86 STUDIES IN GARDENING 



as turf. The poorer the soil the better they flower. 

 In a rich soil they are apt to run all to leaf and to 

 damp off in the winter. 



D. noeanus is a new and very pretty plant, growing 

 in close tufts which do not spread to any great size. 

 It has elaborately fringed white flowers, and is, per- 

 haps, the only pink with a disagreeable scent. It 

 should be raised from seed and grown among rocks 

 in poor soil. 



Dianthus alpestris is a pretty little pink, easily 

 grown among rocks, with bright pink fringed flow- 

 ers, not more than 6 in. high. The true Dianthus 

 suavis appears to be a variety of D. plumarius, but a 

 beautiful pink with very delicate white flowers is 

 sometimes sold under this name, and also under the 

 name of D. gallicus. The writer does not know its 

 true name, but it appears to be a species, as both in 

 growth and in flower it is very distinct from all other 

 pinks. The true Dianthus gallicus has pink spotted 

 flowers, and is usually not perennial in our climate. 



Dianthus sylvestris is a fine pink, which, in spite of 

 its name, likes full sun. It does not spread much 

 like other pinks, but grows in a single close tuft of 

 thin dark green leaves. The flowers are bright pink, 

 and the stems are rather weak and apt to lie about 

 on the ground. This is the only defect of the plant, 

 which is easily grown in dry, hot gardens. Dianthus 

 superbus has flowers unlike those of any other pink. 

 They are pale flesh colour, with greenish-yellow spots, 

 and most elaborately fringed and curled. The leaves 



