WOLCOTT NURSERIES 
border or shrubbery which cannot be secured with any 
other plant. 
The Hollyhock requires a deeply dug, well enriched 
soil and should be well supplied with water during the 
summer months. They will live and thrive for years if 
protected around the collar with sand or coal ashes dur¬ 
ing winter and if the stem is left a foot or so high in¬ 
stead of being cut to the ground, it will prevent the 
crown from rotting. 
So far as we know, there is no absolute cure or pre¬ 
vention of the Hollyhock disease but we are pleased to 
give our patrons the benefit of a remedy found most ef¬ 
fective by the specialists in England: 
“Slack one peck of lime and when cool add one peck 
of soot, 1 pound of flowers of sulphur and half an ounce 
of sulphate of copper (finely powdered). Pass the mix¬ 
ture through a fine sieve and dust the plants well over 
with it three or four times during the growing season, 
preferably early in the day while the dew is still on the 
plants.” 
We have been fortunate in being able to secure the 
most famous strain of Hollyhocks in the world and it 
affords us much pleasure to be able to offer them to our 
trade for the first time in this country. Each. Doz. 
A. Amaranth—Deep amaranth pink. Very distinct. 
Large and full. $ .35 $ 3.50 
A. Black Knight Improved—Distinct black and best of 
its color .35 3.50 
A. Decora—(New.) Buff, suffused with rosy cerise, 
which is very prominent in late autumn. Large, well 
filled flower, strong grower and forms a handsome 
spike .35 3.50 
A. Delicata—Soft, delicate, creamy white. Very chaste .25 2.50 
A. Fire King—Bright red. Full and of good form.25 2.50 
A. Hugh Mitchell—(New.) Lilac mauve, the edge of 
the flower being of a lighter shade. Quite a new color 
in Hollyhocks. Handsome spike and flowers well 
formed .35 3.50 
A. Mulberry Superb—Rich, glowing mulberry.35 3.50 
A. Olivier Chater—Soft, delicate flesh, edged with 
white. A most distinct shade of color.25 2.50 
A. Primrose Queen—(New.) Soft primrose, deepen¬ 
ing toward the base to a clear, bright yellow._ Flow¬ 
ers large but not overcrowded; handsome spike.35 3.50 
A. Salmon Queen—Fine, deep rich salmon. A most 
distinct and telling shade.35 3.50 
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