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DIANTHUS 



D. divarica'ta (straggling). See D. REVOLUTA. 

 c'Ugans (elegant). See D. L^EVIS. 

 enstfolia (sword-leaved), ij. White. August. E. 



Ind. 1731. 



,, la'vis (smooth). 2. August. 1822. 

 longifo'lia (long-leaved). See D. L^VIS. 

 nemoro'sa (grove). 2. August. E. Ind. 1731. 

 revolu'ta (rolled-back). 2. August. 1823. 

 strumo'sa (swollen). See D. L^VIS. 

 tasma'nica (Tasmanian). Blue. Tasmania. 1866. 

 variega'ta (variegated). Blue. Leaves striped 

 with yellow. Tasmania. 1894. 



DIANDROLY RA. (Nat. ord. Gramineae.) 



A perennial densely tufted greenhouse grass. Loam, 



leaf-mould, and sand. 



D. bi'color (two-coloured). Leaves dark green above, 

 violet-purple beneath. 1906. 



DIANTHE RA. (From dia, to divide, and anthera, an 

 anther ; in allusion to the separation of the anthers. 

 Nat. ord. Acanthaceae.) 



Stove or greenhouse, evergreen herbs. Cuttings of 

 young shoots in spring with a heel, inserted in light 

 sandy soil and placed in a propagating case. Fibrous 

 loam, leaf-mould, and sand. 

 D. america'na (American). Pale violet. N. Amer. 



bulla'ta (blistered). White. Borneo. 1886. 



caracasa'na (Caracasan). Violet. Venezuela. 1822. 



cilia'ta (ciliated). Purple, white. Winter. Costa 

 Rica. 1870. 



coma'ta (tufted). 2. Purple. July. Jamaica. 1795. 



gentcula'ta (kneed). Purple. June. W. Ind. 



illu'stris (lustrous). See PORPHYROCOMA LANCEOLATA. 



lanceola'ta (lance-shaped). See PORPHYROCOMA 



LANCEOLATA. 



lu'cida (shining). Scarlet. W. Ind. 1795. 



nodo'sa (thickened at the joints). Red. August. 



E. Ind. 1820. 

 pectora'lis (pectoral). 3. Purple. May. W. Ind. 



1787- 



pohlia'na (Pohlian). Purple. Brazil. 1880. 

 secu'nda (one-sided). 2. Purple. June. W. Ind. 



DIANTHOIDES DIANTHIFLO RA. See GILIA DIAN- 

 THOIDES. 



DIA'NTHUS. Pink. (From dios, divine, and 

 anthos, a flower. Nat. ord. Cloveworts [CaryophyUaceae]. 

 Linn. lo-Decandria, 2-Digynia.) 



Seeds, divisions, and cuttings, under a hand-light, in 

 light soil, any time about midsummer. The tender 

 kinds should be kept in pots, and protected in a cold pit 

 during the winter. See CARNATION, PINK, and SWEET 

 WILLIAM. 



HARDY ANNUALS AND BIENNIALS. 



D. aggrega'tus (crowded). See D. BARBATUS. 

 Arme'ria (armeria). i. Red. June. England. 

 armertoi'des (armeria-like). i. Red. June. New 



Jersey. 1826. 

 chine' nsis (China), i. Red. July. China. 1713. 



Biennial. 



a'lbus (white). White. August. 1830. 

 margina'tus (bordered), i. White. July. South 



Europe. 1820. Biennial. 



pro'ltfer (proliferous). See TUNICA PROLIFERA. 

 puhe'scens (downy), i. Red. July. Greece. 1820. 

 veluti'nus (velvety). See TUNICA VELUTINA. 



HALF-HARDY PERENNIALS. 



D. a'lbens (whitish). }. White. August. Cape of Good 

 Hope. 1787. 



arbo'reus (tree), ij. Pink. July. Greece. 1820. 

 Evergreen. 



ar&v'scu^httletree). i$. Red. July. China. 1824. 

 Evergreen. 



crena'tus (scolloped), i. Flesh. August. Cape of 

 Good Hope. 1817. 



glutino'sus (clammy). Pink. July. Grecian Archi- 

 pelago. 



japo'nicus (Japanese). See D. BARBATUS. 



jumpen'nus (juniper-like). Red. July. Greece. 

 1825. 



HARDY PERENNIALS. 



D. aipe'stfis (rock). See D. MONSPESSULANUS. 

 ,, alpi'nus (alpine). J. Red. June. Austria. 1759. 

 arena'rius (sand). 2. Purple. August. Europe. 

 a'sper (rough-stalked). See D. CHINENSIS. 

 a'tro-ru'bens (dark red), i. Crimson. August. Italy. 



1802. 



attenua'tus (tapering). J. Red. July. Spain. 1822. 

 ,, Balbi'sii (Balbis's). See D. LIBURNICUS. 

 barba'tus (bearded. Sweet William), ij. Pink. July 



Germany. 1573. 

 latifo'lius (broad- leaved), ij. Scarlet. July. 



1826. 



bf color (two-coloured). See D. FALLENS. 

 bifto'rus (two-flowered). See D. CINNABARINUS. 

 ,, Bisigna'ni (Bisignani's). See D. RUPICOLUS. 

 brachya'nthus (short-flowered). Pink. June. Spain. 



1851. 



brevicau'lis (short-stemmed). Purple. Cilicia. 

 bre'vis (short). Red. June. Jurassa. 

 ,, bttrchtorme'nsis (Burchtormian). i. Red. July. 



Russia. 1826. 



cce'sius (grey), i. Flesh. July. Britain. 

 callizo'nus (beautiful-zoned). Rosy-pink, with dark 



zone. Transylvania. 1890. 

 campe'stris (field), i. White, red. August. Tauria. 



1815. 

 capita' tus (headed), ij. Purple. August. Caucasus. 



1822. 



carolinia'nus (Carolina). See D. ARMERIA. 

 carthusiano'rum (Carthusians'), i$. Red. July. 



Germany. 1573. 



,, caryophylloi'des (clove-like). See D. SYLVESTRIS. 

 Caryop hy'llus (clove). 2. Flesh. June. England. 

 . flo're-ple'no (double. Carnation). 2. Crimson. 



August. England. 

 ,, ,, frutico'sus (shrubby. Carnation). 3. Crimson. 



July. England. 

 imbrica'tus (imbricated. Wheatear). i$. Flesh. 



August. England. 



cauca'sicus (Caucasian). See D. CHINENSIS. 

 Cephalo'ies (headed). See D. CAPITATUS. 

 cilia' tus (hair-fringed), i^. Pink. July. Naples. 



1829. 



cincinna'tus (curled). Crimson. Japan. 1864. 

 ,, cinnabari'nus (cinnabar). Cinnabar. June. Greece. 

 ,, cinnamo'meus (cinnamon). See D. FALLENS. 

 clava'tus (club-shaped), i. Flesh. July. 

 colli'nus (hill). See D. CHINENSIS. 

 co'rsicus (Corsican). See D. CARYOPHYLLUS. 

 corymbo'sus (corymbose). i. Purple. August. 



Grecian Archipelago. 1816. 

 crini'tus (coarsely hairy). |. Purple. July. Asia 



Minor. 1817. 



crue'ntus (blood-red). Dark scarlet or red. Greece. 

 Cy'ri (Cyri's). Red. June. Natolia. 1843. 

 deltoi'des (triangle). J. Flesh. June. Britain. 

 a'lbus (white). 



glau'cus (sea-green). White. June. Britain. 

 denta'tus (toothed), i. Red. July. Siberia. 1826. 

 ,, diffu'sus (wide-spreading). See D. PUBESCENS. 

 diminu'tus (smaU- flowered). See TUNICA PROHFERA. 

 di'scolor (two-coloured). See D. CHINENSIS. 

 diuti'nus (long-lasting). See D. POLYMORPHUS. 

 divarica'tus (straggling), i. Purple. August. 



Greece. 1822. 



du'bius (doubtful). White, rose. May. Sicily. 

 e'legans (elegant). Red. June. Levant. 1825. 

 ,, erube'scens (blushing). Blush. July. Pyrenees. 1825. 

 ferrugi'neus (rusty). Brown. July. Italy. 1756. 

 sulphu'reus (sulphur-coloured). ij. Sulphur. 



August. Italy. 1836. 

 fimbria'tus (fringed). See D. ORIENTALIS. 

 Fische'ri (Fischer's). See D. CHINENSIS. 

 ., a'lbus (white). See D. CHINENSIS ALBUS. 

 ,, fra' grans (fragrant), i. White. August. Caucasus. 



1804. 



,, Fre'ynii (Freyn's). Purple. Bosnia. 1892. 

 ,, frutico'sus (shrubby). 2. Pink. July. Grecian 



Archipelago. 1815. 

 furca'tus (forked), i. Pale red. July. Piedmont. 



1819. 



ga'llicus (French). j. Purple. August. S. France. 

 ge'lidus (cold). See D. GLACIALIS GELIDUS. 



