240 PINK TO MAGENTA 



1. LARGE MARSH PINK: 



Sabatia dodecdndra. 



Gentian Family. July — Aug. 



A plant 1-2 feet high, found on borders 



of brackish ponds near the Atlantic coast. 



Massachusetts to North Carolina. 



Flowers — Crimson-pink, about 2 inches across, 



8-12 divisions. 

 Leaves — Lower leaves blunt-tipped, tapering to- 

 ward the base, upper leaves narrow, 

 lance-shaped. 



BITTER BLOOM: Rose Pink: Square-stemmed 

 Sabatia: Rose Centaury. S. angularis. 



Flowers crimson-pink or white, greenish star 

 in the center, 5-parted. Leaves opposite, 5- 

 veined, clasping the square plant stem. 

 Found in rich soil. New York to Florida, 

 west to Indian Territory, Michigan, Ontario. 



2. SEA or MARSH PINK: Rose of Plymouth. 



Sabatia stellaris. 

 Gentian Family. July — Sept. 



Found along the Atlantic coast. 

 Flowers — Crimson-pink, about 1 inch across. 

 Leaves — Upper leaves narrow, widening as they 

 approach the root. 



SLENDER MARSH PINK: , S. gracilis. 

 Resembles the Sea Pink, but stems are more 

 slender, leaves narrower. 



