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near D. sylvestris, from which it is chiefly distinguished 

 by its ciliated calyx, and also by its larger and sweet- 

 scented flowers. Corolla of a fine rose colour ; some- 

 times pure white. July and August. Sicily, Egypt, 

 &c. Scarcely hardy in our climate, where it must 

 have a dry, hot exposure. 



D. cinnabarinus {Sprung. A many-stemmed plant, 

 shrubby at the base, with radiating roots. Stems un- 

 branched, four-sided, 4 to 6 inches high ; leaves 

 flat, stiff, pointed ; heads few-flowered. Flowers 

 cinnabar-red, yellowish on the under sides of the 

 petals. June. Greece, in the rocks of Mount Par- 

 nassus and of Mount Malevo in Laconia. 



This very curious plant, the only one of its colour 

 in the genus Dianthus, is probably lost to cultivation. 

 Though formerly abundant in gardens it is no longer 

 to be found. The firm Haage & Schmit sent us seed 

 in 1894 ; we subsequently distributed plants, and had 

 some in flower in our Swiss National Exhibition in 

 1896. Since then we have lost it, and have been 

 unable to obtain it again. Should any reader have it, 

 or be able to tell me where to obtain it, I should be 

 grateful for the information. Everything that we have 

 received of late years, both of plants and seeds, under 

 its name have been wrongly named, and have had 

 nothing whatever to do with the true Dianthus 

 cinnabarinus. 



It grew very well in poor, deep, sandy soil, in full 

 sun. It dislikes damp. 



D. cinnamomeus (Sibth. & Smith). A plant 10 to 

 12 inches high ; stems paniculate-corymbose, set 



