ARUM FAMILY 69 



Cabbage and the Jack-in-the-pulpit, as well as the 

 cultivated Calla of the greenhouse and window 

 garden. Standing erect in the middle of the blos- 

 som is the cylindrical spadix bearing the numerous 

 minute florets of a greenish yellow color, and 

 surrounding it is the large white spathe with its 

 pointed tip which gives the flower its chief attrac- 

 tiveness. The thick and succulent heart-shaped 

 leaves are pointed at the tip. The plant is most at 

 home in northern regions in cool bogs and along 

 the borders of shallow, sluggish streams in the 

 woods, where it is often very abundant. 



OBSERVATIONS FOR NOTEBOOK 



SWAMP CABBAGE: 



(A) i. Where have you seen it growing? 



2. How early have you seen it blossoming? 



3. Was there snow on the ground? 



4. Does the snow melt first around these plants? 



5. Have you found insects in the flowers? 



6. If so, what kind? 



7. Can you distinguish between those flower-heads 



which are in the pollen-bearing stage and 

 those which are in the pollen-receiving 

 stage? 



8. Have you ever seen the fruit of the Swamp 



Cabbage later in the summer? 



9. What do the fully expanded leaves look like? 



(B) Write a short essay for your wild flower booklet, 



choosing one of these titles : The First Spring 

 Flower; A Strange Family; The Swamp Cab- 

 bage. 



