A native of the Levant, of which many varieties were culti- 

 vated by Gerard in 1596. Propagates mod abundantly by 

 the roots, but the ftrongeft flowering plants are produced from 

 feeds, which generally blow on the fecond year. The feed 

 fhould be cholen from the fineft plants and fown about the 

 beginning of Auguft, either in the open border in large pans 

 or boxes, or fmall cucumber frames, the more curious prefer 

 the laft. There is fome handinefs required in fowing this feed; 

 for being furnifhed with a light downy fubftance*, they adhere 

 together and are with great difficulty feparated, fo as to fall fingly 

 on the ground ; this is beft effefted by rubbing the feeds over the 

 earth intended to receive them through a fine wire fieve ufed 

 for fifdng the mould ; when fown it is to be covered about half 

 an inch thick and kept carefully watered, and (haded with 

 mats in hot dry weather. The earth fhould be light and as 

 much as poflible free from worms. Before the winter the 

 plants will be pretty ftrong, but fhould be carefully protected 

 from froft. All of them fhould be taken up the next fummer 

 and planted again in the autumn at the diftance of five or 

 fix inches apart. 



The roots of Anemones mould be taken up every year or 

 at furtheft every fecond year, and this fhould be done as foon 

 as the foliage turns brown, which is in about fix weeks from 

 the time of their blowing, and they fhould not be planted in 

 the fame fpot more than two years, frefh earth being effential 

 to their vigorous blowing. 



Jnftead of planting them in the autumn fome of the roots 

 may be referved till February or March, by which means all 

 danger from fevere froft is avoided and a fucceffion of bloom 

 procured. The kind of earth they are planted in is not very 

 material, provided it be frefh, and light rather than ftiff*- 

 but for the more curious double varieties, Florifts ufe a com- 

 poft formed of two parts, of frefh hazel mould and one part 

 of rotten cow-dung, kept together for a year and frequently 

 turned, to incorporate them thoroughly. 



When froft fets in fevere, the roots mould be protefted 

 by covering the ground with ftraw or fern, or by fome other 

 method that may occafion lefs litter. The Situation chofen 

 fhould be open yet warm, and as Parkinson, who feems to 

 have well underftood the culture of thefe flowers, obferves, 

 " not annoyed with the fmoake of brewers, dyers, or mault- 

 " kus. 



* This down grows from the external coat of the feed, efpecially at its bafe, 

 but the feed is deftitute of the feathered arifta, which occurs in fome other fpecics, 

 being merely terminated with the oblique perfiftent ftyle. Willdenow has 

 tlierefore in our opinion very properly removed the Anemone coronaria to the 

 lection Jeminibtu ecaudatis, or having feeds without awns. 



