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dictus, propter odorem Caryophyllortim aromaticortim, 

 Dianthi Romanis ij,'noti erant, nisi forte sub Cantabrica 

 Plinii vel herba Tunica latuerunt. Linnaeus Caryo- 

 phyllum verum separans et Anguillaram in C. Bau- 

 hino citatum respiciens, nomenclaturam feliciter statuit; 

 flos Jovis Theoplirasti enim vel hodie pro Dianthi 

 specie (arfcoreo vel affini) interpretatur. — Speciesnostra- 

 tes omnes ad §. H Caryophylltim Seringe in Dec. 

 pertinent: floribus solitariis vel remote paniculatis (nec 

 capitatis vel subaggregatis). 



90. D. deltoides L. = Betonica coronaria s. Caryo- 

 phyllus minor folio viridi, nigricante, repens J. Bauh. 

 1651 c. ic. ! (picturam petalorum lambdoidearn describit, 

 unde nomeu apud L.) = Caryophyllus minimus pul- 

 chellus supinus etc. Lobel 1581! 



Lamina petalorum obovata dentata, 3 — 4 lin., basi 

 annulo purpureo. Bracteae caljcinae subbinae ellipticae 

 aristatae, calyce dimidio breviores, 2 — 3 lin. Folia lineari- 

 lanceolata, inferiora obtusa, basin versus attenuata. Cau- 

 les pubescenti-scabri. Flores inodori, roseo-purpurei. Se- 

 mina obscure alata, ^ ^ li"* — Variat Petropoli: ^ alhi- 

 flora, foliis subglaucis: D. glaiicus L. 



In graminosis siccis, secus vias, in apricis vel umbro- 

 sis, sat frequens et copiose. Var. ^ in arenosis elevatis 

 Strelnae rarissime (Borszczow!). Floret a medio vel 

 fine Junii ad finem Septerabris; fruct. maturi ab initio 

 Aug. c?i. 



Hist. spec. Per totam Ingriam in pratis exsuccis, Pe- 

 tropoli in ins. pharmaceutica (Krasch. ed. Gort. 1761, 

 p. 67); in ins. Kronstadt (GeorgiMss. 1793); ininsulis: 

 apothecaria, lapidea et ubique in pratis exsuccis (Sobol. 

 Petr. 1799, p. 101, n. 285; edit. ross. I, 1801, p. 296, 

 n. 297); locis gaudet incultis et aridis; floret Jun., Jul., 

 Aug. (Libosch. et Trin. FI. Petr. et Mosq. 1811, 

 p. 21, tab. YII); in locis graminosis siccis satis frequens 

 (Weinm. Pawl. 1824, p. 204); ubique (Turcz. 1825, 



