the ujjper side, which is of a bright red, with numerous
small white spots on the lower part, the back of a yellowish
green. Stamens 10, ñve inserted in the base of the petals,
and 5 alternate with them surrounding the ovarium: Jilaments
slender, smooth, attached to the back of the anthers,
which are sagittate at the base. Ovarium smooth. Styles 2,
slightly glandular, terminated in a fimbriate stigmatose
point.
Our drawing of this interesting and beautiful species of
Pink, was made from fine specimens kindly sent to us from
the collection of Messrs. Young, at Epsom, who inform us
that they received the seeds from which the plants were
raised from their late friend Colonel Mitchell, to whom they
had been brought from Smyrna; we have compared our
specimens with the figure in Flora Graeca, with which they
entirely correspond, even to the spots on the petals, only in
that figure the calycine scales are not so long as in ours,
though they are of the same form, scarcely reaching above
the middle of the tube of the calyx, except in one flower,
where they are nearly as long as in ours, which extend to
the end of the tu b e ; we had no opportunity of comparing
it with the original specimens, as there were none in the
collection of the late Sir J. E. Smith, now preserved in the
Linnean Society’s collection, but we have no doubt but it is
the same species; whether the one of D’Urville in Decandolle’s
Prodromus, be the same species, we are not so certain,
as it is there placed in bis section A r m e r i a s t r u m ,
which are those species with close aggregate flowers, such as
D. Balbisii in our last number.
We received no information with the specimens, whether
it was an annual or perennial; but from their appearance
we should judge it to be the latter; it is certainly a most
superb plant from its abundance of flowers, which, from
their coming regularly, in succession, will continue from
Midsummer till late in Autumn ; and from the appearance
of the specimens we should suspect it has ripened seeds,
which may be raised in pots, and transplanted into the
open borders, in the common garden soil.
For the derivation of the generic name, see fol. 23.
1. Calyx, surrounded by the two long scales at the base. 2. Petal, showing the
bearded limb, with one of the Stamens attached to the base. 3. The other 4 cut off a
little above tlie base, to show where the Stamens are attached. 4. The other 5 Stamens
that are alternate with the petals, and are inserted on the receptacle, surrounding the
ovarium. 6. Ovarium terminated by the two Styles.
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