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** FI. solitary or panicled. 
f3. D. plumarius (L.)> 2 — 5-11owerc(l, fl. solitary, in- 
volucral scales roundisli-ovatc shortly mucronate 4 times shorter 
than the tube, /. rouyh at the margin linear-subulate, pet. digi- 
tate-multifid as far as the middle v;\t\\ theeentral entire part obo- 
vate downy, barren st. iiroeumbent rooting much branched, seeds 
flat orbicular with a point on one side. — H. 5030. Leight. Shrop. 
j). 188. — Flowering stems (J — 12 in. high. Calyx teeth ciliated 
at the margin, slightly shorter than the capsule. Fl. ]>ale pink, 
sometimes white, fragrant. — Old walls and ruins. P. VI. E. 
f4. D. Caryophyllus (L.) ; fl. solitary, involucral scales 
I broadly obovate pointed 4 times shorter than the tube, 1. with 
I smooth margins linear, pet. crenate-dentate ovate glabrous, barren 
, st. elongated ])rocnmbent branching, seeds pyriform nearly flat. 
— £. JS. 214. E. 5051. — Fl. stems 12 — 18 in. high. Calyx teeth 
not ciliated, longer than the capsule. Fl. pale pink, fragrant. 
Seeds half the size of those of the preceding. — Old walls, Kent, 
ij Norwich (?). P. VII. VIII. Clove Pink. E. S. 
I 5. D. c(Bsius (Sm.) ; st. mostly single-flow’ered, involucral 
I scales adpressed ovate obtuse shortly pointed 4 times shorter 
I than the tube, 1. with rough margins linear, pef. obovate crenately- 
\ cut bearded, barren stems elongated procumbent branching, 
I seeds ovate pointed at one end. — E. B. 62. R. 5044. — Flowering 
I stem 6 — 8 in. high. Calyx teeth ciliated. Fl. pale rose-colour, 
I fragrant. — On limestone cliffs at Cheddar, Som. P. VI. VII. 
' Cheddar Pink. E. 
6. D. deltoides (L.); fl. solitary, involucral scales usually 2 
ovate aristate ^ the length of the tube, 1. linear-lanceolate the 
lower ones obtuse rough at the edges and keel, stem 1. acute and 
1 as well as the st. pubescent-scabrous, pet. obovate dentate, bar- 
ren st. short procumbent simple (?), seeds obovate flat reticidate- 
rugose. — E.B.61. J?. 5040. — Flowering-stems 6 — 12 in. high, 
branched. Calyx teeth lanceolate, minutely ciliated. Fl. rose- 
coloiu’ed, with a darker circle round the mouth, scentless. — /3. 
I glaucus-, 1. glaucous, involucral scales usually 4, fl. nearly white 
with a pm-ple circle. D. glaucus Linn. — Hilly pastures. /3. said 
to have been found in the King’s Park, Edinburgh. P. VI. — 
IX. Maiden Pink. 
2. Saponaria Linn. 
fl. S. officinalis (L.) ; fl. fasciculate-corjTnbose, cal. cylindrical 
slightly downy, pet. retuse crowned, 1. elliptic-lanceolate ribbed, 
st. erect. — E. B. 1060. R. 4995. St. 6. 10. — St. 1 — 2 feet high, 
stout, leafy. Fl. flesh-coloiued or pale pink, large, handsome. 
— /3. hybrida (L.) j some of the upper 1. combined and sheathing. 
