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repotted in a mixture of equal parts of loam and peat, and 

 be placed in a cold frame till the leaves appear, then they 

 may be removed to the greenhouse, and moved into larger 

 pots if necessary. Liquid manure is of great use to them 

 in ensuring fine flowers. 



ARACEM 



Endogens, with a simple spadix or spike. Calyx and corolla 

 absent. Stamens of barren flowers numerous, very short ; fertile 

 flowers at the base of the spadix ; these are enclosed in a white, 

 green, or purple spat ha. — Herbaceous plants, natives of the tro- 

 pics principally ; some useful in medicine, others poisonous. 



CALLA, or BICHABDIA. 



Gen. Char. (Heptandria Monogynia!) Spatha ovate, covering 

 the spadix ; calyx and corolla none ; fruit succulent. 



Calla is a name given by Pliny. The Calla or Richardia 

 JEthiopica, a native of the Cape, has been introduced into 

 this country more than a century, and is well known in 

 the greenhouse ; its noble white spatha and very handsome 

 leaves make it a very valuable addition, forming a contrast 

 to other plants very agreeable to the eye. The only par- 



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