WILD FLOWERS pink 



with pink and faintly lined with veinings of a deeper 

 hue. The hard, flat, rounded seed is composed of 

 about fifteen parts, or carpels, and is surrounded by a 

 five-parted calyx, which partly enfolds the seed with 

 its long, pointed tips. The seed is green at first, but 

 gradually turns brown as it ripens. 



SWAMP ROSE-MALLOW. MALLOW ROSE 



Hibiscus Moscheutos. Mallow Family. 



The gorgeous pink, flaring, bell- shaped flowers of 

 the so-called "Marsh Mallow" may be seen near the 

 edges of brakish marshes during midsummer along 

 the Atlantic Coast from Massachusetts to Florida and 

 Louisiana, and also inland in the Great Lake region. 

 Wherever they are found, they will recall the dignified 

 Hollyhock sentinels that used to peep over the red brick 

 walls in the Kate Greenaway nursery picture-books 

 we all loved so well. And it 's a natural suggestion, 

 too, since both flowers are cousins. The Hollyhock 

 came to us from China, where it certainly could never 

 see over the wall! There is a certain tropical air 

 about the Rose-Mallow that impresses one with its 

 grandeur. It is so large and stately, so fresh and lovely, 

 so prosperous and beautiful, this tall, handsome plant, 

 that one cannot well resist the temptation to become 

 better acquainted with it. But this is not altogether 

 an easy matter, because it chooses to keep aloof from 

 inquisitive mortals and has a tantalizing way of grow- 

 ing just beyond one's reach in the deep, treacherous 

 quagmire where it is found. It is one of our largest wild 



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