CARYOPHYLLACEyE 97 



Distribution. Western Alps, Eastern Pyrenees, Central Europe 

 and Western Asia. Only in trans-alpine Switzerland. 



Dianthus furcatus Balb. 



Glabrous. Stem 5-9 inches high, angular. Leaves soft, the lower 

 ones short and broadly linear, obtuse, with 3-5 nerves ; the stem- 

 leaves longer and pointed. Scales 4, erect, the lower two herbaceous, 

 oval, the point reaching half the length of the calyx. Calyx rather 

 short, 13-16 mm., narrow, striated throughout its length, teeth 

 lanceolate acuminate. Petals glabrous, entire or toothed. Flowers 

 pink or whitish, 1-3 at the top of the stem, longly petioled. Capsule 

 cylindric, extending slightly beyond the calyx. 



Rocks and dry pastures in the Southern Alps ; rare. June to 

 August. 



Distribution. Maritime Alps, Liguria, Piedmont ; Hautes-Alpes 

 and Basses- Alpes. 



Dianthus sylvestris Wulf. (Plate VIII.) 



Considered by some a sub-species of D. Caryophyllus L., which is 

 not Alpine, but grows on rocks and walls in Southern Europe, 

 and in Algeria and Morocco. D. sylvestris is a dwarf er plant, more 

 tufted, with 2 small scales to the calyx, and a slight scent. The 

 flowers are bright pink and rather large, and usually in panicles of 

 1-3 on longish peduncles. The leaves are narrow, linear, acute, 

 pale green or glaucous. A polymorphic plant. 



Steep hillsides and rocks in the mountains, and sometimes in 

 open woods ; common. It attains 7500 feet, and descends to the 

 plains. June to August. 



Distribution. Carpathians, Eastern, Central, and Western Alps ; 

 Jura, Corsica ; Pyrenees ; Central and Southern Europe. 



It should have an open, sunny position in dry, stony loam, or in 

 rock crevices with plenty of soil. 



Dianthus glaucus Huds. (D. ccesius L.). Cheddar Pink. 



A very glaucous plant, forming a short, densely tufted, almost 

 woody stock. Lower leaves crowded, stiff, narrow-linear, but 

 obtuse, about an inch long. Flower-stems 5-10 inches high, 

 simple, i-flowered, or rarely forked, with a few pointed leaves. 

 Flowers rather large, fragrant. Calyx thick, with short teeth, the 

 4 outer scales broad, shortly pointed, not half-length of calyx. 

 Petals broad, irregularly crenate or toothed. 



Dry, rocky places, especially on limestone, very local. June, July. 



Distribution. Jura, Alps of Savoy and Dauphine*,, Swiss plains, 

 but not in the Alps ; Central Europe. Cheddar Cliffs in England. 

 It grows very well on garden walls. 



