410 MR. F. N. WILLIAMS OS THE GENUS DIANTHUS. 



Geogr. limits. — N. Samarcand, in Turkestan. 



S. Beluchistan, 26°. 

 B. The Punjab, N.W. India. 

 W. Island of Ehodes, 28°. 

 Sir J. E. Smith identifies with his species one of Tournefort's 

 plants, " Caryophyllus orientalis minimus tenuissime laciniatus 

 flore purpureo." By an error, probably typographical, its habitat 

 is given as " Armeria " instead of Armenia. The name is derived 

 from the hair-like fimbriation of the petals. 



109. D. Engleri, Haussk. et Bornm. in Bl. Ex sice. Anatolia 

 Orientalis, no. 984 (inedit.). 



Holosericeus, pumilus, 4-5 centim., subacaulis, basi suffru- 

 tescens, surculis 8 mm. Eolia 3-nervia acicularia pungentia 

 squarrosa, vagina folii diam. aequante. Bracteae 4 ovatse patentes 

 cuspidatse ad bases calycia dentium. Calyx purpureus apice 

 attenuato, dentibus lanceolatis. Lamina purpurea barbulata, 



\ unguis. 



This plant, which is a connecting link between the fimbriate 



and the dentate species, is described from specimens recently 

 sent to Kew, and dated Aug. 1889. 



Subsectio 5. Monerestolon. 



Caulis unicus, ramosus in multos cauliculos glabros. Eolia 

 patentia recurva. Calycis dentes acuminati. Petala non con- 

 tigua, lamina barbulata. 



110. D. Libakotis, Labill. Bee. Bl. Syr. i. p. 14, t. 4 ; Bain. 

 FL Orient, i. p. 492 ; Lindl. Bot. Beg. t. 1548. 



Basi lignosus, suffrutescens, glaucus, 74 centim. Caulis crassus 

 angulatus valde geniculatus striete corymboso-ramosus. Folia 

 36 mm., 3-5-nervia lineari-lanceolata canaliculata ; radicalia 

 obtusa, vagina folii diam. duplo longiore, caulina acuta, vagina 

 folii diam. sequante. Elores speciosi odorati ssepius geminati. 

 Bracteae 6 squarrosae membranaceo-alatse coriaceae obovatae 

 mucronatsB ad dimidium calycem. Calyx dentibus lanceolatis 

 pungentibus 9-nerviis. Lamina reflexa obovato-cuneata alba 

 maculata ad medium in lacinias setaceas multifida, =3 unguis, 

 area intermedia rhomboidea. Anther® luteae. Capsula oblonga. 



b. sinaicus, mihi. — Schimp. exsicc. no. 274. 

 30 centim. Folia angustiora. 



