Tab. 282. — 1, whole plant, much reduced ; 2, portion of the stem, life 
size; 3, spadix, life size. 4, two flowers in different stages of develop- 
ment ; 5, tw^o stamens in different stages ; 6, ovary ; 7, vertical section 
of ovary ; 8, horizontal section of ovary : all magnified. — J. G. B. 
This is a plant of noble appearance, well worthy of a place in 
any collection. It is remarkable for its fine, tall, straight leaf- 
stalk, which is beautifully mottled with rich brown and greyish 
white, and bears at the apex a very large, spreading, much 
divided leaf, of a deep green colour. I received the tubers of this 
plant, several years since, from Mons. Linden, of Brussels. It is 
easy of cultivation in a moist stove, grown in strong turfy loam 
and a little peat, and is easily increased by offsets. — W. W. S. 
