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DI A NTH US* *. 



Linnean Class and Order. Deca'ndria, Digy'nia. 



Natural Order. Caryophy'llete, Linn. — Juss. Gen. PI. p. 

 299. — Sm. Gram, of Bot. p. 159.; Lindl. Syn. p 43.; Introd. to 

 Nat. Syst. p. 156. — Rich, by Macgilliv. p. 507. 



Gen. Char. Calyx (fig. 1.) inferior, of 1 sepal, tubular, cy- 

 lindrical, striated, permanent, with 5 teeth at the mouth ; and 2, 

 or more, pairs of opposite, imbricated scales or bractese at the base. 

 Corolla of 5 petals (fig. 2.) ; their claws narrow, angular, as long 

 as the calyx, and attached to the receptacle ; their limbs flat, di- 

 lated towards the summit, blunt, and variously notched. Filaments 

 (fig. 3.) 10, awl-shaped, as long as the calyx, or longer ; spreading 

 at the top ; often more or less combined at the base. Anthers egg- 

 oblong, compressed, incumbent. Gcrmen (fig. 4.) somewhat stalk- 

 ed, oval. Styles (fig. 4.) 2, awl-shaped, longer than the stamen*. 

 Stigmas recurved, tapering, downy on the upper side. Capsule 

 (figs. 5 & 6.) covered by the permanent calyx, cylindrical, of 1 cell, 

 opening with 4 teeth. Seeds numerous, roundish, compressed, at- 

 tached to a central, unconnected, columnar receptacle or placenta. 

 (See fig. 6.) 



Distinguished from Saponaria, t. 37, by the scales at the base 

 of the calyx ; and from other genera in the same class and 

 order, by the monosepalous (1-sepaled), tubular calyx ; the penta- 

 petalous (5-petaled) corolla; and the 1 -celled, oblong capsule. 



Six species British. 



DIA'NTHUS CARYOPHY'LLUS. Clove Pink, or Carnation. 



Spec. Char. Leaves smooth edged. Flowers solitary ; scales 

 of the calyx almost rhomboid, very short. Petals notched, beardless. 



Engl. Hot. t. 214.— Linn. Sp. PI. p. 587. — Hud*. FI. Angl. (2nd ed.) p. 184. — 

 Sm. i l. Brit. v. ii. p. 461. Engl. FI. v. ii. p. 287. — Tran, of Linn. Soc. v. ii. p. 

 299. — With. (7th ed.) v. ii. p. 539.— Gray’s Nat. Arr. v. ii. p. 644. — Lindl. Syn. 

 p. 44. — Hook. Brit. FI. p. 200. — Relh. FI. Cant. (3rd ed.) p. 173. —Don’s Gen. 

 Syst. of Card, and Bot. v. i. p. 387. — Caryophyllus simplex, flore minor e, 

 pallide rubente, Ray’s Syn. p. 336. — Caryophyllus sylvestris simplex, John- 

 son’s Gerarde, p. 591. 



Loca litiis. — On old ruinous walls.— Very rare. — Cambridgeshire; Lever- 

 inirton near Westbeach : Dr. Withering. On the walls of Chippenham Park : 

 Rev. R. Rei.han. — Essex ; Tower on the Wall at East Ham : Mr. Dii.lwyn, 

 in Bot. Guide. — Kent ; On Rochester and Deal Castles: Mr. Dillwyn, ibid, 

 and Mr. W. Pamplin, jun. On Sandown Castle: Rev. G. E. Smith. — Shrop- 

 shire ; On the walls of Ludlow Castle : Dr. Evans, in Bot. Guide. — Yorkshire ; 

 On the walls of Fountains Abbey : Mr. Brunton, ibid. — WALES. Glamor- 

 ganshire; On the walls of Cardiff Castle: Dr. Turton, in Bot. Guide. 



Fig. 1. Calyx and Bracteas. — Fig. 2. A Petal. — Fig. 3. The ten Stamens and 

 two Pistils. — Fig. 4. Germen and Pistils. — Fig. 5. Capsule. — Fig. 6. Vertical 

 section of ditto. — Fig. 7. A Flower of a white variety of D. Caryophyllus. 



* From zeus, dios, Gr. Jupiter, and anthos, Gr. a flower ; dedicated as it 

 were to Deity itself ; to express the high value that was set upon this charming 

 genus of plants. Dr. Hooki r. 

 f See Saponaria officinalis, p. 37, note f. 



