One could be annoyed with a policeman, but not with a tin hollyhock. From Wordnik.com. [Mrs. Miniver] Reference
Mrs. Countryman: I am told on good authority that the hollyhock is a true perennial and not a biennial. From Wordnik.com. [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] Reference
Aoi is Japanese for "hollyhock,", and it is on the five-generation family crest of the owners, the Honda family. From Wordnik.com. [post-gazette.com - News] Reference
The hollyhock is a large plant. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-09-01] Reference
And I didn't think it looked like a hollyhock either. From Wordnik.com. [I stalk the insects.] Reference
That she would give a social tea beneath the hollyhock. From Wordnik.com. [Zodiac Town The Rhymes of Amos and Ann] Reference
Why does this Provençale hollyhock remind me of Hawaii?. From Wordnik.com. [French Word-A-Day:] Reference
Thank you for the beautiful hollyhock, They remind me of when we were kids. From Wordnik.com. [brouillon - French Word-A-Day] Reference
A sweetness rises in the air, rich, intertwining—hollyhock, rain on grass. From Wordnik.com. [Memory Wall] Reference
"I think you are right," sighed the hollyhock from the ground, where he had fallen. From Wordnik.com. [Sandman's Goodnight Stories] Reference
Features showy, hollyhock-like, 5-petaled, pure white flowers 4-6 diameter with no eye. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-08-01] Reference
"How much do you all help the matter?" said a practical Yankee voice from a pink hollyhock. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 02, No. 08, June 1858] Reference
Around him shivered dark peonies, releasing the scent of roses, clumps of iris and hollyhock. From Wordnik.com. [The Miko]
Your heavenly handsome hollyhock tribute to Aunt Betty, Aunt Missy, and Aunt Janet was very special!. From Wordnik.com. [brouillon - French Word-A-Day] Reference
That beautiful hollyhock resembles some hibiscus I remember from my childhood in Southern California. From Wordnik.com. [brouillon - French Word-A-Day] Reference
But flowers he had never seen; no, he did not know the difference between a marsh-mallow and a hollyhock. From Wordnik.com. [Time Regained] Reference
Mrs. Countryman: Wouldn't the hollyhock come under the heading of being perennial but not a permanent perennial?. From Wordnik.com. [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] Reference
The flounces of her skirt stood out about her like the delicate bell of a hollyhock; she followed the way falteringly. From Wordnik.com. [Different Girls] Reference
They can't decide between Asami for morning glory and Aoi for hollyhock, so they're playing 'Eenie, meenie, minie, moe.'. From Wordnik.com. [Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine]
We planted a wisteria on the side facing west; on that same side there is a little flower garden with a promising hollyhock. From Wordnik.com. [souci - French Word-A-Day] Reference
We planted a wisteria on the side facing west; on that same side there is a little flower garden with a promising hollyhock. From Wordnik.com. [souci - French Word-A-Day] Reference
You can help the process by surrounding the area with plants they like, such as honeysuckle, crossvine, bee balm, hollyhock and lantana. From Wordnik.com. [Whether to attract (hummingbirds) or repel (mosquitoes), products deliver] Reference
Lucy just went on sitting there like a white hollyhock. From Wordnik.com. [The Magic City] Reference
Compositae and the hollyhock being crossed by insect visitors. From Wordnik.com. [More Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 2] Reference
Then I got me this hollyhock and sat down here to look at it alone. From Wordnik.com. [Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1909 to 1922] Reference
Have the neighbours 'chickens rooted up that row of hollyhock seeds?. From Wordnik.com. [The Indifference of Juliet] Reference
Rebecca reflected a long moment and then asked, "Is a hollyhock neuter?". From Wordnik.com. [Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm] Reference
There was a certain dark wine-hued hollyhock which was a favourite with him. From Wordnik.com. [Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1909 to 1922] Reference
Mr. Darkmatter, The d.o.m. just walked back from the hollyhock garden of the neighbor lady. From Wordnik.com. Reference
Ludlow told as well as he could; he reserved his fancy of the girl's being like a hollyhock. From Wordnik.com. [The Coast of Bohemia] Reference
Indeed, we should describe Charlottetown as a place where the hollyhock in the dooryard is considered an ornament. From Wordnik.com. [Baddeck, and That Sort of Thing] Reference
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