GOLDEN. CLUB 
Oréntium aqudticum. Arum Family. 
HE Golden Club is common in shallow water 
in ponds and swamps, mostly near the coast, 
during April and May. It is closely allied to the 
Skunk Cabbage and Jack-in-the-Pulpit, but resem- 
bles neither. The long-stemmed leaves and flower 
stalks manage to keep just above the water, and are 
often reclining upon its surface, according to its depth. 
The thick, juicy, smooth-surfaced, long, pointed- 
oblong leaves, are deep, dull green above, and pale 
beneath. They are sometimes a foot in length, and 
are narrowed, or frequently partly furled at the base 
The parallel ribs are equally apparent. The numer- 
ous tiny, flat, bright yellow flowers are from four to 
six parted and are deeply and closely set upon a 
thick, pointed club, which terminates the flattened 
tip of the long, floral stalk. This aquatic plant is 
found from New England to the Gulf of Mexico. 
The generic name is said to be that of some plant from 
the Orontes River, in Syria. 
SWEET FLAG. CALAMUS 
Acorus Calamus. Arum Family. 
An exceedingly common rush-like herb, with very 
long, horizontal, branched rootstocks, and rather stiff, 
sword-shaped, light green leaves, growing in thick 
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