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 
A picynum androsaemifolium. 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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