Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 551
ANTIC JACK-IN-THE-PULPIT. Herewith is an illustration of the largestAroid, both in leaf and flower, of which wehave any knowledge. An Aroid is a plant that is a member of theArum family. Ourfamiliar Jack-in-the-Pulpit, (In-dian turnip ), is amember of tinsArum family. Thearrow arum andskunk cabbage… … OUR COMMON AROID ORTURNIP. a, flower with spathe turned back ;b, c, two forms of spadix. (A risc£7na triphyllum.) This is the largestAroid, both in leaf andflower, of which wehave any knowledge. It was discovered in January,1869, near to Javali Mine in the Chontales Mountainsof Nicaragua, where it…
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