INDIAiN TURNIP. 



Arum tnphylhm {Annn family,) 



" Or peers the Arum from its spoted veil.*' 



Bryant. 



SK^I^^^^ ^'*^ two Species of Arums common to Canada, the 

 larger of which is known as Green-dragon Arum Dracon- 

 tium; the other, which forms the central figure in the 

 plate, is the most common to our soil, and is known hv 



the familiar name of Indian Turnip [Arum triphijllum or A. 



purpureum). 



These moisture-loving plants are chiefly to be found in rich 

 black, swampv mould, beneath the shade of trees and rank herba^-e 

 near creeks and damp places, in or about the forest. 



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The sheath that envelops and protects the spadix, or central 

 portion of the plant, is an incurved membraneous hood of a pale 

 green colour, beautifully striped with dark purple or brownish- 

 purple. 



The flowers are inconspicuous, hidden by the sheath; they 

 are of two kinds, the sterile and fertile, the former placed above, 

 the latter consisting of four or more stamens and 2 4-celled 



