108 The Romance of Wild Flowers 
(S. maritima), differing from the Bladder Campion 
in such minute and obscure points that only a botanist 
would appreciate them—and some botanists 
a believe the one to be a mere variety of the 
— other. <A very similar moth—the Pod- 
lover (D. capsophila)—feeds upon it in the 
caterpillar state. Now, these insects differ 
Sea Campion chiefly, in both caterpillar and winged 
Male flower . 
stages, in the matter of colour; so there 
are not wanting entomologists who regard them as 
mere variations of the same species. Here we have, 
then, a very close and _ interesting 
parallel between the cases of the plants 
and the insects. It 
should be added 
that the moths 
Female flower Female flower enlarged Petal and Stamen 
Sea Campion 
mentioned assiduously fertilise the flowers, and 
so insure an abundance of seed-vessels for their 
offspring. 
The typical genus of the family is Dianthus, which 
includes the Pinks, Carnation, Sweet William, ete. 
Most of the six species admitted to our floras are 
either very rare or doubtful natives; the Maiden 
Pink (D. deltoides), however, is a genuine native, of 
