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■with a double row of blunt notches, marked with lines, and bearded 

 at the base. It is a native of Switzerland. 



In the sixth, the flower-stems are from six to eight or nine inches 

 hioh, branchinsf out on every side; the branches grow erect, and 

 are terminated each by one flower: the flowers have no scent, but, 

 havino- a great variety of colours, they are a considerable ornament 

 to the flower-o-arden from July uiUil the autumn: they have been 

 greatly improved by culture; some flowers being as full of petals as 

 the best double Pinks, and display the most glowing and vivid red 

 colours. It is a native of Chimi. 



Martyn oi)serves, that the roots often last two years in a dry soil ; 

 but they arc generally raised from seeds annually. In the nuisery- 

 grounds it is generally known by the name of Indian Pink. Dr. 

 Smith mentions having had a plant from Mr. Sikes's, \\ hich seemed 

 to be a mule between this and the first species. 



There are varieties with red flowers, with purple flowers, willi 

 while flowers, with variegated flowers, each single and double, and 

 imperial large-flowered. 



The seventh species has the stem a foot or eighteen inches in 

 height, procumbent at the base, and then erect, round, somewhat 

 two-edged on the upper part, smooth, branching only at top: the 

 leaves are like those of narrow-leaved Swcet-William, connate, lan- 

 ceolate-linear or linear subulate, acute, quite entire, bright green, 

 smooth, marked with lines and a rising nerve, rough on the edge, 

 oreen not glaucous: the flowers are erect, usually two terminating 

 each branch, on short peduncles; sometimes there are more, and 

 sometimes only one: petals i)alc red, sometimes Avhite, sprinkled 

 with bloody spots: they smell very sweet, especially in the evening. 

 It is supposed by some perennial, but by others biennial, or annual. 

 It succeeds best in a calcareous soil. It is a native of Denmark, 

 &c. flowering in July and the following month. 



The varieties of pinks principally cultivated in the garden are as 

 below, flowering in the following order. 



The Damask Pink, which is the first of the double sorts in flower.; 

 il has but a short stalk; the flower is not very large, nor so double 



