34 G A RACK. 11. 



2. A. Dracontium, L. Green Drajon. Drajon-root. 



Leaf raostl] rto 7 to 11 oblong-lanqeolate pointed 



leaflets; tpadia tapering to a long au 1 Bleu lep p^iat, beyond the oblong and point- 

 ed spathe. 



Low grounds, along stronnr. mnmon. May. Obrmi clustered. Etaj larg 

 spreading, on a p.-tiol> 1 to 2 feet long, extending much beyond the peduncle. 

 Spulfie greenish, roiled in a tube, with a .short cruel point. Berriu seal 



2. PELTANDRA, Raf. Arrow Arum. 



Qr.pr.Ua, a shield or target, and an :h-.;$, stamens; frcm the shield-shaped rtam^ns. 



Flowers monoecious, thickly covering tlie long and ta- 

 pering spadix throughout; the, staminate above, and 

 pistillate below. Spathe conv*olute tbroughout*, elongal 

 Perianth none. Sta:. Itatc. Berry l-y.-li.-i. 1- 



seeded. — A stemfess perennii 

 and simple scapes J/om the root of thick tufled m 



P. VlifcGiHiCA, Kaf. Ah m. 



Acaulescent; Ico.xcs oblong, hsstal - r. the lolc-s obtuse; 



tpathe clone: aled. incurve. ; . : 

 (Arum Virgin icuni, L. Leoo 



Swampy borders of pen!- . 

 plant, with scapes 8 to 15'ineb. - 



long, I^vls vide, on petioles 8 to 12 . I eedtd, green when 



ripe. 



3. CALLA, Linn. Water Arum. 



An ancient nam?, of unknown meaning: 



Spathe spreading, ovate, per LDIX obi i 



entirely covered with flowers, the lower perfect, the v.; 

 often staminate enly ; destitute of a perianth. ANTHERS 

 with slender filaments. 8 TIG MA sessile. Berries distinct, 

 few-fie.eded. — Perennial -aquatic herb*, wUli a creeping thick* 

 ish root stock, bearing heart shaped long-pct'wkd leaves, ajid. solitary 

 t capes. 



C. palustris, L. Northern Calla. Common Water Arum* 



Leaves cordate; spathe ovate, flat ; spadix covered .with ovaries, intermixed with 

 Siemens. 



Bogs and shallow w:\ters, fare. Jane. A finr> plant. T. v - ' a lr. 



%^ as wid-», on Ion* petioles, within in volute acn ntn it v y-xu- 



high, ronndish, smooth. Spathe clasping &t the base, gre.-nL»h-yciluw\ white aod 

 eoft within. Spadix 1 inch long. 



The C. Mrnuync\. (Ethiopian Carla) A beautiful plant from C.tpe Good B 

 often met wiih in green houses and parlors. 



4. SYMPLOCARPUS. Salisb. Skunk Cabbage. 



Gr. symplo\o, connection, and Larpos, fruit; the berries being united, 



Spathe liooded-shcll-fonn, pointed, fleshy. Spadix obr 



