Lychnis Chalcedonica. Scarlet Lychnis.
Class and Order.
Decandria Pentagynia.
Generic Character.
Cal. 1-phyllus, oblongus, lævis. Petala 5-unguiculata. Limbo sub-bifido. Caps. 5-locularis.
Specific Character and Synonyms.
LYCHNIS chalcedonica floribus fasciculatis fastigiatis. Linn. Syst. Vegetab. ed. 14. Murr. p. 435. Ait. Kew. v. 2. p. 16.
LYCHNIS hirsuta flore coccineo major. Bauh. Pin. 203.
FLOS Constantinopolitanus. Dod. Pempt. 178.
LYCHNIS chalcedonica flore simplici miniato. Single Nonsuch, or Flower of Bristow or Constantinople. Parkins. Parad. 253.