Hollyhock
a biennial plant (Althæa rosea), order Malvaceæ. It is a native of China and is a frequent ornament of gardens. There are many varieties, with single and double flowers, characterized by the tints of yellow, red, purple, and dark purple approaching to black. It reaches a height of eight feet or more. or more. called also the holy oak or common evergreen oak. It is found in the S. of Europe, in the vicinity of the sea, with leaves varying in form, some of them It does not form forests. Its wood is good, but very hard and heavy.
American traveler and lecturer; born in demic education. In 1890 he delivered his first lecture in Chicago, which was followed by a series of lectures on travel.
He visited many times practically every civilized country in the world, gathering material for his lectures. Moving pictures taken by him became one of the most prominent features in the moving picture theaters in the country. adelphia in 1879. He graduated from Harvard University in 1902 and from Harvard Divinity School in 1904. After serving as pastor in Dorchester, Mass., he succeeded Minot J. Savage as pastor of the Church of the Messiah, New York City. He wrote much on tor of the Church of the Messiah, Following the entrance of the United States into the war his writings in favor theological and economical subjects. wrote "The Revolutionary Function of HOLMES the Modern Church" (1912); "Marriage and Divorce" (1913).