114 THE PINK FAMILY. 



heads, the calyx qviite concealed by broad, dry, shining, almost scarious, 

 imbricated scales, from the top of which appear the small, spreading, pink 

 petals. 



On dry, hilly pastures, roadsides, etc., in central and southern Europe, 

 from southern Sweden to the Caucasus. In Britain, confined to a few 

 spots in southern and eastern England. Fl. summer Mid autumn. 



2. Deptford Fink. Dianthus Anueria, Linn. 

 (Eng. Bot. t. 317.) 



An erect annual, rather more than a foot high, shghtly branched, and 

 more or less downy with very short hairs. Leaves more herbaceous than 

 in most Pinks, 1 to 2 or even 3 iaches long, obtuse, or the upper ones 

 pointed. Flowers small and scentless, in terminal clusters. Calyx 8 or 9 

 lines long, the teeth fine and pointed, the outer scales broad at the base, 

 but tapermg into fine green points, often projecting beyond the calyx. 

 Petals narrow, pink, with white dots, crenate on the edge. 



On pastures, in waste places, under hedges, etc., in central and southern 

 Europe to the Caucasus, and northward to southern Sweden. Not common 

 in Britain, although it has been found in several English and a few of the 

 southern Scotch counties. Fl. swmmer, 



3. nXaxdeu Fink. Dianthns deltoides, Linn. 

 (Eng. Bot. t. 61.) 



A low perennial, forming a loose, diffuse, leafy tuft ; not of many years' 

 duration, the flowering stems ascending, glabrous, or slightly hoary, 6 inches 

 to near a foot long, usually forked above the middle. Leaves seldom half 

 an inch long, green and glabrous, obtuse, or the upper ones scarcely pointed. 

 Elowers not large, scentless, pink or spotted with white, solitary or two to- 

 gether, on short peduncles. Calyx 6 or 7 lines long, with pointed teeth, the 

 outer scales broad, with a narrow point reaching to a third or near a half of 

 the length of the calyx. 



On banks, open pastures, etc., in Europe and western Asia, penetrating 

 further north into Scandinavia than the two last. More generally distri- 

 buted over Britain, and abundant in some locahties, but wanting in many 

 counties, and not recorded from Ireland. Fl. all summer. It varies with 2 

 or 4 scales to the calyx, and has often white flowers. 



4. Cheddar Pink. Dianthns csesius, Linn. 

 (Eng. Bot. t. 62.) 



A perennial, of a very glaucous hue, forming a short, densely tufted, often 

 almost woody stock. Lower leaves crowded, stifi", seldom above an inch 

 long, narrow-linear, but obtuse. Flower-stems erect, 5 or 6 inches or rarely 

 near a foot high, simple and 1-flowered, or rarely forked, bearing a few 

 leaves more pointed than the lower ones. Flowers rather large, fragrant. 

 Calyx rather thick, with short teeth, the outer scales 4, broad, very shortly 

 pointed, not half so long as the calyx. Petals broad, irregularly crenate, 

 usually with a few hairs on the inside. 



On limestone or volcanic rocks, in various parts of western, central, and 

 southern Europe, but visually very local. In Britain, confined to the 

 Cheddar rocks in Somersetshire. Fl. June and July. 



