400 MR. F. N. WILLIAMS Otf THE GENUS DIANTHUS. 



Subsectio 3. Cycaxostolon. 

 Caules simplices teretes. Calycis dentes acurninati. 



* Bracteae mucronatae. Lamina imberbis. 



91. D. graminifolius, Presl, FL Sicula y i. p. 147 ; Guss. FL 

 Sic. Syn. i. p. 480. 



Glaucus, glaber, 52 centim. Folia 70 mm., 3-nervia graminea 

 linearia acuta plana, vagina folii diam. aequante. Bracteae 4 

 obovatae adpressae ad | calycis, stramineae. Calyx apice attenuato, 

 dentibus lanceolatis. Petala contigua, lamina obovato-cuneata 

 rosea. Capsula ovoidea. 



Hob. Sicily. 



First described by Presl as a variety of D. Arrostii. 



92. D. erythrocoleus, Boiss. FL Orient, i. p. 493. 

 Caespitosus, glaber, 5 centim. Caules uniflori. Folia 12 mm., 



elongato-linearia acuta 3-nervia plana stricta adpressa ; vagina 

 folii diam. aequante. Bracteae 4 rubrae oblongs adpressae ad 3 

 calycis. Calyx dentibus lanceolatis. Petala contigua, lamina 

 oblongo-cuneata rosea fere ad medium fimbriata. 



Ht 



Nov 



Fl. Orient, i. p. 494. 



Caespitosus, glaber. Folia lineari-lanceolata acuminata 

 patentia stricta pungentia plana, radicalia 25 mm. 5-nervia, 

 reliqua 22 mm. 3-nervia, vagina folii diam. aequante. Flores 

 subfasciculati odorati albi. Bracteae 6 oblongae adpressae ad \ 

 calycis, iniimis brevioribus. Calyx stramineus apice attenuato, 

 dentibus lanceolatis. Petala non contigua ; lamina lineari-sub- 

 cuneata ultra medium in lacinias partita, =5 unguis. 



Geogr. limits. — TV. Servia. E. Banks of the Euphrates. 



94. D. petrous, Waldst. et Kit. PL Bar. Kung arias, t. 222 ; 

 Boiss. FL Orient, i. p. 493 ; Sims, Bot. Mag. t. 1204. 



Caespitosus, glaber. Caules graciles primo decumbentes dein 

 erecti, 23 centim., uniflori. Folia 25 mm., lineari-lanceolata 

 acuta patentia incurva carinata pungentia 3-nervia, vagina folii 

 diam. duplo longiore. Flores odorati albi. Bracteae 4 rubellar 

 stramineae obovatae adpressae ad 3 calycis. Calyx apice attenuato, 

 dentibus lanceolatis. Petala non contigua ; lamina obovata, 

 I unguis, area intermedia ovata. Antherae oblongae flavicantes. 



