A Freak Calla 



ThisCalla Lily, found on Mr. Burbank's grounds, gives 

 a clear idea oj the relation of the spathe to spadix. It will 

 be seen that while the spadix bears the blossoms, the spathe is, in point 

 of fact, a modified leaf twisted into a sort of cornucopia around 

 it. Through some lack of balance in the heredity of 

 the plant shown above, the spathe took back to 

 the days, evidently, when this trans- 

 formation was in the making. 



