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quantity of starch known as Portland Arrowroot, a sample CASE 

 of which is shown. 74. 



Note a flower spathe of Amorphophallus titanum, Becc, of 

 Sumatra, and photographs of the plant as it appeared in the 

 Royal Gardens, Kew, June 1889. Also a spathe, preserved in 

 spirit oi Amorphophallus Rivieri, Durieu, from Cochin China. 

 Note also tubers of this plant from Japan, where they are 

 known under the name of Kon-ni-yak-dama, and the starch 

 obtained from them is used as food. Cakes made from the 

 starch are exhibited. 



A model is also shown of a tuber of Amorphophallus cam- 

 patiulntus, Blume, an Indian plant, the tubers of which contain 

 a large quantity of starch, and are cultivated as an article of 

 food, being eaten like yams. 



No. 150. White Coco Biscuits, the sliced tubers of 

 Colocasia antiquorutn, Schott, also starch prepared from the 

 same ; and Red Coco Biscuits, from the tubers of a variety 

 of C antiquorum, together with meal and starch prepared 

 from them in Jamaica. Samples of fibre of this plant from 

 the Botanic Garden, Mauritius, and dry stems used as food in 

 Japan, are also shoAvn. The roots are generally known under 

 the names of Taro, Eddoes, and Cocoes, and are largely used 

 for food in India and other warm countries. 



On the bottom shelf note basket made of aerial roots of 

 Monstera imrayana, Schott, fiom Dominica, also dried fruit 

 spikes of Scindapsus oj^iciiiaUs, Schott. The latter is common 

 in many parts of India, and used as a stimulant, diaphoretic and 

 anthelmintic. 



In the upper part of this Case observe a bundle of aerial CASE 

 roots of 0^mb6 cima {Thaumatophyllum spruceanuni. Schott), 75. 

 from Brazil. 



Also aerial roots of Anthurium cordifolium, Kth., from 

 Jamaica. 



Note also strips of leaf stalks of Anthurium violaceum, 

 Schott, and miniature hat made of the same, from Jamaica. 



No. 151. Stem and leaves of Nai Yain {Epipremnnm 

 mirabile, Schott). Said to be a principal ingredient in the 

 well-known medicine Tonga. 



Observe roots of Skunk Cabbage (Si/mplocarpus fvetiduSf 

 Salisb.), used in medicine in North America as a stimulant, 

 antipcriodic and narcotic. 



