hollyhock

• I am, too, owing to the fact that I never really got over that early elimination in 8th grade when I misspelled "hollyhock." —  Woulda Coulda Shoulda
• Yet these varieties of Verbascum present no other difference besides the mere colour of the flower; and one variety can sometimes be raised from the seed of the other From observations which I have made on certain varieties of hollyhock, I am inclined to suspect that they present analogous facts Kölreuter, whose accuracy has been confirmed by every subsequent observer, has proved the remarkable fact, that one variety of the common tobacco is more fertile, when crossed with a widely distinct species, than are the other varieties. —  On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life. (2nd edition)
• I was glad to go and rest The Flower Dance at the ball, where human flowers formed intricate figures and dances for our edification and delight, was so attractive that my words are of no avail. Picture twenty-eight young ladies, each dressed to represent a flower--hollyhock, pansy, moss, rose, morning-glory, eucalyptus blossom, pink clover, yellow marguerite, Cherokee rose, pink carnation, forget-me-not, buttercup, pink-and-white fuchsia, lily of the valley, wine-colored peony, white iris, daffodil, and so on. —  A Truthful Woman in Southern California
• Raleigh had no part in any of these, and to complain of that would be to grumble because a hollyhock is neither a violet nor a rose. —  Some Diversions of a Man of Letters
• If I were using them as a mulch I would keep out the water by covering with roofing paper to keep them dry Mrs. Countryman: I am told on good authority that the hollyhock is a true perennial and not a biennial Mrs. White: It is listed in the foreign catalogs as both a perennial and a biennial Mrs. Countryman: Wouldn't the hollyhock come under the heading of being perennial but not a permanent perennial Mr. Hawkins: It might be classed that way. —  Trees, Fruits and Flowers of Minnesota, 1916 Embracing the Transactions of the Minnesota State Horticultural Society,Volume 44, from December 1, 1915, to December 1, 1916, Including the Twelve Numbers of "The Minnesota Horticulturist" for 1916

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