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1, S. officinalis, L. Common Soapwort. 



Leaves ovate-lanceolate, ribbed, acute or obtuse ; flowers large, in a fasciculated 

 panicle; calyx cylindrical, slightly downy ; petals crowned. 



Naturalized in waste places. July— Sept. A stout plant, 1 to 2 feet high, with 

 large flesh-color, purple or pink flowers; mostly double. Native of Europe. 



2. S. Vaccaria, L. Cow-herb. Fly-trap. 



Stem 1 to 2 feet high. Leaves smooth, ovate-lanceolate, partly clasping. Flowers 

 In paniculate cymes. Calyx pyramidal, 5-angled, smooth. Petals not crowned, pale- 

 *wd. Capsule 4-toothed. Seeds globose, black. Introduced from Europe. 



CULTIVATED EXOTICS. 



3. DIANTHUS. Linn. Pink. 



•?. Dios anthos, the flower of Jove ; alluding to its pre-eminent beauty and fragrance. 



Calyx tubular, 5-toothed, with 2 to 4 opposite imbricate 

 scales at base. Petals 5, with long claws. Stamens 10. 

 Styles 2, tapering, with tapering revolute stigmas. Cap- 

 sule cylindrical, 1-celled, 4-valved at the apex. Seeds ho- 

 rizontal. Embryo barely curved. — Ornamental plants, of 

 well known beauty and value in cultivation, with very shoivy 

 and fragrant flowers. 



1. D. Barbatus. Sweet William. 



Leaves lanceolate; floivers aggregate fascicled ; scales of the calyx ovate-«ubulat«, 

 %e long as the tube. An ornamental garden flower of the easiest culture. Stein 

 10 to 15 inches high. Leaves 3 to 5 inches long, y<> to 1 inch wide, narrowed to th<» 

 •lasping base. Flowers in fastigiate cymes, red or whitish, often variegated. May 

 —July. Perennial. 



2. D. Chinensis. China Pink. 



Stem branched; leaves linear-lanceolate; floivers solitary; scales linear-leafy, 

 spreading as long as the tube. Native of China. A beautiful species, easily distin- 

 guished by its leafy, spreading scales, and its large toothed or crenate petals. The 

 ground color of the flowers vary from white to deep red, but the manner in which 

 these are combined is most wonderful, variegated and striped, sometimes with black 

 or deep velvety crimson, almost exceeds any attempts at imitation. — Biennial. 



3. D. plumarius. Pheasant's- Eye, Single Pink. 

 Glaucous; stem 2 to 3 flowered ; flowers solitary; calyx-teeth obtuse; scales ovate, 



very acute ; leaves linear, rough at the edge ; petals many-cleft, hairy at the throat. 

 Native of Europe. Perennial. From this species, probably, originated those beau- 

 tiful pinks called "Pheasant's-Eye," of which there are over 300 varieties in cultiva- 

 tion in Europe. Flowers white and purple. June — Aug. 



4. D. superbcs. Superb Pink. 



Leaves linear-subulate; flowers fastigiate; scales short, ovate, mucronate; petals 

 gashed in a pinnate manner. Native of Europe. Perennial. A singularly beau- 

 tiful and highly fragrant species. Stem 1 to '/ feet high, branching and spread- 

 ing, with many flowers. Petals white, and gaahed beyend the middle, and hairy at 

 th* mouth. July— Sept 

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