D. deltoides, Georgi. D. versicolor, Fisch. De Cand. Prodr. v. 1. p. 358. 
D. dentosus, Fisch. et Reichenb. Pl. Crit. v. 6. p. 32.4. 546. Ledeb. Fl. 
Alta. v. 2. p. 134. Karel. et Kiril. Enum. Pl. Fl. Altaic. n. 144, ete. 
This very pretty species of Pink is not uncommon in gar- 
dens, but it has gone under so many different names, that it is 
difficult to say which is its most correct one. It is a native of 
the south of Europe, and especially of a great part of Russia and 
Siberia. I here adopt the specific character and synonymy of 
Ledebour, and must refer to him for a more perfect list of the 
latter than I have thought it necessary or convenient to give 
here. My own herbarium contains authentic specimens from 
numerous authors which amply justify Ledebour in uniting so 
many species into one. The chief differences consist in the more 
or less compact flowers, and the relative length of the bracts and 
the calyx. 
Fig. 1. Petal. 2. Pistil :—magnified. 
