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GENUS XI. 
MALCOMIA, R. Br. THE MALCOMIA. 
Lin. Syst. TETRADYNAMIA SILIQUOSA. 
Generic Cbaiucter. — Siliqne roundish. Stigma simple^ much pointed. (G. Don.) 
Description, &c.^This genus is best known by the little annual plant generally called Virginia Stock. The 
name of the genus was given to it by Dr. Robert Brown, in honour of the late Mr. Malcolm, a nurseryman at 
Kensington. 
1.— MALCOMIA LITTOREA, R. Br. THE SEA-SIDE MALCOMIA. 
Synonymes. — Cheiranthus littoreus, Lin. ; Hesperis littorea, Lam. 
Enoritings. — Swt. Brit. Flow. Gard. t. Si ; and our fig. 4, in 
Plate 18. 
Specific Charactkr. — Stems many, erect ; leaves lanceolate-linear, 
almost entire, hoary with short down. Pedicels the length of the 
calyx. Pods hoary, (G. Don,) 
Description, &c. — A biennial plant which sends up several stems from the same root, and grows about a 
foot high. It is a native of the south of Europe, growing in the sandy shores of the Mediterranean. It is quite 
hardy in British gardens, and it will grow in any common soil. It is propagated by seeds. It was introduced 
before 1683. 
OTHER SPECIES OF MALCOMIA. 
M. ALYSSOIDES, Dec. ; HESPERIS ALYSSOIDES, Pers. 
A dwarf plant, a native of Portugal, not yet introduced. " 
M. PATULA, Dec. ; H. ARENARIA, Lag. * 
This plant is a native of sandy places near Madrid. It is not above six inches high ; and if introduced, it 
would make a pretty plant for rock- work, as it has large purple flowers, and greyish downy leaves. 
GENUS XII. 
HESPERIS, Lin. THE ROCKET. 
Lin. Syst. TETRADYNAMIA SILIQUOSA. 
Oehebic Chiiucter. — Silique roundish, or somewhat four-sided. Stigmas two, erect, connivent. Calyx bisaccate at the base. Seeds oblong, 
somewhat triquetrous. Stamens all toothless. (G. Don.) 
Description, &c. — This genus takes its name from the plants included in it being most fragrant in the 
evening ; many of them, indeed, having no fragrance during the day. The species are generally biennial ; but 
some are perennial, and some annual : and they have all fibrous roots. They are all hardy, and of easy culture 
in any common garden soil. They are also all natives of Europe, or the north of Africa. 
