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MATTHI'OLA continued. 



M. sinuafta continued. 



cultivated. It is more branching than the 

 true Intermediate, and on this account is 

 scarcely so suited for pot culture. The colours 

 are scarlet, purple, and white, and, if spring 

 sown, comes in after the Ten- Week Stocks are 

 over, in August and September, and, by later 

 sowing, about July and August, comes into 

 bloom in the early months of spring. 



The Emperor strain of this Stock is an 

 excellent plant for pot culture in the autumn, 

 being large flowering, and taller than the other 

 Intermediates. 



M. tricuspida'ta is a small annual species with pale 

 mauve flowers, hailing from Barbary, 1739. Of 

 little consequence in the garden. 



M. tris'tis. See M. bicornis. 



To grow the garden Stocks it will be noted that 

 some are annual only, while others, the autumn and 

 winter varieties, are biennial. The annual Ten- 

 Week Stocks and the Wallflower-leaved Stock should 

 be sown in pans -iV in. deep in temp. 60 in light 

 soil in March. As soon as large enough to handle, 

 prick the seedlings out in fresh pans and keep in 

 cool frame but out of frost, to harden off. In May 

 they should be ready to plant out, 12 ins. apart, the 

 soil having previously been made fairly rich. A 

 little lime is a good thing to add when planting. 

 They will be in full bloom at the end of June and 



