. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches, and a synopsis of the vegetable kingdom. Gardening -- Dictionaries; Plants -- North America encyclopedias. 1726. 2101. Double Stock. Matthiot is another of the enemies of Stocks; this often appears in large numbers and eats the leaves of the young plants. Frequent syringing with water is the only remedy found so far agains
. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches, and a synopsis of the vegetable kingdom. Gardening -- Dictionaries; Plants -- North America encyclopedias. 1726. 2101. Double Stock. Matthiot is another of the enemies of Stocks; this often appears in large numbers and eats the leaves of the young plants. Frequent syringing with water is the only remedy found so far against these pests when they infest Stocks. After the plants have been in bloom for some time the double-flowering specimens are cut out ami the water- ing is continued carefully until the seed-pods which form on the single plants show indications of ripening, which is in October. The plants are then pulled and tied in bundles, which are hung up in dry sheds until the middle or the latter part of November and Decem- ber, in which time the seed fully matures in the pods. Now comes the most important part of seed-saving of Stocks. The bundles of plants are taken down, the roots and part of the stems cut off, and the stalks are taken in hand by expert gardeners, who sort them, for common seed and also for the seed stock. The pods in- dicate by their shape, size and form whether the seeds contained therein will produce a high percentage of double flowers the following year, and the selection is done with care. The seed that will go on the market can be vastly improved by the removal of "wild" pods, which contain seeds that produce nothing but single flowers. The seeds are removed by baud from the pods, mostly by women and children. Carl Cropp The double-flowered varieties of Matthiola incana, var. annua, commonly known as "Ten Weeks'" or "Summer Flowering Stocks," are among the most fra- grant and pleasing of common garden annuals. They are readily raised f
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