144 CARNATIONS AND PINKS 



bluish towards the base of the petals, which are slightly 

 fringed and carried on stems | to 2 inches high. 

 The wealth of flowers makes the tufts very orna- 

 mental. May and June. Sun, and preferably in rock- 

 work. This form sows itself in owx Jardin alpin d'accli- 

 niatation at Floraire. 



D. ambiguus {Pane). — Stems 16 to 20 inches high, 

 quadrangular ; leaves flat. Flowers in close heads, 

 their petals violet-red. June and July. Servia and 

 Bulgaria. 



D. arboreus (Z.). — A tall plant, attaining a height of 

 39 inches ; root-stock woody, crooked ; stems woody 

 at the base, bearing many-flowered corymbs of hand- 

 some, rose-coloured, fragrant flowers, whose petals 

 are spotted with deep purple. July and August. 

 Greece and Macedonia. Rare in cultivation ; with 

 us it suffers from the winter's frost, and has to be 

 housed in the orangery. 



D. aridus {Ja?ika). — A handsome species, with wide 

 leaves of a bright green colour ; stems simple, 4 to 8 

 inches high. Fine flowers of a bright canary-yellow ; 

 petals slightly toothed, two to four together on very 

 leafy stems, June to August. This beautiful species 

 grows in sterile regions in Bulgaria and Servia. It 

 stands the winter well with us if it is given a dry, 

 rocky place in full sun. 



D. Armeria (/,.). — A biennial species, forming dark, 

 slightly downy tufts. Stems 8 to 16 inches high ; 

 leaves flat ; flowers small, numerous, bright crimson, 

 set together in forked terminal bunches. May to 

 August. In woody regions of all Europe, and a plant (^ 



