280 BRECK’S NEW BOOK OF FLOWERS. 
MATHIOLA.—Stock.—GILLIFLOWER. 
[Named after Mathioli, an Italian physician. ] 
Mathidla inc4na.—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 different 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. 
perennis, the Perennial Stock. This species and its varie- 
ties will not endure our severe winters and are cultivated 
only as green-house or parlor plants. 
M. 4nnua.—Ten Weeks’ Stock.—Intermediate Stock.— 
This is an annual, and has produced a great number of 
varieties, some of which are even biennials, differing 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 another, 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 Dwarf 
Bouquet, New Large-flowered Lavender-leaved, New Gi- 
ant, Dwarf Early-flowered, Branching Loose-spiked, Wall 
flower-leaved, Miniature, which is two or three inches 
high, and others. 
The Emperor or Perpetual-flowering, Hybrid Giant 
