GREENDRAGON 



Arisaema dracontium (Linnaeus) Schott 



Greendragon is a vigorous plant and decidedly decorative, though 

 its flower lacks the handsomer coloring of the jack-in-the-pulpit, its 

 near relative. It is, however, of similar habit. Its deeply parted leaves 

 growing on a long stem from the solid globular bulb or corm, reach 

 a height of two feet or more. It loves the same rich, moist woods 

 or low ground frequented by the jack-in-the-pulpit, but is rarely so 

 abundant. The berrylike fruits of the greendragon are red-orange in 

 color, and are clustered in heads that become conspicuous in early 

 autumn. They are much more effective in calling attention to the 

 plant than its green flowers or its foliage. 



The range of the greendragon is rather wide, extending from Texas 

 to Florida and northward to Minnesota, Ontario, and Maine. 



This specimen grew along the Potomac River above Washington, 

 District of Columbia. 



PLATE 2.2. 



