Lexic.us

Definition of China pink

1. Noun. Chinese pink with deeply toothed rose-lilac flowers with a purplish eye; usually raised as an annual.

Lexicographical Neighbors of China Pink

Literary usage of China pink

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Gardeners Dictionary: Containing the Methods of Cultivating and ...by Philip Miller by Philip Miller (1754)
"... proceed to the china pink, which is a Flower of later Date ... The double china pink. There is a great Variety of différent Colours in ..."

2. New Improvements of Planting and Gardening: Both Philosophical and Practical by Richard Bradley (1739)
"... the Dwarf Double Mountain Pink, and the china pink, ... The china pink is admirable for its ..."

3. New Improvements of Planting and Gardening, Both Philosophical and Practical by Richard Bradley (1739)
"... the Dwarf Double Mountain Pink, and the china pink, ... The china pink is admirable for its ..."

4. The New England Farmer by Samuel W. Cole (1867)
"The china pink needs a great deal of water, but in small quantities. PRIMROSE.—This is so called because inEngland, its native place, it is often the first ..."

5. The Horticulturist, and Journal of Rural Art and Rural Taste by Luther Tucker (1871)
"Pinks—Dianthus Chinensis, the china pink, and Dianthus ... The china pink, though not fragrant, is so beautiful and so easy to manage, no collection should ..."

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