. Flowers of the field. Botany. PINK FAMILY 71 teoles lanceolate-subulate, downy, as long as the calyx ; calyx i—2 in. long ; petals rose^olour dotted with white, toothed.—Hedge- rows on dry soil; rare.—Fl. July, August. Annual or biennial. 2. D. prblifcr (Proliferous Pink).—Stems few, erect, about a foot high, smooth; leaves roughish at tlie edge; bracteoles brown, membranous, pellucid; flowera opening one at a time, rose-colour.—Gravelly pastures; rare. — Fl. June—October. Annual. 3- *'^' Floivers not fascicled D. dcltoides (Maiden Pink).- A much-branched plant, with sieuis 6— 12 in. high, r
. Flowers of the field. Botany. PINK FAMILY 71 teoles lanceolate-subulate, downy, as long as the calyx ; calyx i—2 in. long ; petals rose^olour dotted with white, toothed.—Hedge- rows on dry soil; rare.—Fl. July, August. Annual or biennial. 2. D. prblifcr (Proliferous Pink).—Stems few, erect, about a foot high, smooth; leaves roughish at tlie edge; bracteoles brown, membranous, pellucid; flowera opening one at a time, rose-colour.—Gravelly pastures; rare. — Fl. June—October. Annual. 3- *'^' Floivers not fascicled D. dcltoides (Maiden Pink).- A much-branched plant, with sieuis 6— 12 in. high, roughish; leaves downy, rough ; bracteoles 2, half as long as the calyx; floivers \ m. across, rose-coloured, with white spots and a dark ring in the centre, scentless ; petals toothed.— Gravelly banks; not common.—Fl. June—September. Perennial. 4. D. glai'icus (Cheddar Pink).—Steins many, 4—10 in. high; leaves glaucous, with rough edges ; bracteoles 4, roundish, shortly pointed, one-fourth as long as the cs.\y\ ; Jloicers solitary, i in. across, rose- coloured, scented ; petals much cut.— Limestone rocks, Cheddar, Somerset.— Fl. June, July. Perennial. 5.* D. pluiiiiiritis (Common Pink).— Stem about a foot high, 2—5-flowered ; leaves rough at the edge ; bracteoles round- ish-ovate, mucronate, one-fourth as long as the calyx ; flower i in. across, pale pink, or white, fragrant ; calyx-teeth ciliate, shoiter than the capsule; petals downy, cut as far as the middle of the blade.— Naturalised on old walls.—The origin of the garden Pinks.—Fl. June—August. Perennial. * D. Caryophylliis (Clove Pink, Carnation, or Clove Gilly- flower).—Glabrous and glaucous, branched, i—2 feet high ; leaves with smooth edges ; floicers i\ in. across, rose-pink, fragrant; calyx-teeth not ciliate, longer than the capsule;/t'/i^/i' glabrous, notched.—Naturalised on old walls.—The origin of the garden Carnations.—Fl. July, August. DIAXTHUS A
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