ANEMONE. Ill 



the size the clumps are to be formed, of about 

 eighteen inches deep, and filled about six inches 

 -with well-rotted dung, as the bottom of melon or 

 cucumber beds. This space must then be filled 

 with the compost or mixed earth, leaving it a few 

 days to settle before the roots are planted. Ob- 

 serve to place that side of the roots next to the 

 earth in which the decayed rudiments of small 

 thready fibres are seen, then cover them about two 

 inches deep with the prepared soil. 



This may be done about the middle of Septem- 

 ber, with a second planting in October, and a third 

 in November, by which means the clumps will 

 flower in succession during the Spring. Some 

 roots should also be reserved for the spring plant- 

 ing which will flower in the summer, and those 

 planted as late as August will flower in the autumn. 

 In choosing roots of Anemonies, those that are 

 fresh, plump, and of a moderate size, should be 

 selected, for large roots that are hollow in the 

 centre never blow strong. The roots may be di- 

 vided to increase the best varieties, but care must 

 be taken not to break off the little tubers, as every- 

 one of these will produce a plant. The time to 

 take up the roots will be observed by the decaying 

 of the leaves, which is generally about the month 

 of June or July, according to the time of their 

 flowering : but they must in no case be suffered to 



