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are rather broader than those of most pinks. D. 

 superbus is not a true perennial, but is worth grow- 

 ing, as it can be raised very easily from seed, and will 

 thrive on the north side of a rockery in a dry place. 

 Unlike most pinks, it seems to like a certain amount 

 of shade and grows in woody places in its native 

 land. 



There are several pinks with their flowers in clusters 

 like those of the Sweet William, and some of them 

 are well worth growing. Dianthus atrorubens and 

 D. cruentus, both with small flowers of a very deep 

 crimson, are among the best. They will thrive in any 

 sunny place, and are rather border than rock garden 

 plants. D. carthusianorum has paler flowers, and is 

 not so pretty, though pretty enough. D. giganteus, 

 the tallest of pinks, will grow more than a yard high, 

 but the flowers are small in proportion to the height. 

 It is scarcely worth growing except as a curiosity. 

 D. Knappii is a pretty clustered pink with pale yellow 

 flowers. It should be grown on the rockery, where 

 its culture is easy. All of these are easily raised from 

 seed, which can be obtained without difficulty. D. 

 cinnabarinus, however, which has clustered flowers 

 of a curious cinnabar red colour, is one of the rarest 

 of all pinks, and at times goes out of cultivation al- 

 together. It conies from Greece and is not very 

 perennial in England. This fact, since it often fails 

 to ripen seed, accounts partly for its rarity. Other- 

 wise it is easily grown, and worth growing for its 

 curious beauty. 



