Stackhousia
(named after John Stackhouse, 1740-1819, a British botanist, who wrote on Algae). The only genus of ORD. Stackhousieae (which see for characters). The species best known to cultivation is described below. It thrives in ordinary soil, and may be increased by cuttings of the young shoots, inserted in sandy soil, in a cold frame.
S. linariaefolia (Toadflax-leaved). A synonym of S. monogyna. S. monogyna (one-styled). fl. white; corolla tube three to four lines long; racemes at first dense, but often lengthening out to 4in. or 5in. April. l. linear or lanceolate, acute or obtuse, crowded, or few and distant, 1/2in. to 1in., or, in very luxuriant specimens, 2in. long. Stems slender, simple or slightly branched, 1ft. to 1 1/2ft. high. Hardy perennial. SYN. S. linariaefolia.