This section is from the book "The Gardener's Monthly And Horticulturist V27", by Thomas Meehan. See also: Four-Season Harvest: Organic Vegetables from Your Home Garden All Year Long.
Dou ble callas, or callas with two spathes, are not uncommon, but one of this species sent to us by Mr. Slocombe, of New Haven, is a novelty.
In a calla flower, the white spathe is little more than a colored leaf, and in the so-called double cases, it is only the production of an additional leaf. In this case it is very pretty, the primary leaf being long and wavy, with a pretty mixture of green among the white. It is the additional leaf that makes the white spathe. If the habit could be fixed the florists would have a treasure.
 
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