70 WILD FLOWER FAMILIES 
(C) Make one or both of the following drawings: 
The Swamp Cabbage in early spring; A sectional 
view, showing the spadix inside the spathe. 
(D) Read pages 109 to 114 in Blossom Hosts and In- 
sect Guests, and pages 369 to 371 of Nature’s 
Garden. 
JACK-IN-THE-PULPIT: - 
(A) 1. Have you seen the Jack-in-the-pulpit growing 
in dry or moist situations? 
2. How early have you seen it in blossom? 
3. Have you ever found any insects inside the 
spathe? 
What kinds were they? 
Were they all alive? 
Can you distinguish between the pollen-bear- 
ing and the seed-bearing flowers? 
7. Have you found any in which there were both 
pollen-bearing and seed-bearing florets upon 
the same spadix? 
8. Have you ever seen the red berries of the 
Jack-in-the-pulpit late in summer? 
9. Why is this plant sometimes called the Indian 
Turnip? 
(B) Write a short story for your wild flower booklet 
with some such title as the following: American 
Lords and Ladies; A Lover of Brooks; A 
Brookside Preacher. 
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(C) Make one or more of the following drawings: A 
whole plant; A sectional view, showing spathe 
and spadix; A leaf. 
(D) Read the account of the Jack-in-the-Pulpit on 
pages 61 to 71 of Ten New England Blossoms 
and their Insect Visitors. 
