326 MISCELLANEOUS 



JACK-IN-THE-PULPIT; INDIAN TURNIP: 



Arisaema triphyllum. 

 Arum Family. Apr. — June. 



A plant 10-30 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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