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from plants growing among double kinds have produced a much 

 greater number of double-flowering plants than those which have 

 been saved from plants separated from the double ones. Sow the 

 seed early in May, and when the seedlings reach 2 or 3 inches in 

 height, they should be thinned out so as to leave them 9 inches 

 apart. The plants so taken out can be bedded elsewhere in the 

 same way. Fine double varieties may be propagated by cuttings, 

 which root readily if planted under a hand-glass and shaded. 

 The large varieties of Stocks present a peculiar anomaly in their 

 flowering : those which are sown from April to July do not flower 

 in the order of their sowing, those sown in July always flowering 

 before those sown three months earlier. 



One of the most beautiful varieties of Stock is the " Purple 

 Cocardeau." It may be sown during the latter half of the year, so 

 as to flower the season following. These, when carefully culti- 

 vated, yield from 45 to 55 per cent, of double flowers. The colours 

 of the different varieties of the " Cocardeau " are red, first grown 

 at Compiegne in the beginning of the century, and introduced into 

 Paris about 1822 ; white, first grown in Paris in 1833 ; violet, first 

 grown in Paris in 1845 ; the bright carmine, first grown at 

 Erfurt in 1854 ; and a bronze crimson (known as the Louise 

 Leon) first grown by Penary, a seed-grower at Erfurt, in 

 1859. Double flowers are produced by pinching off part of the 

 seed vessels, good results being obtained when as much as 75 per 

 cent, is pinched off'. Seeds should be sown from April to July for 

 flowering in the May and June of the following year. With 

 double-flowering Stocks, when the first set of flowers has been 

 gathered, another makes its appearance, so that the time of flowering 

 is crreatlv extended. 



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The " Pyramidal Stock " is an exceedingly l)eautiful variety, 

 often growing to the height of over 3 feet. The branches are 

 crowded with bloom, and four or five flowering branchlets surround 

 the base of each spike. It is more double than the preceding 

 variety, and by pinching off the seed vessel may be made to yield 

 40 per cent, of doubles. Seeds of it should be sown in April and 

 July to flower the following year. The colours are carmine-red, 

 crimson, wdiite, deep violet, light violet, pale pink, flesh colour, 

 brick-red, bronzed nankeen and chamois. 



Large " Tree Stocks '' are the oldest of all the varieties of Stocks. 



