DIANTHUS GENUS - CARNATIONS 
DIANTHUS. (die-ANTH-us) PINKS, CARNATIONS. Caryophyllaceae. 
A very large genus with many horticultural varieties. They are rather hardy and 
range in height from very low plants to 2-3 feet. They all do best in rather good gard- 
en soil, well drained and some even in raised beds. One thing in common in never to 
cover the tops with a winter mulch. Shearing the plants in the fall or early spring 
tends to keep them in shape. The annual sorts should be started early indoors and the 
perennials anytime up to August. We will list them by the species in the following list. 
—Allwoodii. Hybrid in good color range, similiar to D. plumarius;HP....DIAN-2. 25¢ 
—alpinus. Fils 145” ac; on stems 2-4 in. high; varius colors with eye; HP....DIAN-5. 20¢ 
—arenarius. Fringed fls, fragoe Waite, Cream, spin K-a.G: 6 El rante ee ee DIAN-Y. 20¢ 
DIANTHUS BARBATUS: Sweet William. While they are perennials they are best 
grown as biennials; 1-2 ft. tall; make cutflowers late in the season. 
—Single Annual Mixed. FIs first season; Start CAaLlY......-cccssccccceccesceccssescescsroee DIAN-17A. 20¢ 
—Dunnetiii: 5b l0Ood-red gulsse DESt inthis sty. p eset eens ..DIAN-17D. 15¢ 
—Harlequin. White, rose and red shades on same head; pretty... ..DIAN-17H. 15¢ 
—Hunt’s Perfection. Auricula-eyed flowers; fie... cee cccccessccescseees ...DIAN-17P. 15¢ 
—Johnson’s Diadem. Brilliant dark scarlet with large white eye.. ..DIAN-17J. 15¢ 
—Newport Pink. Beautiful Sing lemisal mOn- OS Circe tapers ..DIAN-17N. 15¢ 
—Pink Beauiy. Charming strain in shades of salmon-pink.. ..DIAN-17R. 15¢ 
—Purple Beauty. Deep purple, single flowers... .-DIAN-17R. 15¢ 
== SINGLE ss, Dark. CrimSOrige. ccc sriiccserscmnsteeeseo ree DIAN-17C. 15¢ 
—White Beauty. Pure White... ccccccesseeeees .DIAN-I17W. 15¢ 
—Dwarf Double Mixed. A one foot tall strain... ..DIAN-17WX. 15¢ 
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—Sweet William Blend. All varieties and tyPeS.i ce cecccsccsscecceescreseeees DIAN-17X. 15¢ 
—caesius: see D. gratianopolitanus. 
—deltoides. Maiden Pink. Small rosy purple fis; turf type; 6”; HP............. DIAN-45. 15¢ 
—-—Bowle’s Variety. Bronze foliage, vivid carmine fis; HP................. ..DIAN-45B. 20¢ 
=== SLOTS WALICL Ys cccscsvesestes wesc areeesces teeta tiorevi ee ee ee ...DIAN-45S. 25¢ 
——Brilliant. A brilliant rich rose-pink; 67; HP.....................sccssccceses ...DIAN-45L. 15¢ 
—w—erecta. Crimson fils on short erect stems, extra good for RG....... ..DIAN-45E. 20¢ 
D. caryophyllus: The various types of Carnations come under this species. Most of 
are not real hardy in the far North but can be grown never the less in many gardens 
with some protection. Space plants 1 ft. apart and get them well started before winter. 
—Giant Perpetual. Clove Pink. Largest; in all COlOTS.u0...... i. ttceessceescoeeeeseeee DIAN-12P. 25¢ 
CHABAUD’S CARNATIONS: Everblooming Carnations...sow seed in Jan.-Feb. One of 
the best hardy outdoor Carnations. 
—Cardinal Red. Beautiful shade. ....DIAN-12C. 25¢ 
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—Jeanne Dionis. Pretty pure double Witenes .sictececscssstsscesscessenceeies ...DIAN-12J. 25¢ 
—Enfant de Nice, Mixed. Beautiful strain, 75% true; 90% double.......DIAN-12E. 25¢ 
=p tincelant. Drightarscarlets 590%) COUDle mcr cmreiereranmieerterteetemtererenienes eres ...DIAN-12T. 25¢ 
—Legion of Honor. Salmon roseé................0.. ....DIAN-12L. 25¢ 
—Marie Chabaud. Pure yellow. ..DIAN-12Y. 25¢ 
——Nerd. BlOOd-reG ms TOW ELSI rescccrssssssccrtuarterneseeraseees . DIAN-12N. 25¢ 
—Rose Queen. One of the best rose colors. ..DIAN-12Q. 25¢ 
—Ruby- | Dark -2editicrcx keri cerie ia cemeeieeveses .. DIAN-12R. 25¢ 
—Siriped. Flowers Striped TEGi....ccccccsssssscessesers+ss ...DIAN-12S. 25¢ 
—Giants of Nice. Robust giants, 90% ..DIAN-12G. 25¢ 
—Teicher’s Sirain. High class Carnation strain.. ..DIAN-12T. 25¢ 
—Tige de Fer, Mixed. Iron stem Carnation........ ..DIAN-12F. 25¢ 
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—chinensis. Rainbow 2.) Grow. as _annilal sine lens eri Aeemsescssoreresccceitieteeeeee DIAN-13. 15¢ 
=I mperator.. Double: straitieeiant tO Wiesel: eemene eerie er eeen eeee nen DIAN-13P. 20¢ 
— —Heddewigii. Hardy annual Pinks, mixed...... 
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—-— -—DMourning Cloak. Dark purple with lainated eee 
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— ——Fijreball. Double deep sarlet..: : 
— ——Lacinated, Mixedn......cicccccccscsssssorseesesevenee ..DIAN-13HL. 15¢ 
——-—-—Snowball. White lacinated flowers... ...DIAN-13HS. 15¢ 
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..DIAN-13HX. 15¢ 
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.DIAN-13HM. 15¢ 
...DIAN-13HS. 15¢ 
..DIAN-13HF. 15¢ 
GRENADIN CARNATIONS: Hardy border Carnations growing 15” tall. Excellent for 
the general garden growing where the Carnation type is wanted. 
=King of the Blacks. Dark Velvety | DROWiticcmismircntstovtsteenitensretersecettesess. DIAN-12GK. 15¢ 
—Rosy Morn. Pretty rose colored variety... ..DIAN-12GR. 15¢ 
—-Scarlet Morne ) Best Fed) ViaPlet ye westecctssersssncstarcsevercysseccecsteoeses ...DIAN-12GS. 15¢ 
—Tausendschon. Delicate rose to salmon-rose; excellent.. .DIAN-12GT. 15¢ 
—White Queens Pre Witte aire veep caecsecesceececeeresenerensnsensesesarerenaee .DIAN-12GW. 15¢ 
—Yellow Queen. Best yellow variety.. . DIAN-12GY. 15¢ 
=—-Grenaditn) Carnation | BICC ge rerccrcceccssecstcatersdotisunes.secskccsteecenctsvesnacomaseesnc cea ..-DIAN-12GX. 15¢ 
—Giant Malmaison. Largest, fragrant, most satisfactory for garden........ DIAN-12GM. 30¢ 
MARGARET CARNATIONS: Considered the most satisfactory Carnation for the average 
garden. It is early and, exept where the winters are severe, it will live 3-4 years. If 
started real early in the spring, flowers can be had the first year. 
= Red Marge.) Best, LeGevialebyaecessctteettscensesracteccesentncarsecneanceretaement ont cascteseaencerssssens DIAN-12MR. 15¢ 
—Yellow Marge.....Best pure yellow variety. .-DIAN-12MY. 15¢ 
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—White Marge. Best pure white variety.. .DIAN-12MW. 15¢ 
—Margaret Carnation) (Blends) ciiiiiccsiserccscssseccresecssncersnssnesmeesss . DIAN-12MX, 15¢ 
—Raviera Market. Showy blend of large double floWefPS........ cc ceesesesseneesees DIAN-12MR. 25¢ 
HARDY DWARF CARNATIONS: These are biennial but best treated as annuals, and if 
started fairly early will give an excellent show by summer. They are early, fine bloom- 
ers, double and in bright colors, 15” high. Excellent for bedding. 
=—Dwarft Vienna, Whiten Pure WRIGe Vall CbYyeersccrccrssecstesassseereorsstorecessessecuararseerre DIAN-12VW. 20¢ 
—w—Rose. Best pure rose colored variety... .. DIAN-12VZ. 20¢ 
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DIANTHUS listing continued on page 34. 
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PIONEER SEED COMPANY DIMONDALE MICHIGAN 
The Dianthus 
Species 
oe from page 29) 
tion with not too rich a soil. 
D. deltoides. Just why this is called the 
Maiden Pink, I do not know but it comes 
from Japan, across Aaia and Europe to 
the U.S.A. It is wrongly known by many 
names. It is a very easy Dianthus to grow 
and after once being started you will al- 
ways have it but it is not invasive. It 
is variable and thus there are many fine 
varieties. 
It is a mat forming type, 8-15 inches tall 
flowers are small, 34 inch across, red, 
pink with crimson eye and white. It will 
make a fine display in any garden. 
D. d. Bowles wariety This has very 
dark green leaves; flowers of intense deep 
crimson-red. A fine variety. 
D. d. erecta. Deep crimson flowers on 
erect plants, 6-12 inches high and a fina 
variety for bedding or cutting. 
D. fragrans. More like a small D. plum- 
arius to 11% ft. Flowers are very fragrant 
and comes in rose-white and _ spotted, 
native of the Caucasus. Very nice. 
D. giganteiformis. This comes to us 
from Austria and as we understand from, 
the late Dr. Lempreg. We will report 
more of this from our own plants. It is 
a form of D. carthusianorum. 
D. Knappi The only yellow Dianthus, 
grows 18 inches high and is very liable to 
come true from seed even when grown 
amongst other species. We have plants, 
however in a salmon and dark pink. It is 
not a long lasting species nor is it as decor- 
ative as most Dianthus but it a chalenge 
to the hybridist. 
D. La Bourbrille Most likely a hybrid 
of D. caesius, neat and valuable rock gard- 
en plant; dwarf, tidy and tufted habit with 
silver-gray leaves; flowers fringed, bright 
pink on short stems, free flowering. 
D. liboschitzianus Bears one large flow- 
er on each stem, arching, 9 inches. The 
color is white or pale pink; give a sunny 
sheltered nook. 
D. monspessulanus This species is no 
doubt the same as D. fimbriatus; the name 
is from Montpelier and has been known 
since 1764. It would be a good species ta 
naturalize among rocks, ete. The flowers 
are deeply fringed in various shades of pink 
and is very fragrant. In our own plantings 
we are selecting the prettier colors, with 
deeply fringed flowers as well as attract- 
ive foliage. 
D. neglectus. One of very few Dianthus 
that prefers a lime free soil but will toler- 
ate some lime in the garden. It is variable 
with fringed and plain petals, light to dark 
pink, salmon-pink and to brilliant crimson. 
It is a diminutive type with flowers up to 
1 inch across; native of the Swiss and Tyrol- 
ese Alps. Tufted habit with very short 
grass-like leaves, slightly glaucous. 
It is a very good rock garden plant or 
for growing in pots. Odorless flowers, 
petals tawny underneath. 
D. nigricans A race of D. barbatus, hav- 
ing dark foliage and stems; flowers are also 
dark red, 18 inches, hardy biennial. 
D. petraeus A mat forming, 6-12 inch 
species with fragrant flowers 34 inch across 
and narrow, shapely leaves. Flowers usual- 
ly one on a stem, pink and deeply and ir- 
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