8 ALONSOA 



Alonso'a — continued. 



A. Warscewi' czii — continued. 



as it deserves to be. A native of Central 

 America, 1858. 



Give slight support with twigs cut from an 



old besom. 



Sow seeds ^v i^- deep in March in gentle heat, 



about 60\ in sandy soil, or in April in the open 



air. They can be easily grown in pots also for the 



conservatory. Water moderately. 



Alpine Forget- Me- Not. See Myosotis alpestris. 



Alpine Wallflower. See Erysimum ochroleucum. 



Alth^'a — Hollyhock (from Gr. althaia^ the wild 

 mallow). Nat. Ord. Malvaceae. 



The few hardy wild species of this family are of 

 small consequence compared to the majestic garden 

 Hollyhock, a cultured descendent of A. ro'sea^ a 

 native of China and the East and Southern 

 Europe. 



A. Jicifo'lia, The Fig-leaved Hollyhock introduced 

 from the Levant in 1597 ; of a bushy habit, 5 

 ft. high, with single flowers of bright primrose 

 yellow and deeply cut foliage. A distinctly 

 handsome plant. There are also hybrid 

 strains showing many shades of colour. 



A. ro'sea, the ancestor of all the garden Hollyhocks 

 now grown, is, even in its natural and original 

 form, a fine plant. It has been cultivated for 

 more than three centuries in this country, 



