288 Herbaceous plants, 



Moricandia, Moricandia soncJiifolia. One of the hand- 

 somest plants of the entire family. A graceful, erect an- 

 nual with beautiful violet blue or lilac flowers, an inch 

 across, disposed in terminal racemes. Stems erect, mostly 

 simple with ovate leaves. The radical leaves are pinnati- 

 sect, more or less lyrate. For the border or rockery, to be 

 sown on the place early in spring. 



Virginian Stock, Malcolmia rnaritima. A pretty an- 

 nual six or eight inches high. Stems simple, with narrow, 

 spathulate leaves and racemes of white, rose, pinkish-red, 

 violet or purple flowers. A very neat and attractive plant 

 for rockeries or sown on sandy shores. May also be used 

 for beds and borders. 



Ten-week Stocks, Maihiola annua. Well known bed- 

 ding plants with single or double flowers in all colors. 

 The many varieties of summer stocks are also popular plants 

 for beds and borders. All should be raised from seeds in 

 a frame or greenhouse. 



Wallflower, ClieirantJms Clieiri. Well known and pop- 

 ular plants for summer bedding, raised in winter, planted 

 out in spring. Varieties of all colors, single or double. 



Hedge Mustard, Erysimum. Dwarf annual and peren- 

 nial plants growing in rocky or sterile, sandy soil. Fine for 

 planting in rockeries or on sandy hillsides and barren, slop- 

 ing lawns. E. alpinum is a spring-flowering plant with nu- 

 merous sulphur-yellow flowers and lanceolate leaves. E. 

 pulchellum forms a tufted mat of small, grayish foliage, 

 covered with sulpher-yellow flowers in spring. E. Perofski- 

 anum is a pretty annual, flowering in summer and covered 

 with bright orange-red blossoms for a considerable period. 



