The Best Varieties of Stocks 
Maize. See Zea. 
Malope grandiflora (. Mallow-wort ) ; h.a. — 
One of the handsomest of summer flowers, about 
2 feet high, crimson. It should be sown in place 
in deeply prepared and well-enriched soil. 
Marigold. See Calendula and Tagetes. 
Matthiola annua [Stock) ; annual and 
biennial. — This delightful old flower is in several 
forms, each having many varieties. They com- 
prise the Ten-week Stocks, grown as half-hardy 
annuals, sown in March in slight heat, pricked off, 
and planted out in rich soil, of which the finest 
are those called Pyramidal ; the Intermediate 
Stocks, usually sown in July and wintered in 
a frame or cool house close to the light, though 
they may also be treated as annuals, sown in 
March to flower in autumn. East Lothian 
Stocks are a hardy form of Intermediate ; they 
are grown as half-hardy annuals, sown in heat in 
the middle of February, and are valuable for 
autumn bloom. Brompton and Queen Stocks 
are treated as biennials, sown in J une or J uly and 
transplanted in the open ground in September. 
Beauty of Nice is a lovely variety of flesh-pink 
colouring, also sown in J uly. All Stocks require 
a deeply dug, well-enriched soil, preferably of a 
calcareous but not too heavy a nature. 
Matthiola bicornis [Night-scented Stock ) ; 
h.a. ; i foot. — One of the sweetest-scented of 
garden plants. It should be sown in places 
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