No, 516. 
ARUM TRILOBATUM. 
Class. Order, 
MON@CIA POLYANDRIA. 
This is a small species, not growing in 
general above a foot in height. The flower 
is uncommonly beautiful, of a rich velvety 
texture, and of a colour impossible to 
imitate: the spadix is exceedingly long 
and slender, ending in a point, and the smell 
is very unpleasant : its season for blooming 
is usually in the beginning of summer. 
It is a native of India, and was cultivated 
by Miller, who received it from Ceylon in 
1752: the constant stove heat is necessary 
for its preservation. 
It multiplies itself by offsets, which are 
freely produced: the soil should be rich 
loam. ae 
