CARYOPHYLLACE^. 81 



D. csesius, Sm. Cheddar Pink. — e.b. 62. l.b.s. 149. 



A. 1. C. 1. Lat. 51-52°. Alt.? Tern. 49°? 

 Roots perennial. Stems erect ; barren stems elongate, branch- 

 ing, pubescent. Leaves linear, rough at the margin. Flowers 

 usually single. Scales of the calycule ovate, with a short abrupt 

 point, one-fourth part as long as the calyx. Calyx-teeth cili- 

 ated. Petals pale rose-colour, fragrant. 



V Cheddar Cliffs, near Wells, Somersetshire. Perennial ; June- 

 August. 



D. plumarius, L. Feathered Pink. Reich. 5030. 



A. 8. 



Stems erect, 6-13 inches high, 2-5-flowered, with numerous 

 prostrate, rooting, barren shoots. Leaves linear-subulate, rough 

 at the margin. Calycule consisting of roundish, mucronate scales, 

 one-fourth part of the length of the calyx. Petals clefi to the 

 centre ; the central part is ovate, entire. 



On an old wall at' Shalford, near Guildford, Surrey. Peren- 

 nial; June. 



This species grows on rocks and on sandy hills in the south of 

 Germany. It is a very ornamental plant. 



D. Caryophyllus, L. Clove Pink. — e.b. 214. 

 A. 8. 



Root somewhat woody. Stems 12-18 inches high, single- 

 flowered, with numerous prostrate barren shoots. Leaves li- 

 near, glabrous, glaucous, those of the barren shoots much elon- 

 gate. Calycule consisting of rounded mucronate scales scarcely 

 one-third of the length of the calyx. Flowers solitary, rosy-red 

 or white, fragrant. Petals toothed or slightly incised. Seeds 

 smaller than in the preceding species. 



Old walls ; Rochester Castle, Kent. 



This species grows on old ruined castles in France. It is fre- 

 quently cultivated, and the varieties ai'e numerous. 



Saponaria, Lin. — Perennial or annual plants, with elliptical 

 or lanceolate leaves and with the flowers in lax cymes or in pani- 

 cled tufts. Calyx tubular, cylindrical or angular, 4-5-toothed, 

 without a calycule (naked at the base) . Petals 5, with long claws, 

 with or without scales above the claw. Stamens 10. Styles 2. 

 Capsule opening on the summit by four valves. Seeds numerous, 

 kidney-shaped, roughish, attached to a central column. 

 11 m 



