PINK FAMILY 



of Midsummer Eve and magic power, and, I think, must have 

 some connection with the Crusaders, being called by Gerard 

 'floure of Jerusalem and floure of Candy.'" 



Professor Bailey thinks the plant originally came from Japan; 



evidently it has been so long in cultivation that its origin is lost. 



A lover of the sun, it glows in the border on a hot summer day 



with an air of contentment and satisfaction, and often rises head 



and shoulders above its neigh- 

 bors. The typical color is scar- 

 let or brick-red, but there are 

 varieties with rose-colored, flesh- 

 colored, and white blossoms, also 

 with double flowers. 



Corn Cockles, Lychnis githtigo, 

 a tall, hairy plant with showy 

 crimson flowers resembling those 

 of the Mullein Pink, is a bad 

 weed in the wheat fields of 

 Europe; its seeds are acrid and 

 unwholesome. 



Ragged Robin, Lychnis Flos- 

 cuculi var. plenissima, is a very 

 pretty species much grown for 

 spring edgings, as it blooms abun- 

 dantly in May. The petals are deeply cut, the flower clusters 

 lax, and the flowering stem rises from a tuft of lanceolate leaves. 

 Lychnis cmla-rdsa is another favorite form, producing rather 

 small, bright, rose-red flowers. 



Scarlet Lightning. Lychnis chalcedonica 



MULLEIN PINK. ROSE CAMPION 



Lychnis coronhria. AgrosUmna coronaria. 



A perennial herb, readily recognized by its hoary foliage, forked style 

 of growth, and splendid solitary flowers. Native to southern Europe. 

 Long in cultivation. July, August. 



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