MAHERINA MATHIOLA. 



too luxuriant growth. Give it an application of 

 liquid fertilizer once a week. 



Maker nia odorata, the variety most commonly grown, flowers 

 yellow, exquisitely fragrant. 



MATHIOLA. 



(STOCK.) 



This plant named in honor of Mathiola, a botanic 

 author, is a native of England and South Europe. 

 Stock is a valuable garden plant. Its good habit, 

 fine foliage, beautiful flowers of almost every desir- 

 able and delicate tint, and delicious fragrance fit 

 it also for the window. 



SOIL, PROPAGATION AND GENERAL TREATMENT. 



Stocks are best grown in sandy loam enriched 

 with leaf-mold and a little manure. 



They should have a regular and plentiful supply 

 of water, and if possible a moist atmosphere. 



They like rather a cool temperature but endure 

 the ordinary air of living-rooms. 



The double varieties give no seed except through 

 treatment known to skilful florists. They may be 

 increased by cuttings rooted in damp sand under 

 glass. The seeds of single-flowering plants that 

 grow near many double ones will sometimes pro- 

 duce double-flowering plants. 



The biennial or Brompton stocks may be grown 



