Matthiola  - An old Victorian favorite, stocks are making a comeback. They are lovely plants, with bright green foliage and flower spikes covered with bloom. An excellent cut flower for arrangements.  A good cool weather crop, they are very easy to grow and will provide color when most other annuals have slowed down for the year or have not yet begun.  Start seeds from August to February for bloom the follwing summer or fall.  (24 weeks from sowing to bloom)

VARIETIES
Cinderella Dwarf Bedding Stocks - Thick basal branched stems bearing a single flower stalk on uniform plants.  Blooms can be single, double or semi-double.  Good cut flower variety.

#3558   Blue		Packets  $3.50,  Approximately 100 seeds
#3559   Lavender		Packets  $3.50,  Approximately 100 seeds
#3560   Pink		Packets  $3.50,  Approximately 100 seeds
#3561   Red		Packets  $3.50,  Approximately 100 seeds
#3562   White		Packets  $3.50,  Approximately 100 seeds
#3563   Mixed Colors		Packets  $3.50,  Approximately 100 seeds

Evening Stock - Matthiola longipetala bicornus - Annual, reseeds freely;  Spikes of purple flowers open in the evening to fill the air with a wonderful fragrance.  A favorite of Victorians.  Full sun;  plant height: 12in.

#399  Packet, $3.50 each,  Approximately 100 seeds

Tall Columnar Stocks -  Tall bloom spikes make excellent cut flowers.  Stalks are covered with double blooms.  

#3554   Lavender		Packets  $3.50,  Approximately 100 seeds
#3555   Rose		Packets  $3.50,  Approximately 100 seeds
#3556   White		Packets  $3.50,  Approximately 100 seeds
#3557   Mixed Colors		Packets  $3.50,  Approximately 100 seeds

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