344 WEEDS AND USEFUL PLANTS. 
seated in a cup-shaped disk i im the eee peoncare apex of the pedun- 
cle—the disk finally becoming fleshy, e g the base of the nut- 
like seed. Cotyledons 2, linear, elongate S "Tree 3 leaves cheater invo- 
lute in the bud, deciduous, alternate or rahe t fasciculate, on long. 
petioles, fan-shaped and Fadcucccevedl more resembling phyllodia than 
true leaves. 
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ceous ali. striate with diverging 
nerves. 
TUM-LEAVED SALISBURIA. 
Gincke or Jinkgo. 
Stem 80 feet high, with a light grey 
bark, and ‘branchin mg, with som: ergs — 
habit o spen. ves Q- 
z long ian 3- “an inches wide at sear 
S about 3 inches in le 
SS Cultivated : a sattteet Japan. 
Obs. A remarkable tree, and 
a ff!) ss men in the country, but it is now 
— becoming frequent in cultivation. 
Soak baa OUS PLANTS. 
eps with a single cotyledon. 
Orper LXXII. ARA’CE. (Arum Famity.) 
Perennial — with an acrid or pungent juice, simple or compound. leaves 
sheathing at base, and moncecious or perfect flowers crowded on a a, a ‘ch is 
usually surrounded b y a spathe. Floral en caida none or of 4-6 se Fruit usually 
a berry ; seeds with fleshy albumen, or sometimes a large fleshy jevaange 
1. ARIS A’MA, Martius. Inp1an Turnte. 
[A play upon Arum, the ancient name.j 
imeers moneecious, with the pistillate below on the same 4 
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