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4. S. pennsylvanica Michx. WILD PINK. A perennial with low, 

 clustered stems (4-8 in.). Basal leaves wedge-shaped or spatulate, 

 those of the stem lanceolate. Flowers medium-sized, clustered. 

 Petals wedge-shaped, notched, pink, with a crown at the throat of 

 the corolla. Gravelly soil E. 



5. S. virginica L. FIRE PINK. A slender perennial, with erect 

 stem, 1-2 ft. high. Basal leaves spatulate, the upper leaves oblong- 

 lanceolate. Flowers few, peduncled, large and showy, bright crimson. 

 Corolla crowned, petals deeply 2-cleft. Woods. 



6. S. latifolia Britten and Rendle. SNAPPERS, RATTLEBOX. A 

 perennial branched herb about 1 ft. high. Leaves opposite, smooth, 

 ovate or ovate-lanceolate. Calyx thin and bladdery, beautifully 

 veined. Petals white, 2-cleft. Capsule nearly globular. In fields and 

 along roadsides, especially eastward. Naturalized from Europe. 



VI. DIANTHUS L. 



Tufted, mostly perennial herbs, often shrubby at the base. 

 Leaves narrow and grass-like. Flowers solitary or variously 

 clustered. Calyx tubular, 5-toothed, with overlapping bracts 

 at the base. Petals 5, with long claws. Stamens 10, maturing 

 5 at a time. Styles 2; ovary 1-celled. Capsule cylindrical, 

 4-valved at the top. 



1. D. barbatus L. SWEET WILLIAM. Perennial, often in large 

 clumps. Stems erect, branching above, smooth, 1-2 ft. tall. Leaves 

 lanceolate, 2-3 in. long, acute. Flowers crimson-pink, white or 

 variegated, in terminal clusters ; bracts linear, as long as the calyx. 

 Common about old gardens ; from Europe.* 



2. D. Armeria L. DEPTFORD PINK. Rather erect, annual, with 

 stiff stems 1-2 ft. high. Leaves very dark green, linear, 1-2 in. long, 

 the lower obtuse, the upper acute. Flowers loosely clustered, small, 

 dark pink. Calyx tube -f in. long, nearly cylindrical. Petals nar- 

 row, speckled with very small whitish dots. In sandy fields eastward. 

 Introduced from Europe ; sometimes cultivated. 



3. D. plumarius L. COMMON PINK, GRASS PINK. Leaves grass- 

 like, with a whitish bloom. Petals white, pink, or variegated, with 

 the limb fringed. Flowers solitary, fragrant. Hardy perennials, 

 cultivated from Europe. 



4. D. Caryophyllus L. CARNATION, CLOVE PINK. Much like the 

 preceding species, but with larger fragrant flowers ; the broad petals 

 merely crenate. Hothouse perennials (some hardy varieties), culti' 

 vated from Europe. 



