. Familiar garden flowers . Flowers; Plants, Ornamental; Floriculture. HOLLYHOCK. Althaa rosea. HE eclipse of a grand garden flower must be reckoned as a domestic calamity, and this we have had to endure in the cultivation of the hollyhock. But an eclipse is only a tem- porary obscuration; if suns and moons recover their wonted brightness, we may reasonably hope to see the hollyhock once more in its proper splendour, the noblest occupant of the country garden. Remember- ing the late Cecil Lawson's magnificent picture, " The Minister's Garden," we feel that the restoration of the holl
. Familiar garden flowers . Flowers; Plants, Ornamental; Floriculture. HOLLYHOCK. Althaa rosea. HE eclipse of a grand garden flower must be reckoned as a domestic calamity, and this we have had to endure in the cultivation of the hollyhock. But an eclipse is only a tem- porary obscuration; if suns and moons recover their wonted brightness, we may reasonably hope to see the hollyhock once more in its proper splendour, the noblest occupant of the country garden. Remember- ing the late Cecil Lawson's magnificent picture, " The Minister's Garden," we feel that the restoration of the hollyhock must be attempted, in the interests of art no less than to maintain the high delights of the summer garden, and the pleasant memories it treasures for reflective ob- servers. The hollyhock was introduced from China in sufficient time for the enjoyment of our grand old gardeners, for 4^*. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Hibberd, Shirley, 1825-1890; Hulme, F. Edward (Frederick Edward), 1841-1909. London : Cassell
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