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8. HESPERIS. 
’ 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 H. inodéra 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, SCHIZOPETALON. 
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 Crucifere by its 
pinnately lobed petals and bracteate racemes. About six species 
are reported, all from Chili. The name is from cytfw, to cut, 
and wéradov, a petal. 
1. S. Walkert.—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 Hésperis, 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. 
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