70 WILD FLOWER FAMILIES 



(C) Make one or both of the following drawings: 



The Swamp Cabbage in early spring ; A sectional 

 view, showing the spadix inside the spathe. 



(D) Read pages 109 to 114 in Blossom Hosts and In- 



sect Guests, and pages 369 to 371 of Nature's 

 Garden. 



JACK-IN-THE- PULPIT : 



(A) i. Have you seen the Jack-in-the-pulpit growing 



in dry or moist situations? 



2. How early have you seen it in blossom? 



3. Have you ever found any insects inside the 



spathe ? 



4. What kinds were they? 



5. Were they all alive? 



6. Can you distinguish between the pollen-bear- 



ing and the seed-bearing flowers? 



7. Have you found any in which there were both 



pollen-bearing and seed-bearing florets upon 

 the same spadix? 



8. Have you ever seen the red berries of the 



Jack-in-the-pulpit late in summer? 



9. Why is this plant sometimes called the Indian 



Turnip? 



(B) Write a short story for your wild flower booklet 



with some such title as the following: American 

 Lords and Ladies ; A Lover of Brooks ; A 

 Brookside Preacher. 



(C) Make one or more of the following drawings: A 



whole plant ; A sectional view, showing spathe 

 and spadix ; A leaf. 



(D) Read the account of the Jack-in-the-Pulpit on 



pages 61 to 71 of Ten New England Blossoms 

 and their Insect Visitors. 



