ARUM Linncei Gen. PI. G ynandria Po lyandria.
Spatha monophylla, cucullata, Spadito fupra nudus, inferne femineus, medio
ftamineus.
Raii Syn. Ger. 16. Herb^e bacciferas.
ARUM maculatum acaule, foliis haftatis integerrimis, fpadice clavato. Lin. Syß. Vegetab. p. 6go.
ARUM foliis fagittatis; fpatha refta : clava cylindrica. Haller, hiß. helv. n. 1302.
ARUM maculatum. Scopoli Fl. Carniol. n. 1138.
ARUM vulgare maculatum. Bauhin Pin. 195.
ARUM vulgare. Gérard emac. 834.
ARUM maculatum et non maculatum. Park. 373. Raii Syn. p. 266, Wake-Robin, Cuckow-Pint.
Hudfon. Fl. Ang. p. 342.
Lightfoot Fl. Scot. p. 528.
RADIX perennis, tuberofa, albida, magnitudine nucis $
myrifticae majoris, tranfverfa, fibras plurimas, |
fimplices undique in terram demittente, fa- b
pore_ acerrimo, tuberculis e lateribus egermi- f
nantibus fe propagante.
b
FOLIA: ex una radice duo tria vel quatuor, rarius %
plura exeunt, fagittata, petiolata, nitida, ve- <»
nofa, venisintramarginem terminatis, maculis f
purpureis faspe notata.
PETIOLI bafi vaginantes, fubtriquetri, externe con- $
vexi, interne canaliculati.
FRUCTIFICATIO fpatha inclufa.
j CALYX : Spatha monophylla, maxima, oblonga, bafi $
convoluta, apiceconnivens, ventre com preffa; f
Spadix clavatus, fimpliciflimus, fpatha paulo %
brevior, purpureus aut albidus, mferne ger- $
minibus obvallatus, marcefcensfupra germina, $
fig- 4- |
COROLLA nulla. f
j STAMINA: Filamentanulla: A n thers plurimae, b
feffiles, tetragonas, purpureas, fpadici adnatas, $
fig. 1. *
NECTARIA corpufcula plurima, bafi craffa, definentia $
in cirrhos filiformes fupra et infra ftamina, 1
| Jig. 3. -
i PISTILLUM : Germina plurima, bafin fpadicis vef- f
tientia, infra ftamina collocata,obovata: S t y l i $
nulli: Stigmata villis barbata, Jig. 2. f
! PERICARPIUM: B acc.<e totidem, coccineas, globo- $
\ ■ fas, uniloculares, Jig. 5.
SEMINA plurima, fubrotunda. |
ROOT perennial, tuberous, whitilh, about the fize
o f a large nutmeg, growing tranfverfely, fending
forth on every fide a great number of
fingle fibres, of a moft biting tafte, propagating
itfelf by little tubercles, fpringing from
• its fide.
LEAVES: from one root to three or four, feldom more
proceed, arrow-fhaped, ftandingon foot-ftalks,
fhining, veiny, the veins terminating within
the margin, often marked with purple fpots.
LEAF-STALKS at bottom forming a flieatn, three-
cornered, externally convex, internally channelled.
FRUCTIFICATION enclofed in a {heath.
C A L YX : a Jheath of one leaf, very large, oblong,
the edges wrapping over each other at bottom,
at top doling, the middle part com-
prefled, the tongue club-fhaped, fingle, flior-
ter than the ftieath, purple or of a whitilh
colour, below furrounded by the germina,
and withering above them.
COROLLA wanting.
STAMINA: Fi laments wanting: An th e r s numerous,
feflile, four cornered, purple, growing
to the tongue, fig. 1.
NECTARIES feveral rqundim bodies, terminated by
a tapering thread, placed above and beneath
the ftamina, jig. 3.
PISTILLUM: G er mina numerous, furrounding the
bafe o f the fpadix or tongue, of an oval mape,
placed beneath the ftamina: Styles wanting:
Stigmata bearded with little hairs, fig. 2.
BERRIES correlponding in number with the germina,
fcarlet, round, of one cavity, Jig. 5.
SEED numerous and roundifh.
Botamfts w h o h a v e no tic ed th e h ifto ry o f this p lan t, w e ll k n ow that it appea rs u n d e r tw o v e r y different
orms in the fp rin g and a u tum n : but the g en era lity o f p eo ple are no t aw a re , that the naked d u l le r o f fca rle t
ocrnes 1° con fpicuous in the h edg e s at the c lo fe o f the lumm e r, is the p ro d u c e o f w h at are u fu a lly c a lled Lords
T u ’ wh lch a t t r a a the .no tic e o f ch ild ren in the fpring , and w h ich a re ob fe rv ab le u nd e r m o ft Ihady h ed g e s ,
ne leaves o f the Cuckow-Pint are fu b je ft to v a r y v e r y much in the ir lhape , and o ften ap p ea r fp o tted w ith purple*
afin™purpjS d°CSI® j||j| ^ tonS ue within the flieath varies alfo muchin its co lo u r , from a ye llow ift i g re en to*
.» J 1 aUuthors a£ree , th? 1. the m o f tbe A™ m>in its rec en t ftate,. is e x t rem e ly ac rimon ious J b u t th e y in g en era l
M* th a t -11 °* es lts b it in g q u a lity when dried, and with it its medicin al pow ers .
tliaitK LER ob£:r y e,s' tba t th e^e roots are g en e r a lly gathe red in the fp ring , w hen the le av es are in fu ll v ig o u r , fo
will r *°0tS “ j » and foon Iofe th e ir p u n g en t q u a l i t y ; b u t thofe w h ich are tak en u p w h en the le a v es d e ca y
T V r lnUe ? . a wh o le Te ar» and retain the ir p u n g en cy the fame as w h en firft tak en up • Gard. D ill. Ato. ed. L
p e n t o d e is recomm end ed b y B e r g iu s , in his Mat. Med.
Th ^ B S i eS ai8 P owdered, th e y b ecome eatab le, and afford nourilhm ent fomewhat fimila r to fa g o o r fa lop .
root 1 , , ed ,w a tep ° f r o o t ,as alr° a p ow d e r p rep ared b y d r y in g its ju ic e , h a v e been in ufe as co fme tics . T h e
aiio, lik e that o f the S op ew o r t, has b een o c c a fio n a lly fub ftituted fo r fo p e ; Ray, Rutty.
natuSlf . j AI ums b a v f md d roots, w h ich are eaten b y the inhabitants o f a ll the h o t countries, w h ere th e y g row
l'eawpf I : andr , r 0 . q f orts are cu lt iv a ted b y the inhabitants o f the fu g a r colon ie s as efculent plants : the
1 fH i ^Pe^les o f them, ca lled Indian Kale, a - “ J r-— —_ - - r _.t. » '• " , Gard. Bin. s boiled, and fupply the want of other greens; Millers
Wh ^en-*eS are. e<Iual,y. acrimonious with the roots ; Scopoli.
Wular n5 medicines are proper, which at the fame time incrfeafe the fecretions, as in fome fpecies of
If m 00 droPv» the Arum may probably be found ferviceable: at prefent however it is not much in ufe.
PunfrenL” 16™0-1 7 7 , S u0t d? cei/ e me’ the roots S the woods are r *5“ncy, particularly the Pheafant. - eaten by divers Birds, notwithftandin0g their