193 XXIII. CARYOPHYLLACEjE. Dianthus. 



2. L. Chalcedonica. Scarlet Lnjchnis or Sicect William. — Smoothish ; fis. fas- 

 ciculate ; cal. cylindric, clavate, ribbed ; pet. S-lobed.— 7]. A fine garden-flower, 

 native of Russia. Stem 1— 2f high, with dark-green, ovate-lanceolate, acumi- 

 nate leaves, and large, terminal, convex, dense fascicles of deep-scarlet flowers. 

 It has varieties with it-hit e ficnocrs, and also with dxjuble. Jn. Jl. f 



3. L. Flosclxuli. Ragged Robbin. — Smoothish; s«. ascending, dichotomous 

 at summit; fis. fascicled"; cal. campanulate, lO-ribbed; jpe^. in 4 deep, linear 

 segments. — % Native of Europe. Stem 1 — 2f high, rough-angled, viscid above. 

 Leaves lanceolate, smooth. Flowers pink, very beautitul, with a brown, angu- 

 lar, smooth calyx. Capsule roundish, 1-celled. Jl. — Sept. f 



4. L. coRONATA. Chinese Dychnis. — Smooth ; fi^. terminal and axillary, 1 — 3 ; 

 cal. rounded, clavate, ribbed ; pet. laciniate.— Native of China. Stem 1— 2f 

 high. Petals of lively red, remarkable for their large size. There are varieties 

 with double red, and double white flowers, f 



5. L. DiuRNA.— S^. dichotomous-panicuJate ; fis. J^ 9 ; pet. half-bifid, lobes 

 narrow, diverging ; caps, ovoid-globose.— Native of Britain, almost naturalized ! 

 Stems about 2f high, pubescent. Leaves 1—3' long, elliptic-ovate, acute. 

 Flowers light-purple, middle sijze, Jl.— Sep.f 



6. L. coRONARiA. DC. (Agrostemma coronaria. Linn.) Mullein Pink. 

 Rose Campion.— ViWose ; st.. dichotomous ; ped. long, 1-flowered ; cat. campanu- 

 late, veined. — % Native of Italy. Whole plant covered with dense wool. Stem 

 2f high. Flowers purple, large. Varieties are white-fio^oered, red-double-fiow- 

 ered, &c. f 



06s.— other species rarely found in collections are L. fulgens with scarlet flowers ; L. vwcaria, wth 

 pink flowers ; L. alpina, low, with pmk flowers, &c. 



9. SAPONARIA. 



Lat. sapo, soap ; the mucila^nous juice is said to make soap. 



Calyx tubular, 5-tootlied, without scales ; petals 5, unguiculate ; sta- 

 mens 10 ; styles 2 ; capsule oblong, 1-celled. Petals often crowned. 



1. S. OFFICINALIS. Common Soap-wort. 



Lis. lanceolote, inclining to elliptical ; fis. in paniculate fasicles ; cal. 

 cylindrical ; crmon of the petals linear.— Tj. By roadsides. New Eng. to Ga. A 

 hardv, smooth, succulent plant, with handsome, pink-like flowers. Stem 1— 2f 

 hicrhl ' Leaves 2—3' long, \ or more as -«-ide, ver>' acute. Flowers many, flesh- 

 colored, often double. The plant has a bitter taste, with a saponaceous juice. 

 Jl. Aug. ^ 



2. S, Vaccaria, Fly-trap. 



Lvs. ovate-lanceolate, sessile; fis. in paniculate cymes; cal. pyramidal, 

 5-angled, smooth ; bracts membranaceous, acute.— (I) Gardens and cultivated 

 CTOunds ' Whole plant smooth, a foot or more high. Leaves broadest at base, 

 1—2' long, i as wide, tapering to an acute apex. Flowers on long stalks, pale- 

 red. Capsule 4-toothed. Seeds globose, black. Jl. Aug. ^ f 



10. DIANTHUS. 



Gr. Aioi ap^os, the flower of Jove, alluding to its preeminent beauty and firairrance. 



Calyx cylindrical, tubular, striate, with 2 or more pairs of opposite, 

 imbricated scales at base ; petals 5, with long claws, limb unequally 

 notched; stamens 10; styles 2, tapering, with tapering, revolute 

 stigmas; capsule cylindric, 1-celled. 



1. D. Armeria. Wild Pink. 



Lvs. linear-subulate, hairy; fis. aggregate, fascicled; scales of the calyx 

 lanceolate, subulate, as long as the tube.—® Our only native species of the 

 pink, found in fields and pine woods, Mass. to N. J. ! Stem erect, 1— 2f high, 

 branching. Leaves erect, 1—2' long, 1—3" wide at the clasping base, taper- 

 ing to a subulate point. Flowers inodorous, in dense fascicles of 3 or more. 



