122 CARNATIONS AND PINKS 



D. leptopetalus. This Pink is more curious than 

 beautiful, and is remarkable for its long and narrow 

 white petals. The flowers appear in July in twos and 

 in threes on slender stems, which are sometimes often 

 a foot in length. It is a native of the Caucasus, and 

 was introduced in 1814. 



D. longicaulis. A tufted Pink from Mount Amaro 

 in Italy. Its rose-coloured flowers are solitary, on 

 slender stems nine inches to twelve inches high, and 

 expand in summer. 



D. masmenseus. This is named after one of its 

 habitats, Masmeneu-dagh, in Kurdistan, and is also 

 found in the alpine regions of the mountains of 

 Cappadocia. It is a pretty Pink, of somewhat 

 sprawling growth, and the flowers are usually in 

 loose cymes on short peduncles ; the dentate petals 

 are rose-coloured above and of a yellowish shade 

 on the under side. 



D. microlepis. A distinct little alpine, very dwarf 

 and tufted in growth, with small rose-coloured flowers, 

 each on a stem one inch to two inches high ; these open 

 in August. It is a native of Eastern Europe, on the 

 high alpine rocks in Transylvania and Macedonia. 

 There is also a white-flowered variety in gardens. 



D. neglectus. One of the most beautiful wild Pinks 

 in cultivation. It is referred to D. glacialis by some 

 authorities, and is made a variety of it by Williams 

 in his monograph. It is, however, much taller, the 

 stems six inches high, with tufts of narrower and more 

 pointed leaves, which are more of a glaucous colour 

 than those of the Glacier Pink ; the deep rose-coloured 



