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THE MALLOW 
Adelaide Alsop Robineau 
ONE of the most decorative of wild flowers is the 
Mallow whose seed pods make the little "cheeses" with 
which children are so fond of playing. The flower is a 
delicate lavender pink, reminding one strongly of a minia- 
ture Hollyhock, to which family it belongs. There are 
several varieties of Mallow, the one drawn by Miss Ross 
being quite different in several points, the flower petal 
being wider, as also the lobes of the leaves. The two 
decorative arrangements in panels can be used as repeated 
units on a tall piece, such as a vase or pitcher. The sym- 
metrically arranged panel, somewhat suggestive of art 
nouveau can be used also as a repeat in a decoration. The 
all over pattern No. 1 is very effective on the neck of a 
vase in gold and enamel or in flat enamels on the body of a 
piece combined with a wide border at the top. 
No 2 is more suggestive of a silk pattern and No. 3 
of a dimity or wash goods design, but the units can easily 
be re-arranged for china decoration. The little narrow 
border can be used well in combination with the all over 
pattern No. 1 or alone. A good color scheme in flat enamels 
would be, center and stems olive green, petals dark blue, 
ivory ground ; or center and stems brown, petals deep cream, 
yellow brown ground. The other two borders can be 
executed in flat gold or gold and color 
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