CHAPTER XXII 



Alpine Pinks 



THE Pinks (natural order Caryophyllaceae) comprise 

 a large number of valuable plants for the rockery, 

 moraine, or wall garden. Some of the alpine sorts are 

 very easy to grow ; others, again, present some cultural 

 difficulties. We have, therefore, divided them into two 

 classes, the first of which can be cultivated in gritty 

 soil. Many of them are easily propagated by seeds, by 



cuttings, or, in the case of 

 the larger growers, by what 

 are called pipings, i.e. 

 growths pulled out at a 

 joint and inserted in the 

 same way as cuttings. In 

 striking the cuttings or 

 pipings the lower leaves 

 should be trimmed oft and 

 the leaves slightly short- 

 ened. All the Pinks should 

 have plenty of sun, unless 

 it is otherwise mentioned. 

 Seeds are sown as described 

 in the chapter dealing with 



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Alpine Pink (Dianthus alpinus). 



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