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The flowers of the varieties of Dianthus are highly ornamental, and 

 grow like weeds with me, scattering their seeds in all directions. We 

 have several species — all beautiful — producing a multitude of flowers. 



Fig. 709. — Dianthus chinensis. 



Fig. 710. — D. fragrans. 



Fig. 710 a. — Dianthus caesius. 



D. chinensis (fig. 709) is a charming plant: D. fragrans (fig. 710) is also 

 very beautiful. D. ccesius, or the Cheddar Pink (fig. 7iOfl), is interesting. 

 The Statice latifolia (fig. 711) is a very desirable plant for the 

 alpinery ; it is a native of Siberia, and flowers late in summer 

 and in autumn. It has branching panicles, with innumerable small 

 lavender blossoms, and is a fine, handsome, hardy perennial. 



Fig. 711.— Statice latifolia. 



Fig, 712. — -Alpine Snapdragon. 



Fig. 713. — Linaria tristis. 



Allied to the Statice, the Thrifts are useful, and particularly the 

 Alpine Thrift {Armeria vulgaris^, which is used for edging, but I 

 have not so employed it in my garden. 



The Alpine Snapdragon {Linaria alpina, fig. 712) is a very valuable 

 rich plant, as it is in flower the greater part of the year, and seeds as 

 freely as any weed. There are also other snapdragons ; and amongst 

 our own garden plants, the antirrhinums form a most important feature, 

 and have been already noticed. The Linaria tristis (fig. 713) is a 

 desirable acquisition. 



