ALTHAEA. 



full; perfection. 7. Reine Victoria, cinnamon-colored, shaded, 

 flower very full. 8. Grand Peking, nankeen-colored, flower 

 very full. 9. Amaranth, dark red, flower very full. 10. Isa- 

 lelle, dark red, flower very full. 11. Grand Colbert, dark rose, 

 streaked, flower full, very perfect. 12. Marie Gabrielle, fleshy 

 white, flower full ; beautiful. 13. Matilde, clear cherry, 

 flower very full. 14. Solfaterre, very clear yellow, flower very 

 full. 15. Boule de Neige, beautiful white, flower well rounded, 

 full. 16. Ophirie, yellow, with a tint of pink, flower very 

 full. 17. Arlequin, clear, approaching to dark violet, spotted 

 with white. 18. Desprez, white, middle yellow. 19. Proser- 

 pine, very dark red, flower very full. 20. Pluton, black, 

 flower very full." 



The writer has been very successful in producing many 

 beautiful varieties from seed from Germany, for which he 

 obtained the Horticultural Society's premiums two successive 

 years. 



The seed should be sown in June or July. The plants 

 should be pricked out in groups where they are to stand in 

 August. They will require but little protection. As the 

 flower-stems begin to advance, they should be well staked. As 

 soon as the flowers begin to expand, all inferior sorts should be 

 pulled up. From good seed many fine double varieties may 

 be expected in one hundred plants. 



When a good variety has been obtained, it may be perpetu- 

 ated by dividing the root every year, or by cuttings of the 

 young shoots. 



The Hollyhock flowers the second and third years after 

 sowing, and then dies, unless its roots have been divided. 

 There is no flower which makes a greater show, when planted 

 in masses, than the different varieties in all their various colors, 

 tints, and shades. It is in flower most of the months of July 

 and August. 



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