SPECIES OF DIANTHUS 5 



D. chinensis. A red flowering species from the East. 

 Figured in Botanical Magazine^ t. 28 ; see " Annual 

 Pinks," p. 47- . 



D. ctnnabarinus. This is a distinct species, with 

 cinnabar red flowers dying off to carmine. It produces 

 flowers abundantly, and requires no special treatment. 



D. corymbosus is a pink-flowered species peculiar in the 

 blue-tinted anthers it produces. 



D. cruentus. This is a Russian plant, not so desirable 

 as D. atro-rubens. It produces its flowers, which are 

 deepest crimson, in small crowded heads, which are rather 

 showy. The habit of the plant is very straggly. 



D. deltoides. The Maiden Pink, and one of our 

 prettiest indigenous flowers. The type is rose-coloured, 

 with a dark circle, or eye ; but a white form is not 

 uncommon, and on Arthur's Seat, near Edinburgh, a 

 variety with white flowers and purple markings is found. 

 This was supposed to have been a distinct species when 

 first discovered, and was named A glaucus^ a name it 

 still retains with the type designation added. The plant 

 presents no cultural difficulty, and is easily propagated 

 from seeds, and by division in autumn. Its name, Maiden 

 Pink, is said by old herbalists to have been given it 

 because one flower only was borne on each stem. It 

 was also called the Virgin Pink and Small Honesties. 



D. dentosus, the Amoor Pink, is a dwarf - growing 

 species from Russia. The flowers are pretty, of a violet 

 shade and with a darker centre. The plant begins to 

 flower in early summer, and continues in beauty till 

 autumn. It requires no special treatment, and is increased 

 by means of seeds. 



D. discolor produces large handsome flowers of a pink 

 shade, its petals serrated. The throat is white and 

 brown spotted. It is a Caucasian plant, and is figured 

 in the Botanical Magazine^ t. 1162. 



Z>. ferrugineus is a pale-flowered species of compact 



