Upon thy petals butterflies, But at thy root, some say, there lies A world of weeping trodden things, Poor worms that have not eyes or wings.

The flower, of which a figure is given here, is about 5 inches long and wide, the petals cream colored, the sepals greenish white.

Similarly the leaves of the Colocasia esculentathe tara of the Sandwich Islandswill often shiver at irregular times of the day and night, and with such energy that little bells hung on the petals tinkle.