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The Grecian garlands were made up with violets, 
as were bridal wreaths. 
There are several common names for the violet, 
such as Appel-leaf, Bair Wort, Banwort, Blaver, 
Bessy Banwood, Fine Leaf, Vilip. 
THE PINK GROUP. 
Many striking and beautiful wild flowers are 
included in the order Caryophyllacee. Thus it 
comprises such plants as the Clove, Pink and 
Carnation, Soapwort, Bladder Campion, and other 
Campions, Catchfly, Lychnis, Corn Cockle, Pearl- 
wort, Sandworts, Stitchworts, Chickweeds, Spurrey. 
They all have an erect grass-like habit, in most 
cases, ¢.g. the Stitchworts, with long linear leaves ; 
others have a rosette habit as the Pearlwort, or a 
cushion habit as the Pink and Carnation. Many 
have the stem thickened below and woody, but all 
are herbaceous. 
They possess no properties of any importance. 
The Pink, Carnation and Clove are of course favourite 
garden flowers, and an oil is expressed from the 
Clove. 
The Sweet William is another delightful old- 
fashioned flower to be found in those gardens where 
modern geometric bedding is eschewed. It has 
bracts as long as the sepals which protect the 
flower. 
Some of the members of this group have the 
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