DIANTHUS HENDERSONIANUS. 
(Mr. Henderson’s Pink.) 
Class. 
DECANDRIA. 
Natural Order. 
CARYOPHYLLACE^E. 
Order. 
DIGYNIA. 
Generic Character. — Calyx tubular, five-toothed, 
furnished at the base with two, four, or six opposite 
imbricate scales. Petals five, with long claws. Stamens 
ten. Styles two. Capsules one-celled. Seeds flat, 
convex on one side, and concave on the other, pel e. 
Embryo scarcely curved. — Bon. 
D. Hendersonianits.— A Garden Hybrid. 
Our drawing of this very beautiful Pink was made in July last, at the nursy 
of Mr. Henderson, Pine-apple Place, Edgeware Koad. No particulars are kncn 
respecting its origin, or by whom raised, but from its mode of blooming and gene! 
growth we suspect it to be a hybrid betwixt D. caryophyllus and D. chinensis , e 
leaves and flower-stem resembling the former, and the flowers approaching those f 
the latter. 
It forms a very brilliant border plant, and is also well suited for pot cultus, 
the flowers continuing to be produced for a considerable time. We have adop 1 
the name by which it is known in the nurseries, and have no doubt of its becomg 
a general favourite with cultivators. 
It is increased by cuttings and pipings, put in at the same time, and in 13 
same manner as those of the common Pink (D. plumarius), and requires simir 
soil and treatment. 
The generic name is derived from Dios, divine, and anthos, a flower, in allusii 
to the exquisite fragrance and beauty of the flowers of most of the species. 
