the flies to act as its messengers 

 of pollination. The spathe frequently 

 grows to fifteen inches in length, and 

 as can be seen, though rich and almost 

 attractive in appearance, is of the same 

 color as a piece of decaying liver. The 

 smell emitted from this flower is offen- 

 sive in the extreme — all for an adver- 

 tisement for flies, which surround the 

 plants in great numbers when in bloom. 



