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Show 162 fie BR sh. HERBAL: The“ Theplants whic hL havefive petals in the flower, and a fingle capfule fucceeding, differ fo far, that fome have thefe peta Is regular in their form and difpofition, as Saint Fohn’s wort and lychnis; . ; larly, as the violet. The form and fafhion of thefe flowers differs 3. Common wild Pink. others have them difpofed irregularly. d under twoclaffes; andit is fo obvious that they will be fo muchthat they may befafely arrange leaves inall the fpecies in pairs} and fome eafily known, and never mi ftaken: fome have alfo the diftintion ; and, ina alternately and irregularly ; this, ‘though lefs abfolute, yet is an obvious ufeful fyftem, wil 1 very well ferve as a claffical character. gngsssagessassagssgnggssan: S.cEsomeod | ee Natives of BRITAIN. Thofe of which one or more fpecies are naturally wild in this country. Grains oN Uyia Sa UR CARYTQPHIYLLUSE. HE,flowerconfifts of five petals, which are regularly difplayed, jagged at their broad ends, and very narrow at the bafe, where they adhere to the receptacle : the cupis long, hollow, divided into five fegments at the edge, and,furrounded at the bafe with fourlittle feales, forming, So as it were, a fmaller cup for it: the feed-veffel is oblong, cylindrick, and covered; and fplits in four arts at the top. Linnzus places this among the decandria digynia; the threads in each flower being ten, and the ftyle from the-rudiment of the capfule divided into. two parts. f : I have obfervedbefore, that if the author had named his diftin¢tions in this refpect, from the rudiment, rather than the ftyles rifing from it, his method would have been more natural: the ‘pink would then have ftood among the monogynia, to which, beyond a doubt, it naturally belongs; the capfule, whichis the true effential female part, being fingle. Linnzus calls this genus dianthus, 1 Bepel tt ore Ala, ftance; long, divided, brown, and wrinkled on the furface. The fhoots rife in great numbers, and have a multitude of leaves on them: thefe are very long and narrow, of a greyith green, and of a firm fubftance. The ftalks are numerous, greyith green, and round: they are jointed at {mall diftances, and branched tawardthe tops. The leaves’ on thofe are fhort; narrow, and fharp-pointed: they ftand in pairs, as inall the other fpecies, and are broad at the bafe, and fmaller all the way to the end. The flowers are’ of a pale red, and jagged at the edges. The feed-veflel is oblong, and the feeds are large. It is wild on the barren rocks in our northern feems to have owed its origin to feattered feeds from fome 4 plants: in the otherplaces it is evidently a native. C. Bauhine calls it Caryophyllus fimplex flore minore palli Many of our gardenpinks are varieties fromthis ftock. 4. Deptford Pink. Caryophyllus barbatus. The root is long, flender, divided, and hung about withfibres. The firft fhoots are numerous, upright, and furnifhed with feveral pairs of leaves. Daa. To LOeN oP Cl lnes: ai, 2, Broad-leaved Maiden Pink. PLE22, 77 The root is fmall, white, and creeping. The ftalks are numerous, flender, weak, and fpread upon the ground. Theyare full of young fhoots, and thick covered with leaves: thofe {talks which bear the flowers rife from thefe, and grow to five or fix inches high, or, in a favourable foil, higher. The leaves are very narrow, confiderably long, and of a pale greyith green: they are fmallrat the bafe, and pointed at the end. The flowers are long, and of a bright red: they ftand fometimes fingly, one only at the top of the ftalk: but this. is no certain mark; for fometimes there growtwo or three together. The feed-veffel is oblong, and the feeds are fmall, rough, andblack. It is found wild in our northern counties, and in fome other places; and flowers in June. It varies extreamly in fize according to the accidents attending its growth; fo that fome have made out of it feveral fpecies. Authors call it Caryophyllus Virgineus. Caryophyllus flore magno. Caryophyllus folits latioribus. The root is long, flender, white, and undivided. The ftalks are'numerous, andlie in part upon the ground, but thofe which fupport the flowers rife to four or five inches in height. The leaves are numerous, broad, fhort, and of a pale green: thofe which ftand toward the upper part of the ftalks near the flowers are nar- rower than the others, and longer; but even thefe are broader than thofe of the preceding {pecies. The flowers are large, and ofa beautiful red: one ftands at the top of each ftalk. The feed-veftelis Jong and roundifh ; the feeds are numerous and rough. Tt is foundon hills in our northern counties of England, and flowers in June. Raycalls it Amerie Species flore in Jumma caule Jingulari, The root is long, divided into feveral parts, and hung with manyfibres. The fhoots are numerous, and have many long, narrow leaves on them, of a pale green colour, and fmoothfurface. The ftalk is round, upright, firm, fmooth, and frequently jointed: it rifes to two feet in height, andis branched towardthe top. The leaves on it ftand in pairs, asin the others: they are like thofe from the root, but broaderand fhorter. The flowers are large, and of a deep purple: the petals are broad, and jagged at the edges ; and they have a fragrant fcent, not unlike that of the clove fpice. It is a native of Italy, and flowers in July. The varieties that have been raifed from this are endlefs and innumerable. This fingle flower is the fource from which the ingenuity of gardeners has raifed that vaft and beautiful variety of carnations, which they are ftill encreafing by the fame means. In its wildftate it varies the colour, from the 3. Com- HERB A’‘E; full andrich purple of which we fee it in gardens, through all the changes of red down to 163 The ftalk is round, firm, upright, and of a deep green: it is a foot and half high, and jointed at confiderable diftances. The leaves are long, narrow, and of a deep green. The flowers ftand at the tops of the ftalks, and of numerous young fhoots rifing from the bofoms of the leaves ; and they are cluftered together in a kind of bearded hufks: they are fmall, and of a beautiful red. The feed-veffel is long, andthe feeds are large, rough, and brown, It is common by way-fides in many parts of England ; and flowers in June. C. Bauhine calls it Caryophyllus barbatus fil- vefiris, Others, Armer iS. 5. Proliferous Pink Caryophyllus prolifer. The root is long, white, woody, divided, and furnifhed with manyfibres The ftalk is round, u ht, flender, ten inches high, and very much branched, The leaves are very narrow, long, and tharppointed ; and they are of a pale green, The flowers are fmall, and ofa bright red. They grow at the tops of the ftalks in a cluftered manner; and the fcales at the bottom of the cup exceed the body of it in length, The feed-veflel is longith, and flender; and the feeds are rough and black. It is wild in fome ofour weftern counties, but not common. It flowers in July. C. Bauhine calls it Caryopbyllus Slveftris pros lifer ; and moft others follow him, FO R.EskiG: N: 1. Clove Julyflower. 1. Maiden-Pink: Caryophyllus virginews. Caryophyllus fylueftris vulgaris. The root is of an irregular fhape and firm fub- counties; and frequently on walls; but there it PrN K. DIV est ON. BRITISH eS: PeBeOl Bs. abfolute white; and fromthis variation in nature the hint has probably been taken for all thofe elegant kinds raifed by care andculture, 2. Jagged Pink, Caryophyllus flore diffetto. The root is long, white, divided, and furnifhed with many fibres. The firft fhoots are very numerous, and cluftered thick with leaves: thefe are long, narrow, of a greyifh white, and fharp-pointed. The ftalks are many, round, upright, jointed, divided into feveral branches, anda foot and half high. The leaves ftandinpairs, and are oblong, narrow, and pointed. The flowers ftandat the tops of the ftalks and branches, and are large, and beautifully jagged all the way on the edges. The feed-veffel is long and rounded: the feeds are large and brown. It is a native of Italy, and flowers in July. The flowers are commonly white, fometimes red. C. Bauhinecalls it Caryophyllus flore tenuiffime diffecto. 3. Broad- ° |