I. Althaea rosea (Continued) 



A sunny situation should be chosen and the ground should be deeply 

 cultivated with a considerable quantity of rotted manure well worked in. 

 The roots should be covered with manure in the winter, and plenty of 

 water given in dry weather. 



The single-flowered forms are handsomer than the double forms, and 

 are usually of freer growth. The "Allegheny" Hollyhocks are a fine 

 large-flowered strain, both single and double. There is a tendency in the 

 double forms to be top-heavy, and all forms sometimes require staking. 



Propagate by seed (will blossom thesecondyear)or, if free from disease, 

 from cuttings from oflFshoots. 



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