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large open ovate brownish spathe 

 heavily blotched with purple, and 

 covered with hairs. The drooping 

 dark purple spadix is also covered 

 with long blackish hairs. The plant 

 grows 12 to 18 ins. high, has lobed 

 leaves, and when in blossom emits 

 a strong stench. It requires to be 

 grown in sheltered sunny spots in 

 rich sandy soil. {Bot. Reg. t. 831.) 



A. Draounoulus (DracUTlcidus 

 inilgaris). Dragon Plant. — A native 

 of S. Europe, 2 to 3 ft. high, with 



Fio. 63.— Arum Dracunculus. (J ) 



large blackish tubers, pedately lobed 

 leaves, and fleshy stalks and stems, 

 mottled with black. The flowers 

 appear in June and July on an erect 

 brownish-red tapering spadix, issuing 

 from a large ovate lance-shaped 

 spathe contracted at the base, and of 

 a rich deep purple or claret colour 

 on the inner surface. 



This plant also has a very disagree- 

 able odour when in bloom. 



A. Eggerl.— This is closely relate 

 to A. spectabile, and is probably onl, 

 a form of it. 



A. Itallcum.— A native of th 

 Channel Islands, S. England, and £ 

 Europe. It grows 9 to 24 ins. higl 

 with triangular-hastate leaves ap 

 pearing before winter. The flower 

 appear in spring on a creamy whit 

 or yellowish spadix, enclosed in i 

 hooded greenish-yellow or whitis] 

 spathe. In autumn when the leave 

 have withered, the clusters of scarle 

 berries on the stems are ver; 

 beautiful and attractive. Thii 

 species may be naturalised ii 

 grassy places or shrubberies, anc 

 increased by seeds or offsets. Th( 

 variety marmoratwn has thi 

 leaves blotched or marbled witl 

 yellow. (Bot. Mag. t. 2432.) 



A. maculatum. — This is ou: 

 common " Lords and Ladies " o'. 

 " Cuckoo Pint " found in woods 

 hedges, and dry ditches in mos 

 parts of the country. It hai 

 hastate-cordate leaves often spot 

 ted with black, and yellowish 

 green spathes, edged and oftet 

 spotted with purple, enclosing i 

 dull purple or rarely yellov 

 club-shaped spathe. In autumi 

 the bright scarlet berries lool 

 very handsome. Useful fa 

 naturalising in waste places. 



A. Magdalenas. — This is closelj 

 related to A. palcestinum, bu 

 has a yellow spathe marbled anc 

 spotted with purple. 



A. palaestinum (A. sanctum). — I 

 very attractive species, native o 

 Palestine, resembling the well-knowi 

 Arum Lily in foliage and appearance 

 The large bright shining green leave 

 are hastate in shape, and the flowei 

 stems are thrown well above th 

 foliage in early summer. The spath 

 is 6 to 8 ins. long, greenish -yelloi 

 washed with red outside, but dee 



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