170 MATTHIOLA 



Matthi'ola — continued. 



in July. Without artificial heat they may be raised 

 in a cold frame or even outdoors in April, trans- 

 planting in June. They will, however, be a month 

 later in flowering. M. bicornis is a hardy annual 

 that can be sown in the open in April. The 

 biennial Brompton and Queen Stocks should be 

 sown outdoors ^ in. deep in a seed bed in July, and 

 transplanted in September to flower the following 

 spring and summer, 12 or 14 ins. apart; or better 

 wintered in a cold frame if position is exposed. 

 Cocardeau should be sown in spring for autumn. 



The Intermediate Stocks to flower in autumn 

 should be treated as annuals and sown J in. deep 

 in March or April and transplanted out in June. 

 For spring flowering sow in well -drained pots in 

 cold frame in June on an east or west border. 

 When 3 ins. high transplant in beds in rows 6 ins. 

 apart. In September pot ofi* singly in loam, leaf- 

 mould, and sand. Before frost commences place 

 in cold frame plunged in ashes. When all danger 

 from frost is over, plant out where they are to 

 bloom. 



Mauran'dya or Maurandia (named after Dr Maurandy, 

 a botanist of Carthagena in Spain). Nat. Ord. 

 Scroph ulariacece. 



These tender climbing perennials cannot stand 

 our winters, so that they are obliged to be treated 

 as half-hardy annuals. They will grow with great 

 luxuriance 10 ft. high in a season when trained 



