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whereas the former is single flowered. The double variety very 

 much resembles the Double Roses, it being set thick with leaves, so 

 much so that no style or stamen is seen in the middle ; the outward 

 row of petals are much the largest, and the inner smaller and more 

 thickly set together ; the colors of which are manifold and various. 



Athace arborca^ Outlandish Tree Holyhoke, has a large, long, 

 woody, somewhat fibrous root ; the stalk generally perishes every 

 year, but in some climates survives two winters, and then decays. 

 This variety grows more tree-like than an herb, having its stalk or 

 body woody, and often from six to ten inches in circumference ; the 

 leaves are double the size of the common kind, soft and wooly, but 

 not so white and downy, and sometimes ruffled at the etiges ; it sel- 

 dom flowers the first year, and on the second the stalk spreads itself 

 into several branches. This plant is a native of France, and seldom 

 comes to maturity in this country. 



AthecB rosea arborea marina nostras, English Tree Sea Hollyhoke. 

 This variety has a large white, woody root, beset with numerous 

 small, stringy fibres ; its stem, leaves, and manner of growing, very 

 much resembles the one last described. The stalk is about the size 

 of a man's arm, of a grayish ash color ; the leaves are whitish and 

 wooly, almost as large as the former, and as soft and smooth as vel- 

 vet ; the flowers are of a wliitisli, or diluted purple color, in form 

 like the last, but not as large. 



The first two grow only in gardens, and are to be found in al- 

 most all parts of the civilized world : it is said to be a native of 

 Africa, where it is found in great profusion, especially along the 

 coasts and borders of rivers. The last two are natives of Europe, 

 inhabiting the sea-coast. 



Propagation and Culture. The garden Hollyhoke is cultivated 

 in nearly every part of the United States, in borders and waste 

 places about the gardens. As an ornament, few plants excel it in 

 beauty. It thrives best in a moist, loamy soil, and is cultivated with 

 very little care, only requiring the ground softened at the time of 



