ROSE OF PLYMOUTH 



ingly slender, almost threadlike. It also appears as 

 Sahhatia campanuldta. 



The third of the trio is the Large Marsh-Pink, Sah- 

 hatia choloroldes or Sahhatia dodecdndra. It has not 

 as many flowers as the others, but they are larger, 

 sometimes two and a half inches across, often with nine 

 to twelve pink petals. Although its preferred home 

 is the salt marshes, it sometimes frequents the sandy 

 borders of ponds not far inland. 



Sahhatia angularis^ Square-stemmed Sabbatia, is an 

 inland plant, but it possesses the same attractive 

 grace as the others. Like the others, its flowers are 

 bright, fragrant, rose-pink, and in their chosen home 

 bloom abundantly through July and August. The 

 stem branches considerably, is four-sided, and grows 

 two or three feet high. The branches which bear a 

 single flower are usually arranged in opposite pairs. 

 The five-ribbed, pointed, oval leaves are somewhat 

 heart-shaped and clasp the stem in pairs. The large, 

 slender-stemmed flowers are rose-pink, with a central 

 green star. It prefers rich soil and ranges from New 

 York to Florida, and west to Ontario, Michigan, and 

 Louisiana. 



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