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(Ambition.) 
“ The fallen hollyhock.”—E benezer Elliot. 
A few years ago it was often designated the 
“garden mallow,” and, indeed, belongs to the mallow 
family. From the fact that it is known in France as Rose 
(Toutre Mer , or “ rose from beyond the sea,” it has been 
surmised that it was first introduced into Europe from 
Syria by the Crusaders. 
“ Queen Hollyhock, with butterflies for crowns.” 
The blossom of the Hollyhock is said to furnish a great 
quantity of bee honey. Considerable benefit would be 
received by bee-keepers if they planted plenty of Holly¬ 
hocks near their hives, for 
“ From the nectaries of hollyhocks 
The humble bee, e’en till he faints, will sip.” 
Horace Smith. 
HE emblem of that crime by which Wolsey tells us 
the angels fell is the tall and stately Hollyhock. 
