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THE LADIES’ FLOWER-GARDEN 
2.—MATHIOLA GRiECA, Swt. THE SMOOTH-LEAVED ANNUAL, OR GRECIAN STOCK. 
Synonyme. Cheiranthus Graccus, Juss. 
Specific Character. —Leaves green, smooth. Pods somewhat compressed. 
Description, &c. —This kind differs from the common kind in having the leaves smooth and green instead of 
hoary. The flowers are purple. It is a native of Greece, and has been long in cultivation in British gardens. 
Its culture is the same as that of M. annua. 
3.—MATHIOLA TENELLA, Dec. THE SLENDER ANNUAL STOCK. 
Specific Character. —Stem erect, almost simple. Leaves oblong, sinuately-toothed, drawn out at the base, caneseent with stellate pubescence. 
Siliques pubescent, without glands_( G.Don .) 
Description, &c. —A slender-stemmed plant, differing from the other annual stocks, in having its stem 
without branches. Its flowers are of a livid purplish brown, like those of the night-smelling stock (which is 
shrubby). The slender annual stock is a native of Cyprus, and was introduced in 1820. There is another kind 
with livid flowers (M. livida, Dec.), which has a branched stem, and is a native of Egypt, and was also introduced 
in 1820 ; but these kinds, and several others made species by botanists, are seldom, if ever, to be purchased under 
their botanical names, but are sold as different kinds of M. annua. 
GENUS II. 
MALCOMIA, R. Br. THE VIRGINIAN STOCK. 
Lyn. Sys. TETRADYNAMIA SILIQUOSA. 
Generic Character. —Silique roundish. Stigma simple, ending in a long taper point.— (G. Don.) 
Description, &c. —The Virginian stocks are little free-growing annuals, which were formerly included in 
the genus Cheiranthus, but which have been separated by Dr. Brown on account of a slight difference in the 
shape of the stigma. 
1.—MALCOMIA MARITIMA, R. Br. THE COMMON, OR SEA-SIDE VIRGINIAN STOCK. 
Synonymes. —Cheiranthus maritimus, Lin, Hespet'is maritima, 
Lam. 
Engravings. —Bot. Mag. t. 166 ; and our fig. 5, in Plate 11. 
Specific Character. —Stems erect, branched. Leaves elliptical, 
blunt, entire, narrowed at the base. Hairs appressed 2-or 4-partcd. 
Pedicels somewhat shorter than the calyx. Pods pubescent, furnished 
with a long acumen at the apex.—(G. Don.) 
Description, &c.— The pretty little Virginian stock is so well known for its lively-looking flowers, and from 
its growing so freely wherever it is sown, that it requires very little description. The flowers are of a pale violet 
or lilac, varying to white, and there is a variety, the flowers of which are of a pure white. It is a native of the 
South of Europe, growing in the sand close to the sea-shore ; and it was introduced in 1/13. "W hy it is called 
