66 WILD FLOWER FAMILIES 
the white spathe of the Calla, however, being in 
this case of a greenish or purplish color and arch- 
ing over the spadix instead of arching away from 
it. By taking off the spathe you can readily see 
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FLOWER STRUCTURE IN JACK-IN-THE-PULPIT 
the stamens and pistils on the lower part of the 
spadix. Sometimes stamens only will be present: 
sometimes pistils only; while sometimes both are 
together on the same spadix, but this is unusual. 
These flowers are also called Lords and Ladies, 
