Arum italicum

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Read about Arum italicum in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Arum italicum, Mill. (A. cylindraceum, Gasp.). Fig. 395. Larger than the last: Lvs. hastate, nearly truncate below, light-veined: spathe scarcely swollen below, the limb erect and not expanding and including the short spadix (tip sometimes deflexed after flowering), yellowish or white and faintly striate. Eu. B.M. 2432.—A hardy species; also grown in pots. In the open, the Lvs. appear in the fall. A very variable species. Var. canariense, Engler (A. canariense, Webb & Berth.), has narrow If.-lobes and spathe. Var. concinnatum, Engler (A. concinnatum and A. marmoratum, Schott), has broad gray-spotted Lvs. Var. byzantinum, Engler, (A. byzantinum, Schott), has spathe-tube oblong, white inside and purple at the mouth, and an acuminate purple or green limb. Var. albispathum, Hort., has a white spathe. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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