PINK. 41 



SWEET-WILLIAM, on BEARDED PINK. 



Dianthua Barhatus. 



Sweet-William small has form and aspect bright, 

 Like that sweet flower that yields great Jove delight. 



Cowley. 



The Sweet-William is a species of Pink indigenous 

 to Germany, from whence it has been scattered over 

 all parts of Europe ; for what it wants in fragrance 

 it supphes by masses of flowers and splendour of 

 colours, so as to ensure it a welcome receptiou in 

 all classes of gardens. Its large and compact 

 umbel of variegated flowers may be considered as 

 Flora's colour-palette, on which she has frolicked, 

 varying her favourite dyes to display all her gay- 

 est tints of reds and purples, mingled with pure 

 white and jetty black, disposed in &tars, as thickly 

 set, and as bright as the eyes of Argus ; so that one 

 stem supports a large and brilliant bouquet : on 

 which account the Dutch gardeners formerly gave 

 it the name of Keykens, which is their familiar 

 term for a nosegay or large bunch of flowers. The 

 French also distinguish it by the name of (JEillet 

 bouquet, Nosegay of Pinks, and Bouquet parf ait, 

 perfect Nosegay ; it is also called (Billet de Foete, 

 Poet's Pink. 



The Sweet-William seems to have escaped the 



