PINK FAMILY. Caryophyllacese. 



A species similar in all respects except 

 CaroHnlana tnat tne l eavcs are broader, lance-shaped, 

 and the basal ones are quite obtuse ; the 

 flowers are also fewer and smaller. Me., south to N. 

 Car., among the mountains, and west to Minn, and Mo. 

 Named for John Clayton, an early American botanist. 



PINK FAMILY. Caryophyllacece. 



Annual or perennial herbs generally characterized by 



smooth stems and swollen joints, opposite-growing leaves 



without teeth, and regular, perfect flowers, with five 



(rarely four) sepals, the same number of petals, and 



twice as many stamens. Fertilized by bees and moths. 



An annual escaped from gardens, nat- 

 DeptfordPink .. , . _ * . t . fe ,. 7~ 



Dianthus urahzed from Europe, with light green 



Armeria narrow, erect leaves, hairy and small ; 



Crimson-pink and clustered crimson-pink, white-dotted 



June- flowers whose five petals are toothed or 



ep em er jagged-edged, resembling Sweet-William. 



6-18 inches high. Fields and waysides Me. to Md. , west 



to Mich. Common eastward ; found in Lexington, Mass. 



_, . n . , A perennial (growing from a matlike 



Maiden Pink * ° 



Dianthus base) smooth or somewhat hoary, escaped 



deltoides from gardens, naturalized from Europe. 



Crimson-pink Leaves small and narrow lance-shaped, 

 June-August erect The Httle cr imson-pink or white- 

 pink flowers bloom singly, and have broader petals 

 which are pinked at the edge. 6-12 inches high. The 

 face of the flower more nearly resembling Sweet- 

 William. In fields and waste places. N. H., Mass., and 

 northern N."Y. to Mich. Found in Campton, N. H. 



A very common perennial species, natu- 

 Bouncing Bet ra ii ze d from Europe, the flowers of which 



or oapwor j iave an old-fashioned spicy odor ; they are 

 Saponana ^ J , 



officinalis delicate magenta-pink and white, scallop- 



Pale magenta- tipped, and grow in clusters, the single 

 P |nk blossom remotely resembling a pink. 



une- Leaves ovate, 3-5 ribbed, and smooth. 



September 



Stem, thick jointed, 1-2 feet high. Com- 

 mon in waste places Found in Nantucket. 

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