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Definition of Brompton stock
1. Noun. European plant with racemes of sweet-scented flowers; widely cultivated as an ornamental.
Group relationships: Genus Matthiola, Matthiola
Generic synonyms: Gillyflower, Stock
Lexicographical Neighbors of Brompton Stock
Literary usage of Brompton stock
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Book of the Garden by Charles McIntosh (1855)
"The brompton stock ia strongly disapproved of by Mr G. Lindley, ... It may have
happened that a dislike to the brompton stock arose from seeing the fate of ..."
2. The English Flower Garden and Home Grounds: Design and Arrangement Shown by by William Robinson (1907)
"Old growers of the Stock assert that while the under side of the leaf of the
Queen Stock is rough and woolly, the leaf of the brompton stock is smooth on ..."
3. The English Flower Garden and Home Grounds: Design and Arrangement Shown by by William Robinson, F. L. S., William Robinson (1906)
"Old growers of the Stock assert that while the under side of the leaf of the
Queen Stock is rough and woolly, the leaf of the brompton stock is smooth on ..."
4. The Orchard: Including the Management of Wall and Standard Fruit Trees, and by Charles McIntosh (1839)
"We find, also, that Mr. G. Lindley, who seems to entertain a very indifferent
opinion of the brompton stock, and considers the Brussels as fit for temporary ..."
5. The English Flower Garden: Design, Arrangement and Plans Followed by a by William Robinson (1895)
"Old growers of the Stock assert that while the under side of the leaf of the
Queen Stock is rough and woolly, the leaf of the brompton stock is smooth on ..."
6. Epitome of gardening by Thomas Moore (1881)
"... these are sown in July and August for summer blooming, and early in spring
for flowering in autumn. The brompton stock (Matthiola incana ..."
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