ON THE STOCK OR WHITE VIOLET.

...partaking of a juice like that of the Mallow original: "Maluae"; for that reason, it also possesses emollient softening|substances used to soothe or soften the skin or internal tissues properties, though less so than the Mallow. It is beneficial, as more recent authors say, for those suffering from fevers, especially children and infants, whose convulsions and seizures of the falling sickness original: "comitialis morbi" — a historical term for epilepsy it is believed to help. It is likewise recommended for inflammations of the lungs and chest, and for the mange original: "scabiem" and itching of the body; it is also said to knit together ulcers.

Under the name STOCK original: "Leucoii" — from the Greek 'leukos' (white) and 'ion' (violet), several types of Violets are included, which differ chiefly in the color of their flowers, but also somewhat in their leaves. These can be distinguished into two kinds. One kind, which has whiter and softer leaves, might be called the "White Stock" because of the color of its leaves rather than its flowers. The other is the "Yellow Stock," named for the yellow color of its flower. Furthermore, there are two types of the White Stock: namely, the greater and the lesser.

In the GREATER variety, the stalk is two feet or higher, round, and divided into several "wings" or branches. The leaves are oblong, white, soft, and covered in a kind of down lanugo|fine, soft hair found on the leaves or stems of plants, similar in some way to willow leaves but softer. The fragrant flowers, composed of four small petals, emerge along the stalks on thin stems at the upper part. They are various in color: sometimes reddish, or white, or a scarlet-purple, or very close to a pale ash-color, and occasionally variegated. Then follow the pods siliquae|long, narrow seed vessels characteristic of the mustard family, which are oblong and narrow, containing broad, round seeds. It is supported by fibrous but strong roots. It blooms in early Spring and nearly the whole of summer, in the second year after sowing, and for several years following, provided it is protected from the cold during the winter months with diligence and care.

The LESSER kind differs from the former not in its form but in its size...