(A) Maiden Pink (Dianthus deltoides ) (European). 
A handsome rose-colored Pink that has become natural¬ 
ized along the Atlantic coast and is quite abundant in 
some localities, in fields and waste places. The flowers 
grow singly, or in pairs, at the ends of the branching 
stem; the petals are broad, wedge-shaped and finely- 
toothed. 
(B) Fire Pink; Catchfly (Silene virginica) is one 
of our most brilliantly colored wild flowers, the petals 
being either deep crimson or scarlet; the five petals are 
oblong, 2-cleft, long-limbed and five in number. The 
lower leaves are thin and spatulate, the upper ones 
oblong-lanceolate. Both stem, leaves and calyx are 
rather hairy. This species is found in open woods from 
southern N. J., western N. Y. and Mich, southwards. 
Wild Pink {Silene pennsylvanica) is another beauti¬ 
ful native species, with bright pink flowers and a low, 
sticky stem, the upper leaves are small, and the nu¬ 
merous basal ones, lance-shaped. It is rather common 
from Me. to N. Y. and southwards. 
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