CXH, 
DIANTHUS FRAGRANS 
Fragrant Dianthus. 
Ordinem Naturalem et Characterem Generis, vide sub No. 57. 
* Flores rare paniculati. 
*** Filamenta omnia toro inserta. 
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D. foliis vix 2 lineam latis, glaucis, lineari-attenuatis, integerrimis : calyce cylindraceo: bracteis 6, 
infra medium calycis: petalorum limbo profunde multifido, imberbi, 
Caryophyllus sylvestris v, species alia, Clus. Hist. 1. p. 284. 
Sponte nascentem in Austria, legit C. L. Eciuse. 
Floret apud nos Junio. 
The perfume of this species, which is not unlike that of Narcissus Poeticus, is constantly diffused, 
both day and night. It differs from D. Plumarius in having leaves quite entire, petals smooth on their 
inner surface, as well as shorter beacon and was communicated by Madame La Comtesse de Vandes, 
being easily cultivated either in a pot, or the full ground. 
Stem from 4 to 6 inches long, very slender, glaucous, quite smooth, finely dotted with white spots 
through a microscope. Leaves glaucous, from ¢ an inch to about an inch long, very narrow, — 
entire, gradually attenuated the point itself tise: smooth : their petioles or geniculated base 
lowish and more swelled than in some others, Flowers ge nerally solitary, Bractes 6, tinged with 
purple, the 4 upper ones shorter and broader, obovate witha point somewhat diversion Calyx tinged 
with purple, an inch long, slender: its teeth short and finely pointed, but the extremity itself obtuse 
like the leaves. Petals white except the upper part of the claw which is tinged vise th pale yellow 
green ; theirlimb recurved, divided as far as the middle into many narrow segments, and hollow, 
Filaments white. Anthers very pale purple. Stigmata white, not so long asin D. FP isnerint, Cap- 
sule long and narrow. 
REFERENCE TO THE PLATE. i 
1. A Petal detached. 
