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Hes'peris — continued. 



H. matrona'lis, Dame's Violet, grows about 2 ft. 

 high. Its racemes of purplish-pink flowers 

 appear in June. Native of England (though 

 rare) and Europe. 



H. matrona'lis al'ba Ji. pi. A good old-fashioned 

 double white flower and very sweet scented, 

 thriving in deep rich loam ; but if it is to be 

 kept as a perennial it must be shifted and 

 given fresh soil, otherwise it dies down. It 

 grows 3 ft. high and flowers in June to 

 September. Europe, 1597. 



H. albijlo'ra has single white flowers in June, and 

 not as attractive as the former double kind. 

 About 4 ft. high. Europe, 1759. 



H. puiyiir'eo-ple'na. Height 3 ft. Double purple 

 and not as pretty as the double white. 

 Europe, 1597. There is a dwarf form called 

 Compactness. 



H. tris'tis, The Night-scented Stock or Rocket, is 

 biennial. It grows about 1 ft. and has purple 

 flowers in May to September. It is best 

 suited for naturalising on old ruins and stone 

 walls and such like places. Austria, 1629. 



Sow the seed of H. matronalis and its varie- 

 ties out of doors in April \ in. deep in a sunny 

 position, transplanting the seedlings where they are 

 to grow in June ; the double kinds under a hand- 

 light or frame in September or October, transplant- 

 ing in March to their flowering quarters. 



