an example which has appeared to us the most 
perfect. If these rules prove defective, we shall 
gladly adopt any other that, by common consent, 
may be established. 
The Hollyhock bears no resemblance to the 
Dahlia in one particular ; that is, its produce of 
good and bad flowers on one plant. Those of the 
Hollyhock are always of nearly uniform properties ; 
and, if an individual flower be good, the general 
habit also will seldom be objectionable. After ex- 
amining many hundreds of flowers, we give the 
following sketch or profile of the one which, in all 
its parts, appeared to us of the most pleasing 
proportions ; its centre being compact and regular. 
The above sketch shows that if the diameter of 
the outer petals or fringe be dirided into four equal 
parts, the central petals occupy three of them. 
Also, that the height of the central petals is exactly 
half their width, forming a perfect hemisphere. 
The beauty of a Hollyhock, possessing these pro- 
portions will, we believe, be readily admitted. 
When another summer has passed by, we intend 
giving the results of renewed observations. 
