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perennial, but fine varieties are easily perpetuated by dividing 

 the roots, soon after flowering, in June or July. It is easily 

 raised from seeds. A bed of fine varieties presents a rich 

 sight ; it sports into endless varieties, viz., white, pink, purple, 

 crimson, scarlet, variously edged, eyed, and spotted. There 

 are also double varieties, but they are no improvement over the 

 single. 



Dianthus superbus. Superb Pink. This is one of the 

 most fragrant of pinks, flowering in July and August ; two 

 feet high ; the petals are very much cut or fringed ; flowers 

 white. 



Dianthus plumaris. Feathered Pink. The edges of the 

 flower are deeply fringed, or feathered ; very fragrant ; twelve 

 to eighteen inches high in July ; white, or pink, with a dark 

 eye ; sometimes called Pheasant-eyed Pink. 



Dianthus alpinus. Alpine or Dwarf Pink. A pretty little 

 perennial, suitable for rock-work, with creeping roots ; although 

 not aspiring, (not exceeding three or four inches in height,) 

 soon takes possession of all the ground in the neighborhood. 

 The flowers are white, or flesh color, variegated with a circle 

 of red, or purple, in June and July. 



There are many other species and varieties of Pinks, annual, 

 biennial, and perennial, all worthy a place in the garden. 



DICTAMNUS. 



Dictamnus fraxinella, Red Fraxinella, an ancient name 

 of what is now supposed to be the Origanum dictamnus. 

 Fraxinella, in allusion to the remarkable similarity which 

 exists between the leaves of the plant and Fraxinus, the ash. 

 The whole plant, especially when gently rubbed, emits an odor 

 like that of the lemon-peel, but, when bruised, has something 

 of a balsamic scent. This fine scent is strongest in the pedicels 

 of the flowers, which are covered with glands, of a rusty red 

 color, exuding a viscous juice, or resin, which exhales in vapor, 



