. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. 476 DIANELLA DIANTHUS cc. Veins of the perlanth-segmeyits crowded into a central space. revolilta, B. Br. Height 2-3 ft.: Ivs. in a rosette, 1- IJ^ ft. long, 3-4 lines wide, dark green, purplish at the base and margin, not spiny at the margin : panicle branches short, ascending : fls. later than D. ecerulea. W.
. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. 476 DIANELLA DIANTHUS cc. Veins of the perlanth-segmeyits crowded into a central space. revolilta, B. Br. Height 2-3 ft.: Ivs. in a rosette, 1- IJ^ ft. long, 3-4 lines wide, dark green, purplish at the base and margin, not spiny at the margin : panicle branches short, ascending : fls. later than D. ecerulea. W. and E. Australia in temperate parts. Tasmania. 9:734 and 13:1120. AA, Ste}ns present hict short. caerillea, Sims. Siibshrubby, with a short stem in age, branching: Ivs. about 6, clustered atthe ends of branches, â¢9-12 in. long, 6-9 lines wide, dark green, rough on the back and margin: outer perianth-segments with 5 distant veins, inner ones with 3 closer veins. Eastern temper- ate Australia. 505. ensifdlia. Red. Caulescent herb, 3-6 ft. high, the Ivs. never in a rosette, numerous, hard, linear, 1-2 ft. long, 9-12 lines wide, lighter colored on the keel and margin: fls. blue or greenish white. Trop. Asia, China, Aus- tralia, Hawaiian Islands. 1404. -w. JI. DIANTHUS (Greek for Jove's flower). CaryophyM- eecE. Pink. About 200 species of Old World small herbs, many of them prized for their rich and showy flowers. Nearly all of them are perennials; they form tufts and have grass-like Ivs., and jointed stems with terminal fls. and opposite Ivs. From kindred genera Dianthus is distinguished by the sepal-like bracts at the base of a cylindrical calyx (cf. Figs. 366, 367); petals without a crown; styles 2. They are temperate-region plants. The flowers are usually pink or red, but in garden forms white and purple are frequent colors. Most of the cult, species are hardy in the north and are â easy of culture. The perennial species are excellent border plants. The chief
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