RAGGED ROBIN 



pollen is conveyed to tlic iirohosris ouln^ in ihc crowdetl corolla 

 mouth. The stanirns next elongate ami liciul, so that they lie in th 

 space lu'tween the petals, ami the inner whorls occii|)y the middle 

 When thev wither the live si\ les ariso umlcr the stii^iiialic [)apilla 



enti'ance, makiiiL:' i .', 



■piilupicra, 



2 sjiiral 

 I )iptera 



The stvles move as far as ih 

 twists. 



The visitors are I iynicnoptcra (.Xpid.i), 

 (.S\ rjihida-). 



l.iko odier species 

 Ray'^'etl Rohin is dis- 

 persed by the wind. Ihc 

 capsule opens aluuf, and 

 allows animals or tin 

 wind to cause the seeds 

 to be llun^' to a distance 

 when the stem is shaken. 



The plant is fond ol 

 peat, living" only in a wet, 

 peaty soil, which is found 

 in lowdyino' districts or 

 meadows. 



It is infesteil by a 

 fungus, is/i/cioo vio/acca, 

 one of the rusts and 

 smuts. The other species 

 of Lychnis are infested 

 by Pink Rust. Piiiiinia 

 arena ri<r. .Iscoc/iv/a Di- 

 a III hi, Puccini a /vchni- 

 dcarnni. Two moths, the 

 White Spot {Dianiharcia 

 albimacula) and the Marbled Coronet {D. conspersa), \ isit it. 



Flos-cticu/i. Tragus, was once a oreneric name, and is Latin for 

 Cuckoo-flower. Rat^ged Robin is known bv the names of Bachelor's 

 Buttons, Meadow Campion, Cock's-caim, Cocks-comb, Crow-llower, 

 Fair Maid of France, Cuckoo Gilliflower, Indian Pink, Marsh-oilliflower, 

 IMeadow Pink, Pleasant-in-siqht, Ragged jack. Ragged Robin, Robin 

 Hood, Rough Robin, Meadow .Spink, Wild Williams. The name 

 Cuckoo Gilliflower was given in allusion to its flowering in spring, and 

 its resemblance to a Gilliflower. Meadow Sj^ink is gi\en because its 

 flowers resemble those o{ DiantJms plnmarius. 



iicili, L.) 



