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MATHIOLA. — Stock. — Gilliflower. 



[Named after Mathwli, an Italian physician.] 



Matlliola incana. — Common Stock. — Brompton Stock. 

 — A perennial or biennial. The stem becoming woody at the 

 base, and branching above ; leaves smooth or downy. This 

 species has produced many varieties, with diiferent colored 

 flowers, more or less double. The colors vary from straw 

 color to pure white, and from rose to deep-purple and vio- 

 let. It flowers in the winter or spring after sowing the 

 seed, which if good will produce plants one-half of which 

 or more will have double flowers. A variety is called M. 

 2^erennis^ the Perennial Stock. This species and its varie- 

 ties will not endure our severe Avinters and are cultivated 

 only as green-house or parlor plants. 



M. annua. — Ten Weeks' Stock. — Intermediate Stock. — 

 This is an annual, and has produced a great number of 

 varieties, some of which are even biennials, diftering in 

 habit, time of blooming and character of the leaf, while 

 in color there is a great range of shades. Some of the 

 German florists devote great attention to the Gilliflower, 

 and have produced several distinct groups, the seeds of 

 which are sold in collections of ten to thirty-six varieties. 

 In the larger collections there are so many shades so 

 nearly resembling one anotlier, that the smaller packages 

 with distinct colors are preferable. 



The Pyramidal-flowering Stocks are among the fin- 

 est of the annual sorts ; of these there are : the Large- 

 flowered Pyramidal Ten-week Stock ; Large-flowered 

 Branching ditto ; New Dwarf Large-flowered ditto. 

 Other varieties of the Ten-week Stock are; New Dwnrf 

 Bouquet, New Large-flowered Lavender-leaved, New Gi- 

 :int. Dwarf Early-flowered, Brandling Loose-spiked, Wall 

 flower-leaved. Miniature, which is two or three inches 

 high, and others. 



The Em[)eror or Perpetual-llowering, Hybrid Giant 



