478 



DIANTHUS 



, Linn. Very dwarf, the 1-fld. stems rarely 

 reaching more than 3-4 in. high, more or less prostrate: 

 foliage dark shining green : fl. 1 in. or more across, deep 

 rose or purplish and crimson spotted, a darker ring 

 around the eye. Russia to Greece and Swiss Alps. B.M. 

 1205. Gn. 26:455; 47, p. 292; 45, p. 53. -One of the choic- 

 est of alpine and rockwork plants. 



BBS. Calyx-braels leafy and spreading 



12. glacialia, Hfpnke. Three to 4 in. high, the stems 

 tufted and usually 1-fld.: Its. green, narrow linear and 

 puinti-d, somewhat serrulate: fls. small and odoiless 

 red-i>urple; the petals toothed. Mts. of S. Eu G (. II 

 21:H(I'.I. — A jiretty species, but difficult to establish 

 Grown among alpine plants. 



13. Chin^nBis, Linn. {D. Sinensis, Rort.) Fig 702 

 Perennial, cespitose, glabrous, more or less creeping at 

 base: stem forking, angled and more or less groo\ed 

 pubescent: Its. broad and nearly flat or slightly trough 

 shaped, 3-5-nerved: fls. large, solitary or more or less 

 clustered, pink or lilac; the petals (at least in the wild) 

 barbed or hairy towards the base; calyx-bracts 4 m 

 some cult. vars. short. — China and Japan; but recent au 

 thorities consider a European Pink to be but a form of 

 it, and thereby extend its range west to Portugal. The 

 Amoor Pink (Z). dentdsus, Fisch.) is a form known as 

 ■var. macros^palus, Franch.: it is a hardy border plant, 

 1 ft. high, with brif;ht red ils. and a spot at base of each 

 petal. D. semp. . ' . . , 1 ' ' " 

 form, 12-18 in., \Mi I 

 eyed, fragrant tl-, .' ' ■ 



beautiful and v.iiiin.i' r < -i : nMfn rinks, var. H6d- 

 dewigi, Kegel (V'. 7/. n.,, ;. .. Ilnrt l. 'Ph.- (^ ;,rr. ex- 

 tensively grown from sr, .! , ^'m! .h. i 'ly :in- 



nuals, although plants mil i . i uive 



a feeble bloom in the s|.i : _ .i, i., i ,.!.,. The 

 flowers are scarcely oiIom.i;-. 'J iir;, m,- .i\r^\r iind 

 double, of many vivid colors; and iiKiiiy of tlie garden 

 forms have bizarre markings. In some forms, var. la- 

 cini&tUB, Regel (7). laciui&tus, Hort.),the petals are 

 slashed and cut. D. imperiilis, Hort., is a name applied 

 to a strain with strong habit and rather tall growth, 

 mostly double. C. diademitus, Hort., is another garden 

 strain. D. CincinnituB, Lem., is a red form with 

 shredded petals. I.H. 11:388. D. hybrlduB, Hort., is 



spectabilis— Bleeding He 



another set. This name {D. Injbridus) is also applied 

 to a dentosus-hke form, which some regard as a hybrid 

 of dentosus and some other species. For portraits of 

 garden Pinks, see B.M. 5536; F.S. 11:1150; 12:1288-9; 



704. Dicentra formosa ( 



Plants bloom after the first fall frosts. They grow 10- 

 16 in. lii{;h. and should be planted 6-8 in. apart. They 

 are very valuable for borders and flower gardens. 



14. latifblius, Hort. Perennial, 6-12 in. high, of doubt- 

 ful origin, but in habit intermediate between I). Chi- 

 neiisis and D. barhatits. Fls. large, double, in close 

 clusters or even heads: Ivs. oblong-lanceolate.— A good 

 border plant. 



D. vificorddtis is a name which once was advertised by Man- 

 iiiiii;, l.ul is not now in the trade. The seed was obtained from 

 im Knt,'lish firm. It is probably a garden form of some old 

 ^i"<»«- L.H.B. 



DICfiNTEA (Greek, dis, kentron, two-spurred, but 

 originally misprinted Dicl^tra, and then supposed to be 

 Dh'liilrii). Fumari&cem. A genus of charming hardy 

 perennial plants with much cut foliage, and rose, white 

 or yellow fls. of interesting structure. The Squirrel 

 Corn and Dutchman's Breeches are two of our daintiest 

 native springtime flowers, and the Bleeding Heart is 

 one of the choicest memories of old-fa.shioned gardens: 

 it is also the most widely cultivated of all the plants of 

 this delightful <>r<l..r. Tiiony-li l"ii'.' known to herbaria, 

 plants of r.l. ' '■ ■■ i I' I' I " . i ■ 1- I introduced to western 

 cultivation 1 1 I I I I iirties. Robert For- 

 tune saw ii I Ill II, where he also got 



DiervUlii i;k-,.i iin.liii,' I'lMirli ii i ii k iiig "Chusan Daisy," 

 the parent of pom)ioii Clirysinithr-muras. The first live 

 plants seen in England flowered in May, 1847. It rapidly 

 sjiread into every garden in the land, and is now rich 

 in home associations. It is an altogether lovely plant. 

 There are about 15 species of Dicentra, mostly N. 

 American. Sepals 2, scale-like : petals united into a 

 2-spurred or heart-shaped nectariferous corolla: stamens 

 diadelphous. 



Dicentras are easily cultivated in borders and wild gar- 

 dens. Two kinds can be readily secured from the woods 

 in the E. Try to reproduce the natural conditions, espe- 

 cially the degree of shade. They like a rich, light soil. 

 Prop, by dividing crowns or roots. It is a singular fact 

 that the forcing of Bleeding Hearts, though practically 

 unknown in America, is said to be commoner in England 

 than outdoor culture. According to Nicholson, the fore- 



