PINK 



MUSK MALLOW 



Malva moschata. Mallow Family. 



Erect, branching, one to two feet high. Stem-leaves. Five-parted, the 

 divisions cleft into linear lobes. Flowers. Pink or white, clustered at the 

 summit of the stem. Calyx. Five-cleft, with three bracts at the base. 

 Corolla. Of five obcordate petals. Stamens. Numerous, united in 2 

 column. Pistils. Several, their ovaries united in a ring. 



The musk mallow is an attractive foreign adventurer which 

 has wandered from the garden to the roadside. Its faintly musk- 

 like odor is responsible for its name. 



MARSH ST. JOHN'S-WORT. 



[PI. CXII 



Elodes campanulata. St. John's-wort Family. 



Stem. One to two feet high ; often pinkish ; later bright red. Leaves. 

 Opposite ; set close to the stem or clasping by a broad base. Flowers. 

 Pinkish or flesh-color ; small ; closely clustered at the summit of the stem 

 and in the axils of the leaves. Calyx. Of five sepals ; often pinkish. Carol' 

 /. Of five petals. Stamens. Nine, in three sets; the sets separated by 

 orange-colored glands. Pistil. One, with three styles. 



If one has been so unlucky, from the usual point of view, or 

 so fortunate, looking at the matter with the eyes of the flower- 

 lover, as to find himself in a rich marsh early in August, his eye 

 is likely to fall upon the small, pretty pinkish flowers and pale 

 clasping leaves of the marsh St. John's-wort. A closer inspec- 

 tion will discover that the foliage is dotted with the pellucid 

 glands, and that the stamens are clustered in groups after the 

 family fashion. Should the same marsh be visited a few weeks 

 later, dashes of vivid color will guide one to the spot where the 

 little pink flowers were found. In their place glow the conspic- 

 uous ovaries and bright leaves which make the plant very notice- 

 able in late August. 



Elodes is a corruption from a Greek word which signifies 

 growing in marshes. 



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