90 DIANTHUS 



D I A NTH US — continued. 



D. Chinen'sis Heddewi'gi lacinia'tus — continued. 

 across, of a blood-red colour varying to pink 

 and sometimes to whit«. About 15 ins. high. 

 Superhi^simus has giant single broad-petalled 

 flowers of beautiful colours. Height 15 ins. 



D. Chinen'sis Atkinso'ni. A biennial garden variety 

 about 6 or 8 ins, high. Its flowers are a 

 brilliant blood-red colour and produced in 

 profusion, though the habit of this form is 

 more straggling than many of them. 



D. sinen'sis. See D. Chinensis. 



There is a strain of carnation hybrids 

 between D. Chinensis and D. Caryophyllus^ 

 which are commonly called annual carnations, 

 because they grow best from seed and flower 

 within six months of sowing, and though they 

 may last another season they quickly deterio- 

 rate, or else die. Therefore it is far better to 

 treat them as annuals. Among the best are — 

 Margarita, This bears a profusion of clove- 

 scented flowers of varied colours, each one 

 being fringed. Height 18 ins. 



Grenardin is a double scarlet, and may be 

 depended upon to come true from seed. 

 Sweet scented. Height 15 ins. 



Riviera Market is a strain of mixed shadea 

 Height 2 ft. 



