W 11111', CAMPION III 



cvenini;' (luMict- X'cspcrfiiui, anoihcr ii.uiicV .wyX aw pure while, siiiialilc 

 for crepuscular or f\rnin^ \ isits. riir stanu'iis ami pistil \ar\ in 

 lensjth. 



( )| the iliiirn.il tir il,i\' xisiioi's (iiii\- |)(illrn - seekers I'lniKl dhlain 

 an\ ihiiiL;. h is thus ad.iplei,! to iiiL^ht-lliers. Vhv aiuliers ripen two al 

 a time. I'he Mk'phaiu I lawk moth \isits it ami cross-jjollinates it. 



The seeds of W hite Campion are dispersed by the wind like many 

 ot the Caryophyllacea-. The capsule or seed vessel opens at the top 



rliot.i. I, H. Cr.ilili 



W'HITK C.\Jil'io.N (J.yrhnis idhii, Mill.) 



when ripe, and allows the seeds to he hurled to a distance h\' the 

 wind or when the stem is shaken by passing animals. 



It is a sand-loving^" ])lant. requiring primarily a .sand soil, which 

 is furnished by very different rock formations, the older Pakeozoic, 

 and even Oolitic or Cretaceous formations. 



Two fungi, Ascoclivla cookci and L's/i/a'^o z'io/acca. infest this [jlant, 

 but no insects. 



The name Lyclniis. Theo[)hrastus, is from the Greek lychiios, lamp, 

 in reference to the cottony substance on some species being used 

 for lamp wicks. Alba refers to the white flowers. 



It is called Bachelor's Buttons, White Bachelor's Buttons, lUill- 

 rattle. White Campion, Cowmack, Cow-rattle, Cuckoo flower (White 



