Plant Names 
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labelled, French Gentian. To hear a lovely bunch 
of the Arethusa called Swamp Pink is not so 
strange. The Sabbatia grows in its greatest profu- 
sion in the vicinity of Plymouth, Massachusetts, 
and is called locally, “The Rose of Plymouth.” 
It is sold during its season of bloom in the streets 
of that town and is used to dress the churches. Its 
name was given to honor an early botanist, Tibera- 
tus Sabbatia, but in Plymouth there is an almost 
universal belief that it was named because the Pil- 
grims of 1620 first saw the flower on the Sabbath 
day. It thus is regarded as a religious emblem, and 
strong objection is made to mingling other flowers 
with it in church decoration. This legend was 
invented about thirty years ago by a man whose 
name is still remembered as well as his work. 
