| Dianthus Chinensis, China
or Indian Pink.Generic Character: Decandria Digynia This species, unknown
to the older botanists, is a native of China, hence its name of China Pink;
but, in the nurseries, it is in general better known by the name of Indian
Pink.
Though it cannot boast the
agreeable scent of many of its congeners, it eclipses most of them in the
brilliancy of its colours; there are few flowers indeed which can boast
that richness and variety found among the most improved varieties of this
species; and as these are easily obtained from seed, so they are found
in most collections, both single and double.
It is little better than
an annual, but will sometimes continue two years in a dry soil, which it
affects.
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