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The flower hath a long cylindrical empalement which is 
permanent •, it hath five petals, whofe tails are as long as 
the empalement , but their upper part is broad , plain , <2,%/ 
crenated on their borders thefle are inferted in the bottom 
of the tube , and flpread open above. It hath ten flamina 
which are as long as the empalement , terminated by oblong 
comprejfed fumnits. In the center is fituated an oval ger- 
men , fupporting two flyles which are longer than the fla- 
mina , crowned by recurved fligmas. ffhe germen after- 
ward becomes a cylindrical capfule with one cell , opening 
in four parts at the top , and filled with comprejfed angular 
feeds. 
This genus of plants is ranged in the fecond feftion 
of Linnaeus’s tenth clafs, in titled Decandria Digynia, 
the flowers having ten ftamina and twoftyles. 
The Species are, 
i. Dianthus ( Deltoides ) floribus folitariis, fquamis ca- 
lycinis lanceolatis binis, corollis crenatis. Hort. Cliff. 
164. Dianthus with aftngle flower having a double fcaly 
empalement , and crenated petals. Caryophyllus fyivef- 
tris vulgaris latifolius. C. B. P. 209. Maiden Pink. 
■&. Dianthus (, Virgineus ) caule fubunifloro, corollis cre- 
natis, fquamis calycinis breviflimis, foliis fiabulatis. 
Lin. Sp. Plant. 412. Dianthus with one flower on u 
ftalk , crenated petals , very jhort fcales to the empalement , 
and awl-jhaped leaves. Caryophyllus minor repens. 
Noftras. Raii. Syn. 335. Englijh fmall creeping Pink, 
commonly called the matted Pink by feed/men. 
3. Dianthus ( Glaucus ) floribus fubfolitariis, fquamis 
calycinis lanceolatus quaternis, corollis crenatis. Hort. 
Cliff. 164. Dianthus with one flozver on a ftalk , having 
four fpear-Jhaped fcales to the empalement , and crenated 
petals. Tunica ramofior flore candido cum corolla 
purpurea. Hort. Elth. 400. Branching Pink with a 
white flower , having a purple circle , commonly called 
Mountain Pink. 
4. Dianthus ( Plumarius ) floribus folitariis, fquamis ca- 
lycinis fubovatis breviflimis, corollis multifidis fauce 
pubefcentibus. Lin. Sp. Plant. 41 1. Dianthus with a 
Jingle flower , having fhort oval fcales to the empalement , 
and petals cut into many points , with a hairy bottom. 
Caryophyllus fimplex flore minore pallido rubente. 
C. B. P. 208. Single wild Pink, with a [mall, pale, reddijh 
flower. 
5. Dianthus ( Caryophyllus ) floribus folitariis fquamis 
calycinis fubovatis breviflimis, corollis crenatis. Hort. 
Cliff. 1 64. Dianthus with a fingle flower, having jhort 
oval fcales to the empalement, and crenated petals. Ca- 
ryophyllus hortenfis fimplex, flore majore. C. B. P. 
208. Single Garden Carnation with a large flower. 
6 . Dianthus ( Armeria ) floribus aggregatis fafciculatis, 
fquamis calycinis lanceolatis villofis tubum aequanti- 
bus. Hort. Cliff. 165. Dianthus with many flowers ga- 
thered into bunches, having hairy fpearfoaped fcales to 
the empalement , as long as the tube of the flower. Ca- 
ryophyllus barbatus fylveftris. C. B. P. 208. Bearded 
wild Pink, called Deptford Pink. 
7. Dianthus ( Barbatus ) floribus aggregatis fafciculatis, 
fquamis calycinis linearibus, foliis lanceolatis. Dian- 
thus with many flowers gathered in bunches , having very 
narrow fcales to the empalement, and fpear-Jhaped leaves. 
Caryophyllus barbatus hortenfis latifolius. C. B. P. 
208. Broad-leaved Garden Sweet William. 
8. Dianthus ( Prolifer ) floribus aggregatis capitatis, 
fquamis calycinis ovatis obtufls muticis tubum fuper- 
antibus. Lin. Sp. Plant. 587. Dianthus with flowers 
collected into heads, and obtufle, oval,- chaffy fcales to the 
empalement s, which are longer than the tube. Caryo- 
phyllus fylveftris prolifer. C. B. P. 209. Wild child- 
ing Sweet William. 
9. Dianthus ( Ferrugineis ) floribus aggregatis capitatis, 
fquamis calycinis lanceolatis ariftatis, corollis crena- 
tis. Dianthus with flowers colie died in heads, having 
flpear-floaped fcales to the empalement which are bearded, 
and crenated petals. Caryophyllus montanus umbella- 
tus, floribus variis luteis ferrugineis Italicus. Barrel. 
Obf. 648. Italian umbellated Mountain Pink, with flozv- 
er s varying from yellow to an iron colour. 
10. Dianthus ( Chinenfis ) floribus folitariis- fquamis ca- 
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lycinis fubulatis patulis, tubum sequantibus, corollis 
crenatis. Hort. Cliff. 164. Dianthus with a /ingle 
flower on each ftalk, awl-jhaped fpreading fcales "to "the 
empalement equalling the tube, and crenaief petals. Ca- 
ryophylius finenfis fupinus, leucoii folio, '"flore unico. 
Tourn. Aft. Par. 1705. Phe China Pink. 
11. Dianthus ( Arenarius ) caulibus unifioris fquamis ca- 
lycinis ovatis obtufls, corollis multifidis, foliis line- 
aribus. Flor. Suec. 318. Dianthus having, a fingle 
flower upon a ftalk , oval fcales to the eynpalement, "‘the 
petals of which are cut into many points , and narrow 
leaves. Caryophyllus fylveftris humilis, flore unico. 
C. B. P.209. Dwarf wild Pink with one flozver. 
1 2. . Dianthus {Alpinus) caule unifloro, corollis crena- 
tis, fquamis calycinis exterioribus tubum sequanti- 
bus, foliis linearibus obtufls. Lin. Sp. Plant. 412. 
Dianthus with one flower having crenated petals, the 
outer fcales of the empalement equalling the tube, and nar- 
rozv obtufe leaves. Caryophyllus pumilus latifolius. 
C. B. P. 209. Dwarf broad-leaved Pink. 
13. Dianthus (Superbus) floribus paniculatis, fquamis 
calycinis brevibus acuminatis, corollis multifido-ca- 
pillaribus, caule erefto. Amcen. Acad. 4. p. 272. 
Dianthus with pmiculated flowers , having fhort-pointed 
fcales to their empalement, multifid petals, and an upright 
ftalk. 
14. Dianthus ( Diminutus ) floribus folitariis, fquamis 
calycinis oftonis florem fuperantibus. Lin. Sp. 587. 
Dianthus with a flngle flozver on each ftalk , having eight 
fcales zvhich rife above the petals of the flower. Caryo- 
phyllus fylveftris minimus. Tabern. Hift. 290. 
The firft fort hath creeping ftalks, from which come 
out feveral tufted heads, clofely garnilhed with nar- 
row leaves, whofe bafe lie over each other embracing 
the ftalks ; between thefe arife the flower-ftalks, which 
grow about fix inches high, garnifhed at every joint 
by two narrow graffy leaves placed oppofite/ "The 
ftalks are terminated by a fingle flower. It flowers 
in June and July, and the feeds ripen in autumn. 
This is rarely admitted into gardens, the flower hav- 
ing no beauty. 
The fecond fort is a low trailing plant, whofe ftalks 
lie on the ground ; thefe grow very clofe together, 
and are garniflied with fhort, narrow, graffy leaves 
of a deep green colour ; the ftalks are terminated by 
fmall red flowers, each ftanding upon a feparate foot- 
ftalk. It flowers in July, and the feeds ripen in Sep- 
tember. This fort groves naturally in feveral parts of 
England, fo is not often cultivated in gardens at pre- 
fent ; but formerly the feeds were fown to make edg- 
ings for the borders of the flower-garden by the title 
of matted Pink, by which the feeds were fold in the 
fhops. 
The third fort grows naturally upon Chidder rocks 
in Somerfetflfire, and fome other parts of England. 
This was formerly cultivated in the gardens by the 
title of Mountain Pink. It hath a refemblance of 
the fecond fort, but the leaves are fliorter, and of a 
grayilh colour •, the ftalks grow taller, and branch 
more •, the flowers are larger, of a white colour, with 
a purple circle in the bottom, like that fort of 
Pink called Pheafants Eye. As the flowers of this 
fort have no feent, the plants are feldom kept in 
gardens. 
The fourth fort grows naturally in feveral parts of 
England, frequently upon old walls ; it is a fmall 
fingle Pink, of a pale red colour, fo is not cultivated, 
in gardens. 
The fifth fort is a fmall finsde Carnation, which has. 
been long call out of all the gardens ; from one of 
this fort it is fuppofed, many of the fine flowers now 
cultivated in the gardens have been raifed. 
The fixth fort grows naturally in feveral parts of 
England, and particularly in a meadow near Deptford 
in Kent, from whence it had the title of Deptford 
Pink. This is of the kind called Sweet William ; the 
flowers of thefe grow in clufters at the end of the 
branches ; they are red, and have long bearded em- 
palements. I have cultivated this fort above forty 
years, and have never obferved it to vary. 
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