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high, stems erect, paniculate, branching, set with flat 

 widely linear leaves. The radical leaves are recurved, 

 the stem leaves incurved. Flowers rather large, bright 

 crimson, spotted, greenish on the under side ; anthers 

 blue. June to August. Siberia. 



D. virgineus (Gren. & Gort.). A glaucous plant, 

 8 to 10 inches high, stems simple or very slightly 

 branched, flowers solitary, fragrant, rose-coloured 

 with violet anthers ; petals toothed. May to July. 

 Western and southern France and Mediterranean 

 region. Not quite hardy with us. 



D. Wimmeri ( Wick.). An earlier variety of D. super- 

 bus, with smaller flowers of a pale lilac colour. 



As the greater number of the species in this section 

 can be grown as ordinary herbaceous plants without 

 any unusual care or preparation of soil, I have in 

 many cases given no special cultural directions. 



All the Dianthus can be easily raised from seed, 

 which germinates quickly. Some of the alpine 

 species produce very little seed ; in this case they 

 can be increased by cuttings, which root freely. 



