Eureka Reporter | 1904-10-21 | Page 6 | Colony Dates from 1607

STRANGE FLOWER OF SUMATRA a a beamut ful plant with a repugnant odor the raf fesia Is a strange plant it grows in sumatra and derives its name from sir stanford raffles gov arnor of sumatra at one time and his friend dr arnold a naturalist they were the first chite men to discover tie wonderful plant it is sal to be the largest and most magnificent flow er in the world it is composed of five petals each a foot across and of a brick red color covered with numerous irregular yellowish white swellings the petals surround a cup nearly a foot wide the margin of which bears the stamens this cup is filled with a fleshy disk the upper surface of which Is every where covered with projections like miniature cow s horns the cup when tree from its contents would hold about twelve pints of water the flower weighs fifteen pounds it is very thick the petals being three quarters of an inch in thickness with its beauty one is led to expect sweet ness b it its odor is that of tainted beef and dr arnold supposed that even the flies were deceived by the smell and were depositing their eggs in the thice disk taking it tor a piece of carrion