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in truth, for fragi'auce and beauty, too, the Carnation is 
the first for fame among our Autumn flowers, and well 
merits the proud name bestowed on it by Linnaeus, of 
Dianthus, or flower of Jove. All the varieties of the richly- 
perfumed Clove Carnation, are derived from our native Clove 
Pink (Dianthus caryophillus), sometimes found growing luxu¬ 
riantly on ruins, and adding its spicy breath to the luscious 
sweetness of the Wall-flower. Two of these wild Pinks are 
introduced on the right of the large Carnation in the illus¬ 
trative group. The smaller ones on the left are the Chinese 
Pinks (Dianthus Chinensis). 
Spenser and Ben Jonson generally mention the Cai-nations 
by the fanciful name, popular in their day, of " Sops in 
wane,” it being customaiy to put the flowers into wine by 
way of improving its flavour by their sjjicy properties. In 
Colin’s song, in Spenser’s “ Shepheard’s Calendar,” they are 
thus grouped among a variety of other flowers — 
Bring hether the pinke aud purple cullambine 
With gelliflowers j 
Bring Coronations and Sops in wine, 
Worn of Paramoures ; 
Strowe me the grounds with daffadowndillies, 
And cowslips, and kingcups, and loved lillies: 
The pretie pannce 
And the chivisaunce 
Shall match with the fayre flowerdelice. 
Herrick addresses “to Carnations” a pretty little song, 
which is as full of tune, as if every w’ord were a note of 
music ; it is an air of itself. 
