rETRANDRlAj MONOGYXIA. 



Pothoa foetida, Mich. 

 Dracootiuin latidum, L« 



Icon. B<U too't \ t >g. .Mat. Med. U.S. vol. 1. t. 10. 



Skunk-cabbage* Foiecat-v .Skunk weal. 



Subaquatic It flowers before the leave! appear, or at least 

 then these are very young ami convoluted. The ipathe is 

 beautifull) ipe< kled with red, purple, blue, green, and jrett 



The whole plant imelll strongh . lik :a nr garlic, and 



is greatlj esteemed tor its antiapasmodic virtues. (Se- 

 MlcI.U States.) In iwarnp*, low meadow ground-, 

 , the bordi nvuleta, delighting greatlj in shade and 



moisture, lie/ient- Perennial. April, M 



2. j3 S. spathe lanceolate, narrowlv attenuated to- 

 warda the apex, terminating at the base in a lung 

 peduncle ; spadix globose. B. 



Icon. Bart. Veg. Mat. Med. U.S. vol. 1. t. 11. 



rroiv-spathcd Skunk -cabbage. 



The whole plant is more slender than the preceding, and 

 the root smaller The spathe is long, narrow, (from I half inch 

 to an inch and a quart* r wide) purple, entirelj without ipei k> 



or spots, and of a beautiful shining dark purple colour. The 

 \oung convoluted leaves and stipules are deeply tinged with 

 purple, ami somewhat striped with the same colour. The 

 ipadu is half the lize of that in No. 1, and of a light umber 



' I >ur, and is supported b] J long peduncle, which is at 



the same time the peduncle of the spathe. The \\ »W< 

 smaller than in No. 1. This plant poaaeaeei the same medi- 

 cinal \ utiles a> the preceding. 



In the meadowl ■ quartei or half a mi of the botanic 



garden ground of the Unlveraityoi Penneyhrania. Hare. Pc- 



iiial- April. 



ORDER II. DIGYNIA. 



86. 1 1 A MAMLL1S. Gen . \ ( Ih-rbcndesJ 



Cali.v 4-cl ft, persistent, with 3 bractes. Pe- 



tuts 4, long and linear, with a bhort dilated 



