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TETRANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. 
angustispa- 
tba. 
Pothos foetida, Mich. " . 
Dracontium fostidum, L. 
Icon. Barton’s Veg. Mat Med. U.S. vol. 1. 1. 10. 
Skunk-cabbage. Polecat-weed. Skunk weed. 
Subaquatic. It flowers before the leaves appear, or at least 
when these are very young and convoluted. The spathe is 
beautifully speckled with red, purple, blue, green, and yellow. 
The whole plant smells strongly, like assafoetida or garlic, and 
is greatly esteemed for its antispasmodic virtues. (See Veg. 
Mat. Med. U States.) In swamps, low meadow grounds, and 
on the borders of rivulets, delighting greatly in shade and 
moisture. Frequent. Perennial. April, May. 
2. /3 S. spathe lanceolate, narrowly attenuated to- 
wards the apex, terminating at the base in a long 
peduncle ; spadix globose. B. 
Icon. Bart. Veg. Mat. Med. U.S. vol. 1. 1. 11. 
Narrow-spathed Skunk-cabbage. 
The whole plant is more slender than the preceding, and 
the root smaller The spathe is long, narrow, (from a half inch 
loan inch and a quarter wide) purple, entirely without specks 
or spots, and of a beautiful shining dark purple colour. The 
young convoluted leaves and stipules are deeply tinged with 
purple, and somewhat striped with the same colour. The 
spadix is half the size of that in No 1, and of a light umber 
colour, and is supported by a very long peduncle, which is at 
the same time theqreduncle of the spathe. The flowers are 
smaller than in No. 1. Ihis plant possesses the same medi- 
cinal virtues as the preceding. 
In the meadows a quarter or half a mile east of the botanic 
garden ground of the University of Pennsylvania. Rare. Pe- 
rennial. April. 
ORDER II. DIGYNIA. 
86. HAMAMELIS. Gen. pi. 226 (BerheridesJ 
Calix 4-ct ft, persistent, with 3 bractes. Pe- 
tals 4, long and linear, with a short dilated 
