ARUM FAMILY 69 
Cabbage and the Jack-in-the-pulpit, as well as the 
cultivated Calla of the greenhouse and window 
garden. Standing erect in the middle of the blos- 
som is the cylindrical spadix bearing the numerous 
minute florets of a greenish yellow color, and 
surrounding it is the large white spathe with its 
pointed tip which gives the flower its chief attrac- 
tiveness. The thick and succulerlt heart-shaped 
leaves are pointed at the tip. The plant is most at 
home in northern regions in cool bogs and along 
the borders of shallow, sluggish streams in the 
woods, where it is often very abundant. 
OBSERVATIONS FOR NOTEBOOK 
Swamp CaBBACE: 
(A) 1. Where have you seen it growing? 
How early have you seen it blossoming? 
Was there snow on the ground? 
Does the snow melt first around these plants? 
Have you found insects in the flowers? 
If so, what kind? 
Can you distinguish between those flower-heads 
which are in -the pollen-bearing stage and 
those which are in the pollen-receiving 
stage? 
8. Have you ever seen the fruit of the Saray 
Cabbage later in the summer? 
g. What do the fully expanded leaves look like? 
(B) Write a short essay for your wild flower booklet, 
choosing one of these titles: The First Spring 
Flower; A panes Family; The Swamp Cab- 
bage. 
OMe Boos 
