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STOCK, TEN-WEEKS. 
The Ten Weeks or Annual 
Stock presents nearly or quite all 
the requisites of a very perfect 
flowering plant —good habit, fine 
foliage, beautiful flowers of almost 
every desirable tint. Seeds of the 
Stock may be sown in the open 
ground, or in the hot-bed or cold 
frame; but if transplanted, let 
this be done when the plants are 
small, just out of the seed-leaf, 
or the plants become slender and never makegood plants 
nor flower well. A little shade from the hottest sun, and 
water in the evening, will add much to the size, beauty 
and durability of the flowers. Set a foot apart. Make j 
the soil deep and j 
rich. Some of the I 
varieties are desi¬ 
rable for winter 
flowers, and are 
used for this pur¬ 
pose by florists. 
Indeed, any of them 
will do well in a 
house that is toler¬ 
ably cool and moist. 
If the plants that 
are not too far ad¬ 
vanced arc taken 
up carefully in the 
autumn and potted, 
they will flower ele¬ 
gantly in the house 
in winter. It is a 
good plan to sow 
seeds late in the season for this purpose. Although not 
a constant bloomer, like Phlox, Petunia, &c., the flow¬ 
ers endure for a long time, and the side shoots give a 
succession of flowers, under favorable circumstances, for 
months ; indeed, the growth and flowering seem almost 
perpetual where the plant can obtain a needed supply 
of moisture. Below will be found the best sorts known. 
Stock, Largest-flowering Dwarf, a plant of 
dwarf habit, with magnificent large spikes of 
very large double flowers; all colors mixed, . . 
Largest flowering Dwarf, white, flesh-color, 
rose, carmine, crimson, blue, lilac, violet, pur¬ 
ple, brown, brick red, aurora color, chamois, 
canary yellow, ash, etc., each color. 
Largest-flowering Dwarf, Blood Red, rich¬ 
est, deepest colored Stock grown. 
Large-flowering Pyramidal Dwarf, a plant 
of pyramidal habit, with long spikes of large 
flowers, many choice colors mixed,. 
Large-flowering Pyramidal, Celestial Blue, 
excellent color, . . . 
Dwarf German, a fine dwarf variety, very free 
bloomer, mixed colors,. 
Wallflower-leaved, smooth, dark, shining 
leaves, like the Wallflower ; dwarf habit. Set 
only six inches ''part. Mixed colors,. 
Wallflower-leered, White, is a most beauti¬ 
ful variety, the flowers being the clearest possi¬ 
ble white, and contrasting grandly with the dark 
green, glossy foliage. It is grown largely by 
florists for cut flowers,. 
Wallflower-leaved, Blood Red. This is the 
deepest red of all the Stocks, and is a very 
choice variety, prized by florists for cutting. 
The Wallflower-leaved Stocks are all of a 
dwarf, compact habit,. 
Branching German, large growth, branching, 
spikes numerous, long, rather loose, mixed, 
Early Autumn-flowering, commences flower¬ 
ing in the autumn, and if removed to the house 
will bloom during the winter ; mixed colors, . 
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SENSITIVE PLANT. 
The Sensitive Plant is really a pretty plant, and affords 
a good deal of amusement, not only to children, but to 
those of larger growth. Seed should be started under 
glass, and not transplanted to the open ground until the 
weather is warm. A plant or two reserved for the house 
will afford a good deal of pleasure during the winter. 
Start a young plant in a pot, and plunge the pot in the 
earth to the rim, removing it to the house in autumn. 
Mimosa pudica, a tender, sensitive annual, ... 5 
SPRAGUEA. 
The Spraguca umbellata flowers in dense umbels, on 
leafless stems, six inches or more in length ; blossoms 
are pink, and nearly everlasting. Sow seed under glass 
or in a sheltered place. 
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TROPi^EOLUM MINUS. 
fine beds in the gar¬ 
den. T. majus and 
T. Lobbianum are 
described among 
the Climbers. The 
Dwarf Tropseolums 
arc great favorites 
with many, and in 
England are almost 
entirely used for 
making dense mass¬ 
es of color. Some 
of the beds of scar¬ 
let that we saw were unsurpassed in brilliancy. This 
flower has of late been much improved, the blos- 
Tropaeolums, known as 
Nasturtiums, are half-hardy 
annuals. Flowers of all dif¬ 
ferent shades of yellow and 
red. T. minus are dwarf, 
round-headed plants, about 
a foot high, and make very 
