PINK 



so spreading its four stigmas as to be in position to receive the 

 pollen of another flower from the visiting bee. 



Epilobiiim coloratum. Evening Primrose Family. 



One to three feet high. Leaves. Rather large, lance-shaped, sharply 

 toothed. Flowers. Pale pink, small, more or less nodding, resembling 

 in structure those of the hairy willow-herb. Pistil. One, with a club- 

 shaped stigma. 



This species is found in abundance in wet places in summer. 



PURPLE GERARDIA. 



Gerardia purpurea. Figwort Family. 



Stem. One to four feet high, widely branching. Leaves. Linear, 

 sharply pointed. Flowers. Bright purplish-pink, rather large. Calyx. 

 Five-toothed. Corolla. One inch long, somewhat tubular, swelling above, 

 with five more or less unequal, spreading lobes, often downy and spotted 

 within. Stamens. Four, in pairs, hairy. Pistil. One. 



In late summer and early autumn these pretty noticeable 

 flowers brighten the low-lying ground along the coast and in the 

 neighborhood of the Great Lakes. The sandy fields of New 

 England and Long Island are oftentimes a vivid mass of color 

 owing to their delicate blossoms. The plant varies somewhat 

 in the size of its flowers and in the manner of its growth. 



The little seaside gerardia, G. maritima, is from four inches 

 to a foot high. Its smaller blossoms are also found in salt marshes. 



The slender gerardia, G. tcnuifolia, is common in mountain- 

 ous regions. The leaves of this species are exceedingly narrow. 

 Like the false foxglove (PI. LIX.) and other members of this 

 genus, these plants are supposed to be parasitic in their habits. 



JOE-PYE-WEED. TRUMPET-WEED. 

 Eupatoriwn purpureum. Composite Family (p. 13). 



Stem. Stout and tall, two to twelve feet high, often dotted. Leaves. 

 In whorls of three to six, oblong or oval, pointed, rough, veiny, toothed. 

 Flower-heads. Purplish-pink, small, composed entirely of tubular blossoms, 

 with long protruding styles, growing in large clusters at or near the summit of 

 the stem. 



The summer is nearly over when the tall, conspicuous Joe- 

 Pye-weed begins to tinge with " crushed raspberry " the lowlands 



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