Single Hollyhocks 
Kniphofia—Red Hot Poker 
HOLLYHOCKS 
H AVE you ever noticed that painters choose 
Single Hollyhocks as subjects for floral pic- 
tures oftener than any other flower? We sup' 
pose the reason for this is that artists have a keener 
appreciation of beauty than other people and recog¬ 
nize that the common, and we fear the sometimes 
despised, single Hollyhock is the most stately, pic¬ 
turesque and beautiful plant in the world. As every 
landscape architect knows nothing can be more effec¬ 
tive than a large group or mass of single Hollyhocks 
and, as a consequence, it is impossible to imagine a 
garden designed by a professional landscape architect 
which did not include masses of single Hollyhocks. 
And once planted they will literally take care of them¬ 
selves, even if planted in the grass. We know of 
patches that have not been cultivated or disturbed in 
any way for twenty years. We are determined to have 
single Hollyhocks for our landscape gardening work, 
so we collected seed from old-fashioned (they soon 
will be new-fashioned) gardens and had thousands 
of plants grown for our customers. Some people think 
that double Hollyhocks are more beautiful than single. 
They are mistaken, although the doubles are beautiful, 
but inclined to be top-heavy, often need staking and 
are liable to disease. 
Imperator Hybrids. The Imperator Hybrids are the 
newest and loveliest things in Hollyhocks, which 
means that they are about the loveliest flowers in 
the world. The flowers measure 6 inches in diam¬ 
eter and the colors include every Hollyhock shade 
and tint. The petals are beautifully frilled and 
fringed and in the center is a rosette about 2 inches 
across. The individual flowers suggest a lovely 
crested Begonia. 
The new Imperator Hybrids have another ad¬ 
vantage over the older types in that they are also 
gorgeous cut flowers. The older Hollyhocks cannot 
so be used since the flowers wilt rapidly when cut 
The new Imperator Hybrids, however, will last a 
long while in water. As everyone knows, the older 
Hollyhocks produced a single spike of bloom, 
whereas these new Imperator Hybrids are branch¬ 
ing. The Imperator Hybrids are too ni w and scarce 
to be available in separate colors and can be fur¬ 
nished only in mixtures. 3 for 90c; $3.00 per doz. 
Single Hollyhocks Mixed or in Separate Colors. 3 for 
75c; $2.25 per doz. 
Double Hollyhocks Mixed or in Separate Colors. 3 for 
75c; $2.25 per doz. 
Allegheny Hybrids Mixed. Immense semi-double flow¬ 
ers with fringed edges. 3 for 75c; $2.25 per doz. 
If wanted by parcel post, add 15c for each 3 plants. 
KNIPHOFIA (Tritoma) 
Red Hot Poker 
Tall flower spikes 3'/2 to 4 feet high project above a rosette 
of long, narrow, grassy foliage. 
Tritoma Pfitzeri. Long heads of blazing, rich, orange-scarlet 
flowers from August to October. 3 for 90c; $3.00 per doz. 
Tritoma, Perry’s Hybrids. The colors of this strain range from 
light yellow to deep orange. 3 for 75c; $2.50 per doz. 
If wanted by parcel post, add 15c for each 3 plants. 
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