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Starry Campion

Silene stellata. Pink Family.

Stem.--Swollen at the joints; about three feet high. Leaves.--Whorled in fours; oval; taper-pointed. Flowers.--White; in a large pyramidal cluster. Calyx.--Inflated; five-toothed. Corolla.--Of five deeply fringed petals. Stamens.--Ten. Pistil.--One, with three styles.

In late July many of our wooded banks are decorated with the tall stems, whorled leaves, and prettily fringed flowers of the starry campion.