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Erect biennial or perennial herbs with simple, forked or 

 glandular hairs. Leaves scattered on the stem, ovate or oblong, 

 entire or toothed or lyrate. Flowers rather large. Sepals 

 erect, lateral ones saccate at the base. Petals clawed. Stamens 

 free. Pod angular or compressed ; valves keeled ; seeds in a 

 single row. About twenty species, from Europe, Asia Minor, 

 Persia, and Siberia. 



1. H. matronalis, including //. inodora and H. Sibirica. 

 Dame's Violet, or Rocket. From 2 to 3 feet or more high. 

 Leaves ovate-lanceolate, dentate. Flowers odoriferous in the 

 evening, purple, red, or white, or variegated. Pod contracted 

 between the seeds. This plant, a native of the South of 

 Europe, has long been cultivated, and many beautiful varieties 

 have been obtained, including double-flowered in all of the 

 above-mentioned colours. May to August. 



9. SCHIZOP^TALON. 



Annual erect herbs with branching hairs and alternate 

 dentate pinnate or pinnatifid leaves and purplish or white 

 flowers. This may be known from all other Cruciferce by its 

 pinnately lobed petals and bracteate racemes. About six species 

 are reported, all from Chili. The name is from <r^la> 9 to cut, 

 and ireiaXoV) a petal. 



1. S. Wdlkeri. A hardy annual about 2 feet high with 

 small fragrant white flowers. 



10. MALCOLMIA. 



The Virginian Stock is the only member of this genus we 

 need occupy ourselves with. In technical characters the genus 

 comes very near Hesperis, differing in having a roundish pod 

 thickened at the base and a subulate stigma. About twenty 

 species are known, inhabiting the countries bordering the 

 Mediterranean and Caspian seas. A commemorative name. 



1. M. maritima. Virginian Stock. A pretty dwarf hardy 

 annual with lilac, rose, red, or white flowers. A pigmy variety 

 has recently been raised, a compact little plant, producing 

 abundance of pure white flowers. This species is a native of 

 the South of Europe. 



