110 REMARKS ON THE FLOWERING STOCKS. 



much free air as possible in mild weather : when it is both mild and 

 dry, they may stand abroad in the middle of the day. The roots 

 should not be removed oftener than every fourth year, towards the 

 end of June, or early in July ; they should then be replanted in fresh 

 earth, and the offsets planted in separate pots. These young plants 

 will produce flowers the third year. 



The bulbs of this Lily do not flower every succeeding year, as 

 most hulbs do ; but if they contain two buds in the centre, as is often 

 the case, they will flower twice in three years; after which the same 

 root will not flower again for several years, but only the offsets 

 from it. 



ARTICLE IX. ' 



REMARKS ON TE1E FLOWERING STOCKS. 



BV A LADY. 



It now being the season for commencing raising some kinds of 

 these lovely flower garden ornaments, I send a few remarks thereon 

 for present insertion. 



First, the kind commonly called the Queen's Stock-gilliflower — 

 in French, giroflee des jar dins [Garden Stock] — varies in colour 

 from a pale to a deep red, and is sometimes variegated ; but the 

 bright red is most esteemed. As this branches very much, one seed 

 only must be sown in a pot: this should be done in May; water 

 should be given every evening ; and, during the heat of the day, the 

 pots should be shaded, to prevent the earth from drying too fast. 

 They must be protected from frost during the winter, either by re- 

 moving them into the house, or covering them with oak -leaves. The 

 poorer the soil in which they are planted the better they will bear the 

 cold. The following May they will flower, which they often continue 

 to do all the summer, and probably many of the flowers will come 

 out double. In autumn, after they have blown, they usually perish ; 

 but when they are in a very poor soil, or are growing among rubbish, 

 they will often last two or three years. 



The Brompton — in French, giroflee a tige — and the White Stock 

 are varieties of this kind ; the latter will sometimes live three or four 

 years. This species is a native of the coast of Spain, Greece, Italy, 

 Candia, and the isles adjacent. 



