FEBRUARY. . 85 
‘the plants bloomed for the first time in 1859. We owe our repre- 
‘sentation to the kindness of the Messrs. Carter, seedsmen, Holborn,. 
who received a portion of M. Heddewig’s first supply of seeds, the 
plants from which produced the blooms which furnished Mr. Andrews 
with materials for his figure, which we need not say is executed with 
his usual ability. 
Our readers will readily discover the close resemblance Dianthus 
Heddewigii bears to the old Chinese Pink, a native of Japan, to 
which, however, the blooms are very superior, both in point of size and 
richness of colouring; the latter embracing every conceivable hue of 
crimson, maroon, violet, rose, and white. ‘The markings of the indi- 
vidual flowers are strikingly beautiful; some have a centre of rich 
velvety crimson, shading off towards the edge of the petals with lighter 
crimson and rose ; others, with a maroon centre, haye the rest of the 
petals curiously marbled and blotched; while others are striped with 
various shades of rose lake, pink, and white. This diversity of colour, 
where several plants are grown together, forms a mass quite inde- 
scribable, and as such will constitute it a charming addition to our 
gardens ; and as it is of easy culture, we hope we shall soon have the 
pleasure of seeing it in every garden. 
Dianthus C. Heddewigii forms a dwarf branching plant scarcely 
12 inches, covered with flowers, which are crimson, violet, and rose, or 
marbled striped and parti-coloured, on different plants. The individual 
blooms, which are fringed at their margins, are 3 inches across, and 
abundantly produced ; so much so, that at a distance the plant has the 
appearance of one mass of colour, of the richest description. D.C. Hed- 
dewigii and its ally, D. C. laciniatus, will form admirable plants for 
beds for the flower-garden, or for single clumps in mixed borders, as 
well as for greenhouse culture. Where the object is to furnish blooms 
from July to November in the open air, the seeds should be sown in 
February in a warm frame, and nursed on by pricking out and potting 
in 60’s, so that by the middle of May they will be nice stocky plants, 
fit for turning into the open ground. When they are required as pot 
plants for the show house or conservatory, in April and May, then the 
seed must be sown in August, or September at the latest, and the 
young plants kept in a dry airy place, with a moderate temperature, 
through the winter; but a good supply of light and air will be requisite to 
keep the plants in health, and they will require shifting into their blooming 
pots in February. or out-door culture any rich light garden soil will 
grow them ; but for pots, good turfy loam, sand, and well decayed dung 
must be used. Although, like many other species of Dianthus, these 
may be considered, strictly speaking, of biennial habit, they may easily 
be made to bloom the same year by sowing early and pushing the plants 
on in a little heat, and as they form plenty of young shoots through the 
season, very choice varieties may easily be propagated by cuttings. 
Clarkia pulchella integripetala—Here we have another marked 
improvement on an old favourite, the Clarkia pulchella. The flowers 
are nearly double the size of the original species, more brilliant in 
colour, and entire, instead of being divided into three segments, as is 
the case with C. pulchella. It will add a very pleasing colour to the 
