The dianthramides, isolated from Dianthus caryophyllus L. elicited tissues, were identified from their spectral data (MS, 'H NMR and UV). All these compounds were amides between a benzoic acid (benzoic, salicylic, /&resorcylic, 4-methoxysalicylic) or a cinnamic acid (p-coumaric) moiety, and an anthranilic acid moiety (anthranilic, 4-hydroxyanthranilic, 4-methoxyanthranilic). These dianthramides appeared during the elicitation of carnation as compounds of less importance compared with the amounts of the known dianthalexin and dianthramides A and B.