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<lers it the beft worth propagating in 

 large Flower-gardens ; where being 

 placed in the Middle of large Bor- 

 ders, it makes a fine Appearance. 



The Seeds of thefe Plants mould 

 Jbe fown in March, upon a Bed of 

 frefh light Earth ; and when they 

 are come up four Inches high, they 

 Ihould be tranfplantedwhere they are 

 defign'd to be continued, allowing 

 them a large Diftance ; for if they 

 are planted too clofe, they do not 

 appear fo well : but they are belt 

 when intermixed with other Flowers 

 of the fame Growth, where they 

 afford an agreeable Variety. 



Thefe Seeds may alfo be fown in 

 Auguf ; and the Plants will endure 

 the grcateit Cold of our Climate, if 

 plac\i on a dry Soil, and grow lar- 

 ger, and flower fooner, than thofe 

 fown in the Spring : or if the Seeds 

 are permitted to fcatter, they will 

 come up as the two former Sorts, 

 and thrive equally as well. 



There are feveral other Sorts of 

 Mallows, fome of which are Na- 

 tives of this Country : but as they 

 are Plants of no great Beauty or Ufe, 

 it is needlefs to mention them in 

 this Place. 



MALVA ARBOREA. Vide Al- 

 tkea. 



MALVA ROSEA, Rofe Mal- 

 low, or Hollyhock. 



The Characters are ; 



// hath a Large and more expanded 

 Flower than the Mallonv, nuhich 

 clqfely adheres to the Stalk ; and, in 

 many Species, the Flowers are double, 

 <r t t here the Petals occupy the Place of 

 the Style : it is in every refpecl larger 

 than the common Mallow ; the Lea z ss 

 are rougher" ; and the Plant grows 

 almof Jhrubby. 



Dr. JJnnccus has altered the Title 

 of this Genus to Alcea, and has join- 

 ed the Alcea of former Authors to 

 the Genus cf Mallow ; from which 



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he feparates this, on account of the 

 outward Empalement being divided 

 into fix Parts ; whereas that of the 

 Mallow is divided but into three j 

 which is the only Diftin&ion he 

 makes between them ; but as the 

 whole Face of thefe Plants differs 

 from theMallow,and they have been 

 fo long feparated from that Genus, 

 I {hall continue this Title of Rofe 

 Mallow to them. 



The Species are ; 



1. Malva Rosea flve bortenjis, 

 fore albo, J. B. Single white Hol- 

 lyhock. 



2. Malva Rosea her ten/is, fore 

 f/;jflici rubra. H. Eyf. Single red 

 Hollyhock. 



3 . Malva Rosea, folio rot undo, 

 fore ex rubro nigricante. C. B. P. 

 Hollyhock with a blackilh-red 

 Flower. 



4. M-alva Rosea, folio fubro- 

 t undo, fore fmplici luteo. H. R. Par, 

 Hollyhock with a fingle yellow 

 Flower. 



5. Malva Rosea, folio fubro- 

 tundo, fore pleno albo. C. B. P. 

 Double white Hollyhock. 



6. Malva Rosea hortenfs,fore 

 pleno rubro. H. Eyf. Double red 

 Hollyhock. 



7. Malva Rose a multiplex, fore 

 incarnato, H. Eyf. Hollyhock with 

 a double flefn colour'd Flower. 



8. Malva Rosea hortenfis,fore 

 pleno atro-rubente. H. Eyf. Double 

 Hollyhock, with a dark-red Flow- 

 er. 



9. Malva Rosea, folio fulrO' 

 t undo, fore pleno puniceo. C. B. P. 

 Hollyhock with a double fcarlet 

 Flower. 



10. Malva Rosea, folio fubro~ 

 tundo, flare pleno fubluteo. H. R- P^ r > 

 Hollyhock with a double yellowiih 



Flower. 



11. Malva Rosea hortenfis 

 maxima, folio feus. Inf. R. H. 



Greater 



