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at its base. The spathe incloses the entire 

 length of the spadix, with the exception of an 

 oval opening in front, about midway of its 

 length. 



Clusters of Green Arrow-arum grow in shal- 

 low water along river borders. It is about a 

 foot and a half high. The sheathed fruit looks 

 much like a pond lily bud and bends on its 

 recurved stem to the surface of the water. It is 

 quite possible that the fruit heads are broken by 

 the force of the water and carried down stream 

 to originate new colonies. Lack of bright 

 coloring in the fruit is suggestive of some means 

 of seed dispersal other than by agency of birds. 

 The plant extends west to Michigan and Loui- 

 siana. 



CHOKEPEAR 

 Pjrrus communis Apple Family 



The Chokepear Tree, with its green, puckery 

 pear, hardly needs description. I trust many 

 another like myself holds it in grateful remem- 

 brance for the childhood joys it has furnished. 

 What an addition the fruit was, on chestnutting 

 expeditions, to the ginger cookies, which always 



