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Violacere. In early spring
it shoots forth peduncles and opens
dark purple flowers. There are several other varieties, light
purple, pink,
snow white, etc.
759. Viola pinnata, ., var. dissecta, Furch., Jap. Yezosumire
; a perennial wild herb of the order Yiolacese. In early
spring it shoots forth peduncles with leaves, and only one flower
blooms on each peduncle. The flower is white with purple
stripes and light purple veins.
760. Viola sylVGStris, Kit., var. grypoceras, A. Gray,
Jap. Tachitsubo-sumire ; a perennial wild herb of the order
Violaceae, growing to a height of about 1 ft. In early summer it
bears reddish purple or purplish white flowers.
761. Dianthus superbus, Z., Jap. Nadeshiko, Nonadeshiko,
Tokonatsu ; a perennial wild herb of the order
Caryophyllaceae, growing to a height of about 2 fts. In late
summer it bears deeply cut thin petaled pink flowers.
762. DianthUS Chinensis, ., Jap. Kara-nadeskiko,
Sekichiku ; a biennial garden herb of the order Caryophyllaceae.
It produces many stems from one root, growing to a height of
about 6 inches. In summer it blooms at the top of each stem.
The flowers are of different colours, as red, white, and variegated.
763. Dianthus chinensis, L., var. hortensis, Jap. fsenadeshiko,
Satsuma-nadeshiko, Osaka-nadeshiko ; a garden variety
of Nadeshiko (761) with larger flowers. The flowers are single or
double, and pink, purple, or variegated. The petals are cut
finely, sometimes drooping 4-5 inches long.
764. Lychnis grandiflora, Jacq., Jap. Gampi; a
perennial garden herb of the order Caryophyllaceae. In early
spring it sprouts, and in mid-summer it grows to a height of about
3 fts., bearing flowers of various A colours. variety called
Kuruma-gampi has
of flowers.
several opposite leaves, and produces clusters
764. b. Lychinis grandiflora, Jacq., var. calicibus,