190 PINK TO MAGENTA 



1. SHOOTING STAR; AMERICAN COW- 

 SLIP: Pride of Ohio. Dodecatheon Meadia. 



Primrose Family. Apr. June. 



Found in open woods, prairies, moist cliffs. 

 Wisconsin to Pennsylvania, south to Texas 

 and Georgia. 



FLOWERS Magenta-pink or white, the 5 divisions 

 turned backward, pendulous, grouped 

 on stalk 8-20 inches high. 

 LEAVES Oblong, narrowed toward the base. 



2. ARETHUSA: Indian Pink. 



Arethusa bulbosa. 



Orchis Family. May June. 



Found in bogs and swamps. Newfoundland 

 south to South Carolina mountains, west to In- 

 diana and Minnesota. 



FLOWERS Magenta-crimson, lower lip spotted 

 with magenta crimson and crested with 

 3 white or yellow hairy ridges ; solitary, 

 on stalk 5-10 inches high. 



LEAVES Long and narrow, solitary, appearing 

 after the flower opens. 

 Root bulbous. 



