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DECANDRIA. DIGYNIA. Dianthus. 
gate. By the road side between Star-cross and Exeter, within a mile 
of the city. E.) P. July—Sept.* 
Var. 2. Hybrida. Leaves concave, united at the base. Blossom whitish, 
of a pale flesh-colour at the edge. Ray. Leaves egg-shaped, those be¬ 
neath the flowers clasping the stem. Calyx sheath-like, ragged at the 
mouth. Blossom twice as long, with a number of short teeth, accompa¬ 
nied sometimes with green leaves. Specimens from the Herbaria of 
Bauhin and Hudson. Hall. 
Ger. 353— J. B. iii. 521. 2 —H. Ox. v. 53 —Park. 641. 
Saponaria concava anglica convoluto folio. Park. 641. Gentiana concava. 
Ger. Em. 435. 
A singular variety, found by Gerard in a wood called the Spinnie, near 
Litchbarrow, Northamptonshire; but Morton informs us it is no longer 
to be met with there, not being capable of propagating itself by seed. 
(Recently found by Dr. Bostock on sand-hills a few miles north of Liver¬ 
pool. E.) 
DIAN / THUS.f Cal. cylindrical, of one leaf, with from two to 
eight scales at the base : Petals five, with claws : Caps. 
cylindrical, one-celled. 
(1) Flowers aggregate. 
( D . barbatusy whence the Sweet- William of the gardens, found growing on 
a lime-stone wall, at King’s Weston, near Bristol; on a marl bank in 
Studley woods, Yorkshire; and recently, by Mr. W. Christy, in Croom- 
hurst wood, Addington, Surry; is nevertheless considered to have no 
just claim to rank among British native plants. E.) 
D. armb'ria. Flowers in tufts: scales of the calyx spear-shaped, 
downy, as long as the tube : petals serrated. 
{Hook. FI. Lond. 134— E. Bot. 317. E.)— FI. Dan. 230—<7. B. iii. 335. 2 
— Lob. Ic. i. 448. 2—Ger. Em. 594. 11— H. Ox. v. 25. 20— Pet. 56. 5— 
Seguier. i. 7. 4— Matth. 579. 
{Stem a foot or a foot and a half high, erect, rounded, geniculated, branched, 
glabrous, with the branches slightly hairy. Leaves linear-lanceolate, the 
lower ones largest and more obtuse, the upper ones acuminate; all of them 
opposite, entire, erecto-patent, connate, pubescent towards the base, glau¬ 
cous green. Petals five, with very long claws, the border patent, ovate. 
* Whole plant bitter. Bruised and agitated with water, it raises a lather like soap, 
which washes spots out of clothes, (whence called Fuller's-herh. E.) A decoction of it, 
applied externally, cures the itch. The Germans use it instead of sarsaparilla in syphilitic 
complaints. M. Andry, of Paris, cures violent gonorrhaeas by giving half an ounce of the 
inspissated juice daily: and with the extract, and a decoction of the leaves and roots, M. 
Jurine removes ulcers, pains, and emaciations, which have resisted the use of Mercury. 
Journ. deMed. t. lxvi. p. 478. (The double and pale purple varieties are admitted into 
gardens. E.) 
+ (From 8ioc, Jove, and av$os, a flower; the flower of the gods ; from the singular 
beauty and fragrance of several species. 
“ The brave Carnation then, with sweet and sovereign power, 
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Then th’ odoriferous Pink , that sends forth such a gale 
Of sweetness.” E.) 
