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4. S. pennsylvanica Michx. Wild Pink. A perennial with low, 

 clustered steins (4-8 in.). Basal leaves wedge-shaped or spatulate, 

 those of the stem lanceolate. Flowers medium-sized, clustered. 

 Petals wedge-shaped, notched, pink, with a crown at the throat of 

 tlie corolla. Gravelly soil E. 



5. S. virginica L. Fire Pink, A slender perennial, with erect 

 stem, 1-2 ft. high. Basal leaves spatulate, the npper leaves oblong- 

 lanceolate. Flowers few, peduncled, large and showy, bright crimson. 

 Corolla crowned, petals deeply 2-cleft. Woods. 



6. S. latifolia Britten and Rendle. Snappers, Rattlebox. A 

 perennial branched herb about 1 ft. high. Leaves opposite, smooth, 

 ovate or ovate-lanceolate. Calyx thin and bladdery, beautifully 

 veined. Petals white, 2-cleft. Capsule nearly globular. In fields and 

 along roadsides, especially eastward. Naturalized from Em-ope. 



VI. DIANTHUS L. 



Tufted, mostly perennial herbs, often shrubby at the base. 

 Leaves narrow and grass-like. Flowers solitary or variously 

 clustered. Calyx tubular, 5-toothed, with overlapping bracts 

 at the base. Petals 5, with long claws. Stamens 10, maturing 

 5 at a time. Styles 2 ; ovary 1-celled. Capsule cylindrical, 

 4-valved at the top. 



1. D. barbatus L. Sweet William. Perennial, often in large 

 clumps. Stems erect, branching above, smooth, 1-2 ft. tall. Leaves 

 lanceolate, 2-3 in. long, acute. Flowers crimson-pink, white or 

 variegated, in terminal clusters ; bracts linear, as long as the calyx. 

 Common about old gardens ; from Europe.* 



2. D. Armeria L. Deptford Pink. Rather erect, annual, with 

 stiff stems 1-2 ft. high. Leaves very dark green, linear, 1-2 in. long, 

 the lower obtuse, the upper acute. Flowers loosely clustered, small,, 

 dark pink. Calyx tube -|-| in. long, nearly cylindrical. Petals nar- 

 row, speckled with very small whitish dots. In sandy fields eastward. 

 Introduced from Europe ; sometimes cultivated. 



3. D. plumarius L. Common Pink, Grass Pink. Leaves grass- 

 like, witli a whitish bloom. Petals white, pink, or variegated, with 

 the limb fringed. Flowers solitary, fragrant. Hardy perennials, 

 cultivated from Europe. 



4. D. Caryophyllus L. Carnation, Clove Pink. ]\Iuch like the 

 preceding species, but witli larger fragrant flowers; the broad petals 

 merely crenate. Hothouse perennials (some hardy varieties), culti- 

 vated from Europe. 



