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should be planted wherever it will succeed. It thrives best 

 in a rather dry location, and very pretty designs may be 

 made by arrangement of the pink- and white-flowered 

 varieties. 



HOLLYHOCK (Althea rosea), Fig. 126. Some of the most 

 beautiful results are sometimes obtained by grouping this 



FIG 126. HOLLYHOCK (Althea rosea). 



flower with a suitable background, as a sloping lawn, a 

 cluster of evergreens, or other trees or shrubs with a dark 

 green foliage. The plant is a biennial and succeeds best if 

 planted in new soil each time. The seed sown in the open 

 ground in May will produce plants that will bloom the fol- 

 lowing season, and under favorable conditions bloom a 

 second season, but the best flowers are always produced the 

 second season from seed. The hollyhock rust is sometimes 

 very injurious, and may be kept in check by spraying with 

 the Bordeaux mixture or largely prevented by planting on 

 new soil each season. 



JAPANESE ANEMONE (Anemone Japonica) .- This is a 

 beautiful addition to our list of autumn-blooming her- 



