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Saturday, September 13, 2014

Watermelon Seed Packets...Poetry with Seeds

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O h! it’s wortermelon time is a-comin’ round ag’in, And they ain’t no man a-livin’ any tickelder’n me, Fer the way I hanker af...
Friday, September 12, 2014

Watermelon = Summer

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In spite of wearing a watermelon slice on her head on this cigarette card, Rose was a much respected actress.   Rose Coghlan . I l...
Thursday, September 11, 2014

Modern Suppliers of Hollyhock - The Winner Is...

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T he winner for modern hollyhock selections is Swallowtail Garden Seed s with 32 varieties of hollyhock seeds,  if you count (and I do)...
Wednesday, September 10, 2014

Hollyhock Selections Getting Better! - 1895, 1900, 1902 and so on

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For whatever reason, things are picking up somewhat as the turn of the century approaches. From just one offering in the 1895 James Vic...
Tuesday, September 9, 2014

J. Ottis Adams - Little Girl With Hollyhocks

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I am up to my ears in school paperwork!  Art teachers see every kid in the school...each one having paperwork...so...today, enjoy the...
Monday, September 8, 2014

Hollyhocks: Diseases Of & Cures From

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This stained glass window of hollyhocks was designed by John La Farge in 1881.  They are the single flower type.   (La Farge's younger...
Sunday, September 7, 2014

Steel on Rust, or Where Have All the Flowers Gone?

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 T his rather grotesque 1887 catalog cover from one of the most recognized names in seeds so repels me for some reason I thought about n...