.-. 
452° 
— bracts sometimes 8, pale-edged ; its teeth 3 lines long, acuminate. Petals flesh- 
_ wide. Stems very rarely with one branchlet, 6-12 inches long, 
122 CARYOPHYLLE# (Sond.) [ Dianthus. 
gynous. Capsule obcordate, compressed, 2-celled, 2-valved ; seeds soli- 
tary. Leaves imbricate. 
XXI_. Polpoda.—(Character of the Sub-order.) 
Sub-order 6. ADENOGRAMMEA. Calyx 5-parted. Petals none. Stamens 
5, alternate with the calyx lobes. Ovary unilocular, with a solitary 
ovule. Style filiform ; stigma capitate. Utricle indehiscent, one-seeded. 
Leaves whorled ; stipules obsolete ; flowers in axillary umbellules. 
XXII. Adenogramma.—(Character of the Sub-order.) 
Sub-order I. Smmzeneaz. (Gen. I-III.) s 
I. DIANTHOS, L. 
Calyx tubular, 5-toothed, with two or more imbricated bracts at base. 
Petals 5, with long claws. Stamens ito. Ovary unilocular, with many 
ovules ; styles 2, filiform, stigmatose on their inner face. Capsule cy- _ 
lindrical or oblong, opening by 4 teeth. Zndl. Gen. 5244. DC. Prod. 
I. p. 355: 
“Herbs or small suffrutices, common in Europe and Central Asia, rare in North 
America and South Africa. Leaves opposite, connate, generally grass-like ; flowers 
inal, solitary or in paniculate cymes, or densely fascicled. Pinks, and Carna- 
tions and “‘ Sweet William ” are well known garden examples of this genus. All 
the Cape species are ial. The name Dianthus is derived from d:0s, divine and 
avOos a flower ; in allusion to the fragrance of the Carnation. 
* Stem simple, one. flowered (Sp. 1-2). : 2 
i. D: itosus (Thunb. Prod. p. 81) ; densely tufted ; stems erect, 
simple, one-flowered, glabrous ; radical leaves crowded, linear-setaceous, 
sub-triangular, keeled, scabrous ; upper cauline scale-like ; bracts 4-6, 
lanceolate, 2-3 times shorter than the (14-2 inch long) tube ; petals 
toothed or slightly cut, the lamina obovate. Thunb. Fl. Cap. p. 393- 
DC. Prod. 1.p. 363. E. & Z. No. 243, exparte. D. albens, Jacq. Herb.— 
DC. tl. c. non Ait. D. angulatus, Z. Mey ! 
Has. In the Karroo, near Gauritz River, George, and in sandy places, Canna- 
Pag 
ck, wing up many tufts. . leaves 14-3 » Tigh abt 
with linear 2-6-line long, leaves. Calyx much longer than in any other species ; 
); stems erect 
ii avoregate, lin 
