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tiful and remarkble varieties which he now possesses, after 

 a lapse of ten years from his first attempts. As a general 

 rule, M. Pelissier prefers flowers with six exterior petals, 

 with entire edges, well open, well set out, of a middling 

 size, of a pure, clear, brilliant color, and forming a perfect 

 Anemone. As the flowers expand, M. Pelissier removes 

 whatever is not comformable to the type he has chosen, or 

 is not of a marked color, and like a perfect Anemone. It 

 is by doing this every year that he has obtained twenty re- 

 markable varieties, tlie names and characteristics of which 

 have been kindly furnished by him, and are given below." 



I omit the names, as these particular varieties cannot be 

 obtained here, and besides, the named varieties are often 

 lost, it being very difficult to perpetuate them for any 

 great length of time. " Delicate rose, very full flower ; 

 red, very full; pure white, flower full; rose, flower very 

 full ; dark-yellow, flower very full ; clear red, flower 

 beautiful, perfection ; cinnamon-colored, shaded, flower 

 very full ; nankeen-colored, very full ; dark-red, very full ; 

 dark rose, streaked, flower full, very perfect ; fleshy white, 

 flower full, beautiful ; clear cherry, full ; clear yellow, 

 flower very full ; beautiful white, flower well rounded ; 

 yellow, with a tint of pink, flower very full ; dark violet, 

 spotted with white ; white, the middle yellow ; very dark- 

 red, flower very full ; black, flower very full." 



Hollyhock seed is imported from France and Germany 

 every year, from named varieties, in packages of from 10 

 to 20 fine sorts, from which many kinds equal to those 

 described above may be obtained. Semi-double and single 

 flowering plants should be pulled up as soon as their 

 character is determined, or the seed from the fine double 

 sorts will be deteriorated by their proximity. As tlie flow- 

 er-stems begin to advance, they should be strongly staked, 

 as it is very slovenly to permit the plants to be prostrated 

 in every direction by storms and wind. 



