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The Characters are, 

 ^he flower hath a long cylindrical onpakuicnt 'which ;V 

 permanent \ it hath five petals^ ^johcfe tails are as Icng as 

 the empaleinent^ but their upper part is broad^ plain^ and 

 crenated on their border's ; thefe are inferted in the bottom 

 of the tube, and f pre ad open above. It hath ten ftamijta 

 which are as long as the empak/nent, terminated by oblong 

 comprcjfed jumrnits. In the center is fttuated an oval ger- 

 men, fupporting twofiyles which are longer than the fta- 



■ ' mina^ crowned by recurved jiigmas. "The germen after- 



ward becomes a cylindrical capfule with oJte cell, opening 

 in four parts at the top, and filled with compreffed angular 



feeds. 



■ This genus of plants is ranged in the fecond fection 



of Linnasus's tenth clafs, indtled Decandria Digynia, 

 the flowers having ten (lamina and two ftyles. 

 The Species are, 



I. DiANTHus {Deltoides) floribus folitariis, fquamis ca- 

 lycinis lanceolacis binis, corollis crenatis. Hort. Cliff. 

 164. Dianthus with a fingle flower having a double fcaly 

 empalement, and crenated petals. Caryophyllus fylvel- 

 tris vulgaris lacifolius. C. B. P. 209. Maiden Pink. 



t. Dianthus (F/rg-///i.7/^) caule fubunifloro, corollis cre- 

 natis, fquamis calycinis breviffimis, foliis fubulatis. 

 Lin. Sp. Plant. 412. Dianthus with one flower on a 



. ftalk, crenated petals^ very fhort fcales to the empalemcnt, 

 and awl-fhaped leaves. Caryophyllus minor repens. 

 Noftras. Raii. Syn. o^o^c^. Englifh fmall creeping Pink, 

 commonly called the matted Pink by feedfinen. 

 DiANraus {Glaucus) floribus fubfolitariis, fquamis 



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calycinis lanceoiatus quatemis, corollis crenatis. Hort. 

 Cliff. 164. Dianthus with one flower on aflalk, having 

 four fpear-fiOiiped fcales to the empalement, and crenated 

 •petals. Tunica ramofior flore candido cum corolla 

 purpurea. Hort. Elth. 400: Branching Pink with a 

 white flower, having a purple circle^ commonly called 

 Mountain Pink. 



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4. DiA'tiTiiu^ {Plumarius) floribus folitariis, fquamis ca- 

 lycinis fubovatis breviffimis, corollis multifidis fauce 

 pubelcentibus. Lin, Sp. Plant. 411. Dianthus with a 



X Jingle flower^ having fhort oval fcales to the empalement, 

 ;•*. and petals cut into many^pointSy with a hairy bottom. 

 .V- Caryophyllus fimplcx flore minore pallido rubente. 

 ■ /^C. B. P. 208. Single wild P ink ^ with afmall,paley reddifh 



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5. Dianthus (Caryophyllus) floribus folitariis fquamis 

 . calycinis fubovatis breviffimis, corollis crenatis. Hort. 

 ..Cliff. 164. Dianthus with a Jingle flower, having fhort 



oval fcales to the empalement, and crenated petals. Ca- 

 ryophyllus hortenfis fimplex, flore majore. C, B. P. 

 ■ 208. Single Garden Carnation with a large flower, 



6. Dianthus {Armeria) floribus aggregatis fafciculatis. 



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-fquamis calycinis lanceolatis villofis tubum ^equanti- 

 'bus. Hort. Cliff. 165. Dianthus with many flowers ga- 

 thered into bunches, having hairy fpear-fhaped fcales to 

 ■ the empalement, as long as the tube of the flower. Ca- 

 ryophyllus barbatus fylvefliris. C, B. P. 208. Bearded 

 wild Pink, called Deptford Pink. 



, Dianthus {Barbatus) floribus aggregatis fafciculatis, 

 fquamis calycinis linearibus, foliis lanceolatis. Dian- 

 thus with inany flowers gathered in bunches, having very 



; narrow fcales to the e7npalement,s and fpear-fhaped leaves. 



: Caryophyllus barbatus hortenfis latifolius. C. B. P. 

 208. Broad-leaved Garden Sweet JVilliam . 



8, Dianthus {Prolifer) floribus aggregatis capitatis, 

 . fquamis calycinis ovatis obtufis muticis tubum fuper- 



antibus. Lin. Sp. Plant. 587.' Z)/;2;///&«j with flowers 

 colleEled into heads, and obtufcy ovaU chaffy fcales to the 

 empalements, which are longer than the tube. '-' Caryo- 

 phyllus fylveftris prolifer. C. B. P. 209.^ fTild child- 

 ■ ing Sweet lyUliam. ..-":: - :■.-# ,.,- / 



9. Dianthus {Ferrugineis) floribus aggregatii capitatis, 

 fquamis calycinis lanceolatis ariftatis, corollis crena- 

 tis. Dianthus with flowers colleEled in heads, halving 

 fpear-fhaped fcales to the empalement which are bearded, 



and crenated petals. Caryophyllus monranus umbella- 

 tus, 'floribus variis luteis ferrugineis Italicus. Barrel. 



Obf 648. Italian umbellated Mountain Pink, with flow- 

 ers varying from yellow to an iron colour. 



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lycinis fubulatis patulis, tubum sequantibus, coroli^s 

 crenatis. Hort. Cliff. 164V Dianthus with a fn^jg 

 flower on each ftalk, awl-fl: aped fpreading fcales tolhi 

 empalement eqi'aHing the tube, and crenated petals. Ca- 

 ryophyllus finenfis fupinus, leucoii folio, flore unico 

 Tourn. Aft. Par. 1705." ^hc China Piyik. . 



1 1. Dianthus {Arenarius) caulibus unifloris fquamis ca- 

 lycinis ovatis obtufis, corollis multifidis, foliis line- 

 aribus. Flor. Suec. 318. Dianthus having a finnc 

 flower upon a ftalk, oval fcales to the empalement, )he 

 petals of which are cut into many points, and narrow 

 leaves. Caryophyllus fylveftiris humilis, flore unlco. 

 C. B. P. 209. Dwarf wild Pink zvith one flozver. • " 



12. DiANTHvs {Alpinus) caule unifloro, corollis crena- 

 tis, fquamis calycinis exterioribus tubum ^quanti- 

 bus, foliis linearibus obtufis. Lin. Sp. Plant. 412. 

 Dianthus with one flower having crenated petcds, the 

 outer fcales of the empalement equalling the ^tuhe, and nar- 

 row obtufe leaves. -Caryophyllus pumilus latifolius. 

 C. B. p. 209. Dwarf broad-leaved Pink.- 



13. Dianthus {Supcrbus) floribus paniculatis, fquamis 

 calycinis brevibus acuminatis, corollis multifido-ca- 



, caule erefto. 



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pillaribu 



Amoen. Acad. 4. p. 272. 



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Dianthus with paniculated flowers, having Jhort-pointd 



fcales to their empalement, m\ilt I fid petals, and an upright 



ftalk. 



14. Dianthus (Diminutus) floribus folitariis, fquamis 

 calycinis oftonis florem fuperantibus. Lin. Sp. 587. 

 Dianthus with a fingle flower en each ftalk, having eight 



'fcales which rife above the petals of the flower. Carj'o- 

 phyllus fylveftris minimus. Tabern. Hifl:. 290. 

 , The firftfort hath creeping ftalks, from which come 

 outfeveral tufted heads, clofely garnilhed with" nar- 

 row leaves, whole bafe lie over each other embracing 



.the ftalks ; between thefe arife the flower-ftalks, wKich 

 grow about fix inches high, garnifhed at every joint 

 by two narrow graffy leaves placed oppofite. The 

 ftalks are terminated by a fingle flower. It flowers 

 in June and July, "and the feeds ripen in autumn. 



■ This is rarely admitted into gardens, the flower hiv- 

 ing no beauty. ^ n 

 The fecond fort is a low trailing plant, whofe ftalks 

 lie on the ground ; thefe grow very clofe together, 

 and are garniftied with fliort, narrow, grafly leaves 

 of a deep green colour -, the ftalks are terminated by 

 fmall red flowers, each ftanding upon a feparate foot- 

 ftalk. It flowers in July, and the feeds ripen in Sep- 

 tember. This fort grows naturally in feveral parts of 

 England, fo is not often cultivated in gardens atprc- 

 fent ; but formerly the feeds were fown to make edg- 

 ings for the borders of the flower-garden by the title 

 of matted Pink, by which the feeds were fold in the 



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The third fort grows naturally upon Chidder rocks 

 - in Somerfetfliire, and fome other parts of England. 

 This was formerly cultivated in the gardens by the 

 , title of Mountain Pink. It hath a refemblange' of 

 the fecond fort, but the leaves are fliorter, and of a 

 grayilh colour ; the ftalks grow taller, and branch 



the flowers are larger, of a white colour, v/ith 

 circle in the bottom, like that^ Toft of 



' As the flowers of this 



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a purple circle in 

 Pink called Pheafarits Eye.^ 

 . fort have no fcent;^ the plants are feldom kept in 



gardens. . , .'I--'- . ^ ; - " ; 



The fourth fort grows naturally in feveral parts of 

 England, freqt^pntly upoh old walls ^ it is a fmall 

 fingle Pink, of a pale red colour, fo is not cultivated 

 in gardens. ^ ; " 



The fifth fort ia a fmall fingle Carnation, which has 

 been long caft out of all the gardens ; from one of 

 this fort it is fuppofed, many of the fine flowers now 

 cultivated in the gardens have been raifed. - ' 

 The fixth fort grows naturally in feveral parts of 

 England, and particularly in a meadow near Deptford 

 in Kent, from whence it had the title of Deptford 

 Pink. This is of the kind called Sweet William ; the 

 flowers of thefe grow in clufters at the end of the 

 branches 

 ■palements. 



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they are red, and have long bearded em- 

 I have cultivated this fort above forty 



o. DiA>fTHas {Chincrjis) floribus iblitariis, fquamis ca- years, and have never obferved it to vary. 



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