DIANTHUS 



CABNATION OBDEB 



DIANTHUS 245 



D. fruticosus. — A shrubby-stemmed 

 species 1-2 ft. high, native of the Grecian 

 Archipelago. Leaves bluntly obovate 

 lance-shaped. Flowers in summer, dark 

 in the centre, rose at the edge, white and 

 hairy at the base. 



Culture dc. as above for D. delioides. 



D. gallicus. — Native of Prance, Spain 

 and Portugal, about 6 in. high, with 

 linear, somewhat ciliated leaves. Flowers 

 in summer, white, dull purple at the base. 

 Petals much cut and toothed. 



Culture Sc. as above for D. delioides. 



D. g^ganteus. — A native of E. Europe 

 2-4 ft. high, with long linear leaves con- 

 nate at the base. Flowers in summer, 

 purple, numerous, in hemispherical heads, 

 supported by leafy bracts. 



Culture Sc. as above for D. deltoides. 



D. glacialis {Glacier PinV). — A native 

 of Central and S.W. Europe, 2-4 in. 

 high, with short erect tufted stems, and 

 linear acute serrulated green leaves. 

 Flowers in summer, small, purple, scent- 

 less ; petals toothed. 



Culture dc. as above for D. barbatus. 

 This species is best raised from seeds, 

 as it often dies out when pulled to pieces. 

 It does best in crevices in the rockery in 

 peat soil, mixed with nodules of rock for 

 support. 



D. Holtzeri. — A fine species from 

 Turkestan. Leaves linear lance-shaped. 

 Flowers pink, about 1^ in. across ; petals 

 more or less firinged. 



Culture and Propagation. — This 

 conies very near D. superhus, and is 

 probably only a variety of it. It requires 

 the same treatment and may be increased 

 like D. superbus. The following forms 

 have been noted : dentatus, with sharply 

 toothed petals; eba/rhatus, with paler 

 flowers than the type, and scarcely any 

 hairs in the throat ; fimbriatus, with 

 fringed petals, and flaocid/us, with weak 

 decumbent stems and rosy-purple flowers. 



D. Knappi. — A very distinct species 

 about 1 ft. high, native of Eastern Europe. 

 It is closely related to D. liburnicus, and 

 has narrow lance-shaped leaves. The 

 flowers appear in July and August and 

 resemble those of a Sweet William. They 

 are, however, remarkable for being of 

 a clear primrose-yellow, and therefore 

 singular and interesting among single - 

 flowered Dianthuses. 



Culture dc. as above for D. deltoides. 



D. latifolius. — The native country of 

 this species is unknown. It is about li 

 ft. high, with oblong lance-shaped leaves, 

 and somewhat resembles the Sweet 

 William in habit. Flowers in summer, 

 pink, in clusters. 



Culture do. as for D. chinensis and 

 D. barbatus above. The plant described 

 here is possibly a variety of the Indian 

 Pink or the Sweet William. 



D. liburnicus (D. Balbiai). — A glaucous 

 plant 1-2 ft. high, with angular stems, 

 and lance-shaped linear leaves. Flowers 

 in summer, red, almost sessile, in capitate 

 clusters. Native of S. Europe. 



Culture dc. as above for D, deltoides. 



D. monspessulanus (MontpeUer Pink). 

 A native of S. and E. Europe, 6-12 in. 

 high. Leaves Unear, serrulate. Flowers 

 in summer, red or white, solitary ; petals 

 digitately cut, smooth in the throat. 



Culture dc. as above for D. ccesius. 



D. neglectus. — A lovely alpine Pink, 

 native of the Pyrenees, the high Alps of 

 Dauphiny &c., and closely related to the 

 Glacier Pink, D. glacialis. In its native 

 state it only reaches a height of 1-3 in., 

 but in cultivation often as much as 6-8 in. 

 It has a strong sturdy habit, forming tufts 

 of rather blue-green grassy foliage. The 

 beautiful and brilliant deep rosy flowers, 

 quite an inch across, appear in summer 

 and have the petals attractively mitred or 

 serrated at the edge, the backs of the 

 petals being of a nankeen colour. 



Culture a/nd Propagation. — This 

 species, if grown in sandy well-drained 

 soil, even if rather poor, will stand almost 

 any winter. It flowers very freely and is 

 easily increased by division of the tufts or 

 by means of seeds, which ripen in favour- 

 able seasons, and should be sown in cold 

 frames at once, or even in the rockery 

 under a sheet of glass. 



D. pallidiilorus. — A Russian species 

 6 in. high, forming dense branching tufts. 

 Leaves linear, pointed, flat, sessile. 

 Flowers late in summer, purple-rose, 

 numerous, solitary. 



Culture dc. as above for D. deltoides. 



D. petraeus {Boch Pinlc). — Native 

 of E. Europe, 1-6 in. high, with smooth 

 awl-shaped, entire leaves. Flowers in 

 summer, fine rose, numerous, usually 

 solitary; petals beardless, out at the 



