The Indian Pink-root or Worm-grass.
Spigelia marilandica, Pursh, Fl. Amer. Sept. vol. i. p. 139.—Pentandria Monogynia, Linn. Apocyneæ, Juss. Fig. 1. of the Plate.
Stem tetragonal, all the leaves opposite, ovate, acuminate. Perennial. This plant grows in damp meadows, along rivulets, and even in the depth of the woods. It is abundant in Kentucky, as well as on the eastern ranges of the Alleghany Mountains, even to the vicinity of the Atlantic. Its rich carmine flowers have no scent.
Phlox aristata, Mich. Fl. Amer. vol. i. p. 144.—Pursh, Fl. Amer. Sept. vol. i. p. 150.—Pentandria Monogynia, Linn. Polemonia, Juss. Fig. 2. of the Plate.
See [vol. i. p. 361].