germinate and continue the fpecies, as cer- 
tainly as thofc feeds formed in plants, which 
we call of a more natural ftruclure/ becaufe 
they are of one more common. All other 
known plants have their plftils placed within 
the ftamens. In the arum the ftamens are fltu- 
ated rather more inward than the piftils, and 
above them on the receptacle. Thefe ftamens 
are not raifed by filaments, but are a collection 
of anthers four-cornered, and growing to the 
club-form receptacle ; above and below thefe 
anthers are placed feveral roundifh bodies, ter- 
minated by a tapering thread ; thefe Linneus 
calls the nectaries. Beneath the lower order 
of nectaries, the feed-buds are : placed, fur- 
rounding the bafe of the fpadix, or tongue, 
of an oval fhape, without ftyles, and their 
ftigmas bearded with foft hairs. Thefe feed 
buds become berries of a beautiful bright 
fcarlet colour, correfponding in number with 
the germes ; are round, and have one cavity. 
The younger Linneus was of opinion, that 
the arum did not properly belong to the clafs 
Gynandria, but that it Ihould be placed in 
the ciafs One-houfe, as every anther and 
ftigma were rather to be efteemed diftinct 
florets-, than as belonging to one common 
flower ; 
