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by March or April. Unless the soil is very rich the double flowers will become 

 single. 



Cuttings must be raised in sandy loam, and then transplanted into rich soil, or 

 they will degenerate from the parent plant. With but little care Wall Blowers 

 will live for many years and blossom profusely. 



Stocks. 



These are biennials, and blossom m the early spring of the second year from 

 seeds sown in April. 



The later varieties are very beautiful, and make most showy and fragrant plants 

 for house culture. 



The varieties most suitable for winter flowering are the German Brompton, or 

 Cocardeau; the flowers are very bushy; the latter have a single stem and flower 

 and formed in the shape of a pyramid. 



These stocks are in the richest of colors, varying from scarlet, crimson, pink, 

 purple, lilac, to white and cream-color. 



The roots can be lifted from garden borders into pots or boxes, and kept in the 

 cellar until March, when they can be brought forward to the sunlight, and will 

 soon be covered with their brilliant, fragrant flowers. 



If the seed has been sown in spring in the garden, the plants can grow until 

 autumn, and then be transferred to pots for indoor culture, and flowering during 

 the winter. 



If sown in July and August, and grown in pots, they will bloom the follow- 

 ing spring and summer. 



The culture of Stocks for the window garden is destined to make them one of 

 the most popular fancies of the amateur. Their bloom makes a most desirable 

 display. 



