The shrubbery border is the natural position for the Hollyhock, but the regular occupants keep the soil poor, and for such a rapid-growing plant as we are now considering there is obviously all the greater need for deep digging and liberal manuring.  If put out during dry weather, complete the operation with a soaking of water, and repeat this twice a week until rain falls.  Give each plant a clear space of three or four feet to afford easy access for staking and watering.  By midsummer offshoots will begin to push through the soil.  The removal of these will throw all the strength of the plant into one stem.  To insure its safety a strong stake will be required, which should be firmly driven into the ground, and rise six or seven feet above it.  In case of an accident at any time to the central stem the hope of flowers for that year is gone, and it is therefore worth some pains to prevent a mishap.  The tying must be done with judgment, and as the plants increase in size an occasional inspection will save the stems from being cut.  Several inches of half-decayed cow-manure placed round the stems, with a saucer-like hollow in the centre to retain water, will be helpful to the roots, and if the flowers are intended for exhibition, the treatment can scarcely be too generous.

It is, however, easy to grow and flower Hollyhocks without the aid of artificial heat.  On a south border in June prepare drills about two inches deep and a foot apart.  Place an inch of rich sifted soil in each drill, and upon this sow the seed very thinly, covering it about a quarter of an inch.  If the weather be dry, give a gentle soaking of water, and finish with a dusting of soot to prevent vermin from eating the seedlings.  Thin the plants to six inches apart, and they may remain in the seed-rows until the end of September.  Whether they are then transplanted straight to blooming quarters, or put into a cold frame for the winter, depends on soil and climate.  In the southern counties, and on light land, it will generally be safe to winter Hollyhocks in the open, with merely a shelter of dry fern or litter.  But in heavy loam or clay the risk is too great, and the cold frame must be resorted to.  In this they will be secure, and can be ventilated as weather permits.  As the season advances give more air, until they are planted out in May.  Seed may also be sown in pans in July or August, the seedlings being transferred in due course to pots for the winter.  The protection of a frame will suffice, provided that frost is kept away, and the plants may be put out in spring as already advised.

==Impatiens==

==Sultan’s Balsam.  Tender perennial==