192 XXIII. CARYOPHYLLACE^E. DIANTHUS. 



2. L. CHALCEDONICA. Scarlet Dychnis or Sweet William. Smoothish ; fls. fas- 

 ciculate ; col. cylindric, clavate, ribbed ; pet. 2-lobed. f l\^A fine garden-flower, 

 native of Russia. Stem 1 2f high, with dark-green, ovate-lanceolate, acumi- 

 nate leaves, and large, terminal, convex, dense fascicles of deep-scarlet flowers. 

 It has varieties with while flowers, and also with double. Jn. Jl. f 



3. L. FLOSCUCULI. Ragged Robbin. Smoothish ; st. ascending, dichotomous 

 at summit ; fls. fascicled ; cal. campanulate, 10-ribbed ; pet. in 4 deep, linear 

 segments. 1\. Native of Europe. Stem 1- 2f high, rough-angled, viscid above. 

 Leaves lanceolate, smooth. Flowers pink, very beautiful, with a brown, angu- 

 lar, smooth calyx. Capsule roundish, 1-celled. Jl. Sept. f 



4. L. CORONATA. Chinese Dychnis. Smooth ; fls. terminal and axillary, 1 3 ; 

 cal. rounded, clavate, ribbed ; pet. laciniate. Native of China. Stem 1 2f 

 high. Petals of lively red, remarkable for their large size. There are varieties 

 with double red, and double white flowers, f 



5. L. DIURNA. St. dichotomous-paniculate ; fis. tf 9 ; pet. half-bifid, lobes 

 narrow, diverging ; caps, ovoid-globose. Native of Britain, almost naturalized ! 

 Stems about 2f high, pubescent. Leaves 1 3' long, elliptic-ovate, acute. 

 Flowers light-purple, middle size. Jl. Sep. I 



6. L. CORONARIA. DC. (Agrostemma coronaria. Linn.) Mullein Pink. 

 Rose Campion. Villose ; st. dichotomous ; ped. long, 1-flowered ; cal. campanu- 

 late, veined. % Native of Italy. Whole plant covered with dense wool. Stem 

 2f high. Flowers purple, large. Varieties are white-flowered, red-double-flow- 

 ered, &c. ( 



Obs. Other species rarely found in collections are L. fulg&ns with scarlet flowers ; L. Viscaria, with 

 pink flowers ; L. alpina, low, with pink flowers, &c. 



9. SAPONARIA. 



Lat. sapo, soap ; the mucilaginous juice is said to make soap. 



Calyx tubular, 5-toothed, without scales ; petals 5, unguiculate ; sta- 

 mens 10 ; styles 2 ; capsule oblong, 1-celled. Petals often crowned. 



1. S. OFFICINALIS. Common Soap-wort. 



L/vs. lanceolote, inclining to elliptical ; fls. in paniculate fasicles ; cal. 

 cylindrical ; crown of the petals Linear. 1L By roadsides, New Eng. to Ga. A 

 hardy, smooth, succulent plant, with handsome, pink-like flowers. Stem 1 2f 

 high. Leaves 2 3' long, i or more as wide, very acute. Flowers many, flesh- 

 colored, often double. The plant has a bitter taste, with a saponaceous juice. 

 Jl. Aug. \ 



2. S. VACCARIA. Fly-trap. 



Lvs. ovate-lanceolate, sessile; fls. in paniculate cymes; cal. pyramidal, 

 5-angled, smooth ; bracts membranaceous, acute. Gardens and cultivated 

 grounds. Whole plant smooth, a foot or more high. Leaves broadest at base, 

 1 2' long, | as wide, tapering to an acute apex. Flowers on long stalks, pale- 

 red. Capsule 4-toothed. Seeds globose, black. Jl. Aug. -f 



10. DIANTHUS. 



Gr. Atos avSos, the flower of Jove, alluding to its preeminent beauty and fragrance. 



Calyx cylindrical, tubular, striate, with 2 or more pairs of opposite, 

 imbricated scales at base ; petals 5, with long claws, limb unequally 

 notched; stamens 10; styles 2, tapering, with tapering, revolute 

 stigmas ; capsule cylindric, 1-celled. 



1. D. ARMERIA. Wild Pink. 



L/vs. linear-subulate, hairy ; fls. aggregate, fascicled ; scales of the calyx 

 lanceolate, subulate, as long as the tube. Our only native species of the 

 pink, found in fields and pine woods, Mass, to N. J. ! Stem erect, 1 2f high, 

 branching. Leaves erect, 1 2' long, 1 3" wide at the clasping base, taper- 

 ing to a subulate point. Flowers inodorous, in dense fascicles of 3 or more. 



