326 MISCELLANEOUS 



JACK-IN-THE-PULPIT; INDIAN TURNIP: 



Arisaema tripliyllum. 



Arum Family. Apr. June. 



A plant 1030 inches high, springing from an 

 acrid bulb, found in moist, shady woods. 

 Nova Scotia, westward to Minnesota, and 

 southward to the Gulf States. 

 FLOWERS Minute, clustered at the base of the 

 smooth club within the flower envelope; 

 latter pale green or marked with pur- 

 plish stripes, variable in depth of color. 

 Berries red, clustered in a head. 

 LEAVES 1-2, long-stemmed, smooth, divided 

 into 3 large leaflets. 



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