PINK FAMILY 



Stem. — Erect, branched, angled, and more or less grooved, swollen at 

 the joints. 

 ■ Leaves. — Opposite, linear, lanceolate. 



Flowers. — Terminal, solitary, variable in size, color, and markings. 



Calyx. — Tubular, five-toothed, with linear bracts at base. 



Petals. — Five, long-clawed; border spreading, deeply notched and 

 toothed, showing the hues of red in great variety. 



Stamens. — Ten, maturing before the stigmas. 



Ovary. — Oblong; styles three. 



Capsule. — Opening at the summit. 



The China Pink is a very beautiful flower whose value is en- 

 hanced because of its extended blooming period; beginning in 

 early summer, it continues until snow flies. All the wild bizarre 

 markings which characterize the genus may be found in any 

 well-grown plantation of China Pinks. The color range is any- 

 thing as long as it is red. The flower lacks the fragrance that we 

 associate with pinks and to that extent is disappointing. The 

 petals are deeply toothed and in some varieties almost fimbriate. 

 Numerous garden forms exist; one of the best of these is Dianthus 

 chinensis var. Heddewigi, which is annual, producing both sin- 

 gle and -double forms of many colors and strange markings. 



CARNATION. CLOVE PINK 



Didnlhus caryophyllus. 



The primitive of the carnations of commerce. Native to the Med- 

 iterranean region. 



Slem.—Ont to three feet high, glabrous, almost woody below, 

 joints swollen. 



Leaves. — Long, linear, glaucous. 



Flowers.— On long stems, in the type flesh-colored, fragrant. 



Calyx. — Five-toothed; bracts short and broad. 



Petals.— F'wt to many, long-clawed; border dentate. 



Stamens. — Ten; styles two. 



The primitive of the modem Carnation grows wild in the Med- 

 iterranean region, where it is a perennial plant of erect, branching 



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