;Aj Water Arum (Calla palustris) is our only rep 
resentative of its genus. It is quite a common plant in 
cool bogs, where it grows from six inches to a foot in 
height. The beautiful dark green heart-shaped leaves 
stand above the water on long petioles. A beautiful, 
waxy-white, spreading spathe is often mistaken for the 
(lower. The true flowers are small and perfect, clustered 
at the end of a yellow spadix. The flowering season is 
in June. You may find this plant commonly in cool 
bogs from N. J. and Mo. northwards. 
(B) Golden Club (Orontium aquaticum) is also our 
only member of its genus. As you will see by the op¬ 
posite picture, there is no protective spathe for the 
golden floral club. 
The florets are complete, having six sepals and sta¬ 
mens; they are set closely on the swollen spadix and 
attract many flies and even water snails that cross- 
fertilize them simply by crawling over the clubs. 
The leaves of the Golden Club are pointed oblong in 
shape, floating on the surface of the water by means of 
long stems from the perennial rootstalk. Flowers in 
May from Mass, to Fla. and westwards. 
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