CARYOPHYLLEZ. 
nerved. %. H. Native of Tauria in sandy pastures. D. bí- 
color, Adams. Very like D. dsper. Flowers deep purple, about 
the size of those of D. deltotdes. Petals villous at the throat. 
Field Pink. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1815. Pl. 4 to 3 foot. 
38 D. Atpr’stris (Balb. act. acad. taur. 7. p. 11. t. 1.) 
flowers generally in pairs; calycine scales 4, two inner ones 
broad, mucronate ; petals emarginate. %. H. Native in alpine 
pastures of Europe. Perhaps a variety of D. nitidus or ásper. 
Flowers red. 
Alp Pink. Fl. July. Clt; 1817. Pl. 4 to 3 foot. 
39 D. nitipus (Walds. et Kit. pl. hung. 2. p. 209. t. 191.) 
flowers disposed somewhat in bundles, two together ; calycine 
scales ovate, awned, shorter than the tube; petals deeply cre- 
nated; stem decumbent, flexuous, scabrous; leaves linear, 
lanceolate, obtuse. %.H. Native of the Carpathian moun- 
tains at the termination of the beech trees. Flowers red. 
Shining Pink. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1822. Pl. 3 foot. 
40 D. ramosr'sstuus (Poir. suppl. 4. p. 130.) flowers soli- 
tary; calycine scales 4, ovate, mucronate, shorter than the 
cylindrical tube ; leaves flat, narrow; stem weak, much branched. 
%.H. Native of Tartary. Flowers white. 
Much-branched Pink. Fl. July, Aug. PI. 4 foot. 
41 D. prrru‘sus (Sibth. and Smith, fl. greece. t. 396.) flowers 
somewhat corymbose ; calycine scales 2, furrowed, mucronate, one- 
half shorter than the tube; stems diffuse, ascending, smoothish. 
Y. H. Native of the island of Cyprus. Flowers usually twin, 
rose-coloured above and hairy at the base, reddish beneath and 
yellowish-green at the base. 
Var. B, graminif dlius (Presl. ex Spreng. syst. append. p. 179.) 
eaves narrow. }/. H. Native of Sicily. 
Diffuse-stemmed Pink. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1820. Pl. 4 ft. 
42 D. ATTENUA rus (Smith, in Lin. trans. 2. p. 301.) stem 
branched at the base ; flowers solitary ; calycine scales gene- 
rally 6, short, lanceolate, acuminated, with membranaceous mar- 
gins ; calyx long, tapering at the top; petals crenated ; claws 
exceeding the calyx; leaves awl-shaped. .H. Native of the 
south of France by the sea-side. D. Lusitanicus, Brot. fl. lus. 
2. p. 173. t. 73. D. longiflòrus, Lam. dict. 4. p. 522. Stems 
diffuse, much twisted and branched at the base; floriferous 
stems divided. Flowers flesh-coloured, scentless. 
Tapered-calyxed Pink. Fl. July. Clt. 1822. Pl. 4 foot. 
43 D. Cavca’sicus (Bieb. fl. taur. 1. p. 327.) stem branched, 
smooth ; flowers almost sessile, solitary ; calycine scales ovate, 
awned, erect; shorter than the calyx ; leaves awl-shaped, with 
scabrous margins. 2%. H. Native of Eastern Caucasus in 
subalpine fields. Sims, bot. mag. 795. This plant differs from 
: campêstris, in the leaves being less glaucous. The petals 
are more deeply toothed in the figure in the botanical magazine 
than they are in the wild plant, and the leaves are more glau- 
cous. Flowers small, deep purple. 
Caucasian Pink, FI. July, Aug. Clt. 1803. PI. 4 foot. 
44 D. HYRtus (Vill. dauph. 3. p. 593. t. 46.) flowers gene- 
rally solitary ; calycine scales 6, ovate, awned, much shorter 
than the calyx ; petals crenate, villous at the base ; leaves awl- 
shaped, with scabrous margins. 2. H. Native on hills in 
be Province of Dauphiny, also in Tauria. D. scaber, Chaix. 
ni not of Thunb. nor Schleich. D. virgineus, Habl. Perhaps 
ony a variety of D. attenuàtus. Flowers pale-red. Stem pu- 
Scent, simple or a little branched at the top. 
Hairy Pink. FI, July, Aug. Clt, 1821. Pl. 4 to 1 foot. 
nia GuTTa‘Tus (Bieb. ft. taur. 1. p. 328. suppl. 300.) stem pa- 
abo » Smooth ; flowers solitary ; calycine scales 4, ovate, awned, 
strin equal in length to the tube; leaves awl-shaped, nervously 
Pe ated, scabrous, y. H. Native in fields about Odessa, &c. 
S S purple, marked with numerous white spots. 
Potted-flowered Pink. Fl. J uly, Sep. Clt. 1816. Pl. 4 to 1 ft. 
387 
46 D. PALLIDIFLÒRUS (Ser. mss. and D. C. prod. 1. p. 358.) 
stem smooth, loosely panicled; flowers solitary ; calycine scales 
ovate-lanceolate, awned, one-half shorter than the tube; leaves 
awl-shaped, straight, with scabrous margins. %.H. Native 
in grassy places on the borders of the river Volga. D. pallens, 
Bieb. fl. taur. 1. p. 325. suppl. 298. but not of Sibth. Flowers 
pale-red, rather villous at the base. 
Pale-flowered Pink. Fl. Ju. Aug. Clt. 1817. Pl. 1 to 2 ft. 
47 D. versicotor (Fisch. in Link. enum. 1. p. 420.) stem 
panicled, many-flowered, smooth; calycine scales cuspidate, 
spreading, shorter than the tube; petals from the throat pubes- 
cent; leaves linear, roughish, X4. H. Native of the Russian 
empire. Flowers red above and yellowish beneath ? 
Party-coloured-flowered Pink. FI. July, Aug. Clt. 1823. 
Pl. 4 to 1 foot. 
48 D. puse’scens (Sibth. and Smith, fl. græc. t. 397. prod. 
1. p. 286. and D’Urv. enum. 47.) stem ascending, villous, 2-5- 
flowered ; flowers solitary; calyx scales ovate, awl-shaped, twice 
as short as the tube ; calyx striated, villous, clammy, with short 
teeth; leaves linear, villous. ¢.H. Native of Greece about 
Athens. Sweet, fl. gard. n. s. t. 27. Flowers deep rose-coloured 
above, dotted and hairy at the base, but greenish-yellow beneath. 
Pubescent Pink. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1820. Pl. ł foot. 
49 D. prare’nsis (Balb. fl. taur. suppl. 300.) stem suffruti- 
cose, panicled ; flowers solitary; calycine scales leafy, acumi- 
nated, rather pressed to the calyx, outer ones lanceolate, equal 
in length with the tube, inner ones shorter, ovate at the base ; 
petals acutely toothed, rather bearded ; leaves linear-lanceolate, 
lower ones bluntish, lanceolate. 2. H. Native of Tauria. D. 
ochroletcus, Link. enum. 1. p. 420. but not of Persoon. D. 
Tataricus, Fisch. in litt. Flowers pale-yellow, greenish beneath. 
Meadow Pink. FI. July, Sep. Clt. 1820. Pl. 3 to | foot. 
50 D. monta'nus (Bieb. fl. taur. 1. p. 328.) stem smooth, 
branched at the top, crowdedly dichotomous; flowers solitary, 
approximate ; calycine scales 6, ovate, awned, shorter than the 
tube, with a leafy spreading point; leaves linear-awl-shaped, 3- 
nerved, hairy. y. H. Native of Caucasus on grassy moun- 
tains. D. discolor, Sims, bot. mag. 1162.? Flower large, pur- 
ple, olive-coloured on the under surface. Petals sharply- 
toothed, villous in the throat. 
Mountain Pink. FI. July, Sep. Clt. 1803. Pl. $ to 1 foot. 
51 D. ocnrorev'cus (Pers. ench, 1. p. 494. but not of Link.) 
stems elongated, branched ; flowers solitary ; calycine scales 2, 
ovate-lanceolate, almost one-half shorter than the tube ; segments 
of calyx narrow, long; petals obovate-linear, almost entire ; 
leaves short, linear-awl-shaped. 4%. H. Native of the Levant. 
Flower small, pale-yellow, or whitish. 
Cream-coloured-flowered Pink. Fl. July, Aug. PI. 1 foot. 
52 D. caryorny’tius (Lin. spec. 587.) stem branched ; 
flowers solitary ; calycine scales 4, very short, ovate, rather mu- 
III. Dianruus. 
. eronate; petals very broad, beardless ; leaves linear-aw]-shaped, 
channelled, glaucous. %.H. Native of the south of France ; 
in England on old ruinous walls, particularly on Rochester, 
Deal, Sandown, and other old castles, plentifully on walls in 
Norwich, and other old towns. Smith, engl. bot. t. 214. Sims, 
bot. mag. t. 39. Flowers from single to double, white, yellow, 
purple, and variegated, indeed of all colours, blue excepted. | 
Var. B, flore pleno; flowers double, called Carnation, Sims, 
bot. mag. t. 89. 
Var. y, fructicosus ; called Tree Carnation. 
Var. ò, imbricatus (Sims, bot. mag. t. 1622.) branches short ; 
calycine seales numerous, imbricating; called Wheat-ear Car- 
nation, or Clove. The flowers of the Clove Gilly flower or Clove 
Pink are used in pharmacy to give a pleasant flavour and beauti- 
ful colour to an officinal syrup. The variety which is officinal 
surpasses all the others in the richness of its smell; it is of a 
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