DIAN THUS PLUMARIUS. 
FEATHERED PINK. 
Class. Order. 
DECANDRIA. DIGYNIA. 
Natural Order. 
CARY OPHYLLEJ5. 
Native of 
Height. 
Flowers in 
Duration. 
Cultivated 
Europe. 
1 foot. 
June, Aug. 
Perennial. 
in 1629. 
No. 253. 
The Greek words Dios, anthos, are compound- 
ed to form Dianthus, signifying Jove’s Flower, or 
the Flower of the Gods. Plumarius, from the Latin 
pluma, a feather ; used to distinguish this species, on 
account of its feathered formation. 
Pinks are sometimes increased by layers, but the 
facility of propagation by pipings has nearly super- 
seded the practice of laying them. 
The proper season in which to take pipings, as 
considered by florists, is the latter part of the month 
of June; and this season possesses the two principal 
advantages sought, that of the branches being in a 
proper state of growth, and of affording time for the 
young plants to become well rooted before winter. 
In case of necessity, however, pipings may be taken 
much later in the summer, but if after July, it will be 
prudent to put them in pots under a bell-glass, that 
if they be not rooted before cold weather commences, 
they may be removed to a greenhouse, or to the 
window of a sitting room, during the winter ; water- 
ing them very sparingly, and retaining the bell- 
glasses over them till they begin to grow. 
To insure the most certain and speedy growth of 
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