WILD FLOWERS pink 



five, long, narrow lobes of the corolla are bent sharply 

 backward toward the stem, exposing five yellow- 

 capped stamens, which are closely united, forming a 

 cone, and a very long, thread-like pistil. The short 

 tube of the flower is thickened at the throat, and marked 

 with dark, purplish dots. 



BITTER BLOOM. ROSE PINK. SQUARE- 

 STEMMED SABBATIA 



Sabatia angularis. Gentian Family. 



The fragrant, bright, rosy flowers of the Sabbatia 

 glimmer through the thickets and in the meadows 

 where they grow abundantly, during July and August. 

 The rather stout, much-branched stalk is sharply 

 four-sided, and grows two or three feet high. The 

 branches, which bear a single flower, are usually 

 arranged in opposite pairs. The stemless, five-ribbed, 

 pointed-oval leaves are clasping and somewhat heart- 

 shaped at the base, and occur in pairs. The large, 

 slender-stemmed flowers are rose-pink in colour and 

 are marked with a central green star. The wheel- 

 shaped corolla has five rounded, oval segments. The 

 Rose Pink prefers rich soil, and ranges from New 

 York to Florida, and west to Ontario, Michigan, 

 Indian Territory and Louisiana. 



SPREADING DOGBANE. HONEY-BLOOM. 

 BITTER-ROOT 



Apocynum androsaemifblium. Dogbane Family. 



The Dogbane is closely related to the Milkweed 

 and has a sticky, milky juice. It is a leafy and widely 



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