Jack-in-the-Pulpit, Arisaema triphyllum, has a most unusual blossoming arrangement. Its Calla-lilylike flower is green and brown which is often followed by a gorgeous red cluster of seeds. Its root growth is almost as odd as its inflorescence. The corm is like a brown toadstool turned upside down. It is commonly called Indian Turnip for the Indians found many uses for this plant. The seeds were placed in gourd shells to make rattles. They pulverized the corms to use for rheumatism and to dust on the temples to cure a headache. The raw corms contain chemical crystals whick prick the tongue like needles but the Indian squaws knew how to cook them to make them palatable.

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