60 THE PINK FAMILY. | Dianthus. 
concealed by broad, dry, shining, almost scarious, imbricated scales, from 
the top of which appear the small, spreading, pink petals. 
On dry, hilly pastures, roadsides, etc., in central and southern Europe, 
from southern Sweden to the Caucasus. In Britain, found wild in various 
localities in southern and eastern England, extending northward to mid- 
Scotland, but not indigenous. £7. summer and autumn, 
2. D. Armeria, Linn. (fig. 129). Deptford Pink.—An erect annual, 
rather more than a foot high, slightly branched, and more or less downy 
with very short hairs. eaves more herbaceous than in most Dianthi, 
1 to 2 or even 3 inches long, obtuse, or the upper ones pointed. Flowers 
small and scentless, in terminal clusters. Calyx 8 or 9 lines long, the teeth 
fine and pointed, the outer scales broad at the base, but tapering into fine 
green points, often projecting beyond the calyx. Petals narrow, pink, with 
white dots, crenate on the edge. 
On pastures, in waste places, under hedges, etc., in central and southern 
Europe to the Caucasus, and northward to southern Sweden. Not common 
in Britain, although it has been found in several English and a few of the 
southern Scotch counties. £7. summer. 
3. D. deltoides, Linn. (fig. 1380). Maiden Pink.—A low perennial, 
forming a loose, diffuse, leafy tuft ; not of many years’ duration, the flower- 
ing stems ascending, glabrous, or slightly hoary, 6 inches to near a foot 
long, usually forked above the middle. Leaves seldom half an inch long, 
green and glabrous, obtuse, or the upper ones scarcely pointed. Flowers 
not large, scentless, pink or spotted with white, solitary or two together, 
on short peduncles. Calyx 6 or 7 lines long, with pointed teeth, the outer 
scales broad, with a narrow point reaching to a third or near a half of the 
length of the calyx. 
On banks, open pastures, etc., in Europe and western Asia, penetrating 
further north into Scandinavia than the last two. More generally distri- 
buted over Britain, from Inverness southwards, and abundant in some 
localities, but wanting in many counties, and not known in Ireland, except 
as an introduced plant. #7. all summer. It varies with 2 or 4 scales to 
the calyx, and has often white flowers. 
4, D.ceesius, Linn. (fig. 131.) Cheddar Pink.—A perennial, of a 
very glaucous hue, forming a short, densely tufted, often almost woody 
stock. Lower leaves crowded, stiff, seldom above an inch long, narrow- 
linear, but obtuse. Flower-stems erect, 5 or 6 inches or rarely near a foot 
high, simple and 1-flowered, or rarely forked, bearing a few leaves more 
pointed than the lower ones. Flowers rather large, fragrant. Calyx rather . 
thick, with short teeth, the outer scales 4, broad, very shortly pointed, not 
half so long as the calyx. Petals broad, irregularly crenate, usually with a 
few hairs on the inside. 
On limestone or volcanic rocks, in various parts of western, central, and 
southern Europe, but usually very local. In Britain, confined to the 
Cheddar rocks in Somersetshire. Fl. June and July. 
Il. SAPONARIA. SAPONARIA. 
Calyx, corolla, and stamens of Lychnis. Styles 2. Capsule opening at 
the top in 4 teeth or short valves. 
This genus, artificially distinguished by the number of styles, comprises — 
