"The single Rose Campion has been long an inhabitant of the English gardens, where, by its seeds having scattered, it is become a kind of weed. There are three varieties of this plant, one with deep red, another with flesh-coloured, and a third with white flowers, but these are of small esteem, for the double Rose Campion being a finer flower, has turned the others out of most fine gardens. The single sorts propagate fast enough by the seeds, the sort with double flowers never produces any, so is only propagated by parting of the roots; the best time for this is in autumn, after their flowers are past; in doing of this, every head which can be slipped off with roots should be parted; these should be planted in a border of fresh undunged earth, at the distance of six inches, observing to water them gently until they have taken root, after which they will require no more, for much wet is injurious to them, as is also dung. After the heads are well rooted, they should be planted into the borders of the Flower-Garden, where they will be very ornamental during the times of their flowering, which is in July and August." _Miller's Gard. Dict. ed._ 6. 4_to._ Miller, by mistake, calls this plant _Caelirosa_. [25] ~Dianthus chinensis. China or Indian Pink.~ _Class and Order._ ~Decandria Digynia.~ _Generic Character._ _Calyx_ cylindricus, 1-phyllus: basi squamis 4. _Petala_ 5, unguiculata. _Capsula_ cylindrica, 1-locularis. _Specific Character and Synonyms._ DIANTHUS _chinensis_ floribus solitariis, squamis calycinis subulatis patulis, tubum aequantibus, corollis crenatis. _Lin. Syst. Vegetab. p._ 418. _Sp. Pl._ 588. CARYOPHYLLUS sinensis supinus, leucoji folio, flore unico. _Tournef. act._ 1705. _p._ 348. _f._ 5. [Illustration: No. 25] 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. Attempts have been made to force it, but, as far as we have learned, with no great success. [26] ~Stapelia variegata. Variegated Stapelia.~ _Class and Order._ ~Pentandria Digynia.~ _Generic Character._ Contorta. _Nectarium_ duplici stellula tegente genitalia. _Specific Character and Synonyms._ STAPELIA _variegata_ denticulis ramorum patentibus. _Lin. Syst. Vegetab. p._ 260. _Sp. Pl. p._ 316. ASCLEPIAS aizoides africana. _Bradl. suc._ 3. _p._ 3. _t._ 22. [Illustration: No. 26]