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DIANTHOI'DIS. (Dianthus-Iike ; so 

 named from its flowers resembling the 

 Pink. Nat. ord., Phloxworts [Polemo- 

 niacepe]. Linn., S-Pentandrht 1-Mono- 

 cjyn'ia.} 



Some have ventured to change its name to 

 Fenzlia, Hardj r annual from California. Seeds 

 in open border, in April, or in a slight hotbed 

 in March, to be afterwards transplanted in 

 patches ; sandy loam. 



D. dianthiflo'ra (Pink-flowered). . Purple, 

 yellow. June. 1833. 



DIA'NTHUS. Pink. ( From dios, divine, 

 and finthos, a flower. Nat. ord., Clove- 

 worts [C'aryophylaceae], Linn., IQ-De- 

 cfin drla 2 -Diyyn'ta . ) 



Seeds, divisions, and cuttings, under a hand- 

 light, in light soil, any time about midsummer. 

 The tender hinds should be kept in pots, and 

 protected in a cold pit during the winter. See 

 Carnation, Pink, and Sweet William, 



HARDY ANNUALS AND BIENNIALS. 



D. aggregu'tus (crowded). 1. Pink. June. 

 1817. Biennial. 



Arme'ria (Armeria). 1. Red. June. Eng- 



land. 



Armerioi'des (Armeria-Kke). 1. Red. June. 



New Jersey. 1826. 



Chine'nsis (China). 1. Red. July. China. 



1/13. Biennial. 



margina'tus (bordered). J. White. July. 



South Europe. 1820. Biennial. 



pro'lifer (proliferous). jj. Pink. July. 



England. 



pube'scens (downy). 1. Red. July, Greece. 



1820. 



velu'ttmt* (velvety \ Red. May. Calabria. 



1837. 



HALF-HARDY PERENNIALS. 



D. a'lbem( whitish). f. Whits. August. Cape 

 of Good Hope. 1/8/. 



arbo'reus (tree). l. Pink." July. Greece. 



1820. Evergreen. 



arbu'scula (little tree). l. Red. July. 



China. 1824. Evergreen. 



crenaftns (scolloped). 1. Flesh. .August. 



Cape of Good Hope. 1817. 



frutico'sus (shrubby Carnation), 3. Pink. 



July. Greece-. 1815. Evergreen. 



-^japo'mcitN (Japanese), l. Pink. June. 

 China. 1804. 



jitniperi'mw (Juniper-like). Red. July. 



Greece. 1825. 



suffnttico'mH (half-shrubby). l. Pink. 



August. Siberia. 1804. Evergreen. 



HARDY PERENNIALS. 



D, alpe'stris (rock). . Red. June. Europe. 

 1817. 



Alpi'nus (Alpine). $. Red. June. Austria. 



1/5C). 



arena 1 rius (sand). 2. Purple. August. 



Europe. 



ft'sper (rough-sfaMrerf). $. Pink. July. 



Switzerland. 1822. 



D. atroru'bens (dark-red). 1. Crimson. Au- 

 gust. Italy. 1802. 



attenua'tus (tapering). . Red. July. 



Spain. 1822. 



Balbi'tiii (Balbis's). 1. Red. August. 



Genoa. 1817. 



barba'tus (bearded. Sweet William}. 1^, 



Pink. July. Germany. 15/3. 

 latifo'lius (broad-leaved). lj. Scar- 

 let. July. 1826. 



bi' color (two-coloured). 1. Pink. July. 



Tauria. 1816. 



biflo'rus (two-flowered). Red. June. Greece. 



bre'vis (short). Red. June. Jurassa. 



Buchtorme'nsis (Buchtormian). 1. Red. 



July. Russia. 1826. 



ceR'sius (grey). . Flesh. July. Britain, 



campe'stris (field). 1. White, red. .August. 



Tauria. 1815. 



capita' tus (headed). l. Purple. August. 



Caucasus. 1822. 



Carolinia'nus (Carolina). 1. Purple. June. 



North America. 1811. 



Carthusiano'rum (Carthusians'). l. Red. 



July. Germany. 1573. 



Caryophylloi'des (Clove-like). 1. Red. June. 



1817. 



Caryopliy'llus (Clove). 2. Flesh. June. 



England. 



flo're-ple'no (double. Carna- 

 tion}. 2. Crimson. August. England. 



frutico'sus (shrubbyCarnation) . 



3. Crimson. July. England. 



^ imbrica'tns (imbricated. Wheat' 



ear}. l. Flesh. August. England. 



Cnuca'sicus (Caucasian). 1. Purple. July. 



Caucasus. 1803. 



cephalo'ten (headed). l. Pink. July. 



1823. 



cilia 1 tux (hair- fringed). l. Pink. July. 



Naples. 182Q. 



clava'tus (club-shaped). 1; Flesh. July. 



colli'nus (hill). . White. August. Hun- 



gary. 1800. 



Cy'ri (Cyri's). Red. June. Natolia. 1843. 



deltoi'des (triangle), jj. Flesh. June. Bri- 



tain. 



denta'tus (toothed). 1. Red. July. Siberia. 



1826. 



diffu'sus (wide-spreading). l, Red. July. 



Cyprus. 1820. 

 \ diminutus (small -flowered} . . Pink. July. 



South Europe. 1/71. 

 ! di'scolor (two-coloured). 1. Pink. August. 



Caucasus. 1803. 



diuti'nus (long-lasting). Red. June. Hun- 



gary. 1820. 



divarica'tus (straggling). 1. Purple. Au- 



gust. Greece. 1822. 



du'bius (doubtful). White rose. May. 



e'leguns (eleeant). Red. June. Levant. 



1825. 



erube'scens (blushing). Blush. July. Pyre- 



nees. 1825. 

 femtgi'neus (rusty). Brown. July. Italy. 



1/56. 

 suiphu'reus (sulphur-eoJowrerf). 



14. Sulphur. August. Italy. 1836. 

 fimbria'tus (fringed). l. Brown. July. 



Iberia. 1815. 



Fische'ri (Fischer's). 1'. Red. June. Russia. 



1920. 



