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whereas the former is single flowered. The double variety very- 
much resembles the Double Roses, it being set thick with leaves, so 
much so that no style or stamen is seen in the middle ; the outward 
row of petals are much the largest, and the inner smaller and more 
thickly set together ; the colors of which are manifold and various. 
Athace arborea, Outlandish Tree Holyhoke, has a large, long, 
woody, somewhat fibrous root ; the stalk generally perishes every 
year, but in some climates survives two winters, and then decays. 
This variety grows more tree-like than an herb, having its stalk or 
body woody, and often from six to ten inches in circumference ; the 
leaves are double the size of the common kind, soft and wooly, but 
not so white and downy, and sometimes ruffled at the edges ; it sel- 
dom flowers the first year, and on the second the stalk spreads itself 
into several branches. This plant is a native of France, and seldom 
comes to maturity in this country. 
Athcce rosea arborea marina nostras, English Tree Sea Hollyhoke. 
This variety has a large white, woody root, beset with numerous 
small, stringy fibres ; its stem, leaves, and manner of growing, very 
much resembles the one last described. The stalk is about the size 
of a man's arm, of a grayish ash color ; the leaves are whitish and 
wooly, almost as large as the former, and as soft and smooth as vel- 
vet; the flowers are of a whitish, or diluted purple color, in form 
like the last, but not as large. 
The first two grow only in gardens, and are to be found in al- 
most all parts of the civilized world : it is said to be a native of 
Africa, where it is found in great profusion, especially along the 
coasts and borders of rivers. The last two are natives of Europe, 
inhabiting the sea-coast. 
Propagation and Culture. The garden Hollyhoke is cultivated 
in nearly every part of the United States, in borders and waste 
places about the gardens. As an ornament, few plants excel it in 
beauty. It thrives best in a moist, loamy soil, and is cultivated with 
very little care, only requiring the ground softened at the time of 
