ALTHiEA 9 



Alth^e'a — continued. 



A. ro'sea — continiied. 



since it was first introduced in 1573 from the 

 Holy Land, whence the name Hollyhock 

 (formerly hollihock, a corruption of the word 

 holy and the Anglo-Saxon hock, the wild 

 mallow). In its original form this biennial 

 plant is single blossomed and pink in colom*, 

 and the beautiful double garden varieties are 

 the result of careful selection and crossing, 

 first by Mr Charles Baron, a shoemaker of 

 Saffron-Walden, and latterly by many others. 

 There is no more stately plant than this for 

 making a bold eff'ect if well arranged in a 

 border, so as to make a background for other 

 things not so tall, or grouped in a mass on a 

 large lawn. The colours are numerous. 

 Among others may be mentioned : — 



A. ro'sea fimbria! ta. A strain with semi- 

 double fringed petals. 



A, ro'sea Prince of Orange. Distinct orange 

 yellow. 



A. ro'sea alba. Pure white double. 



Hollyhocks are increased by division of the 

 roots also ; but it is strongly advised to raise them 

 from seed, as these are usually the best and far less 

 likely to inherit the dread fungus disease {Puccinia 

 malvacearum), to which they are pecuharly liable, 

 than those propagated by other means. 



In raising them from seeds, the plants are best 



