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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, the 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 
fall; 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 3. 
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 the 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: 
