112 FLORA HISTORICA. 



remain in the ground after the proper time, for in 

 wet years the roots will shoot afresh, and be thereby 

 materially weakened. 



It is recommended to wash the roots when taken 

 out of the ground, and then to spread them on a 

 board or mat in a dry, shady place. When per- 

 fectly dried, they are more securely kept in bags, 

 hung up to the ceiling of a dry room, than when 

 kept on shelves or boxes, where the mice will fre- 

 quently destroy them. 



As the roots of Anemonies bear a considerable 

 price, we shall notice the best mode of raising them 

 from seeds, first describing the criterion of a fine 

 double Anemone ; and although the perfectly 

 double flower produces no seed, it will serve to 

 govern the cultivator in the choice of those single 

 and semi-double flowers which we recommend the 

 seed to be saved from. 



The stem should be strong, elastic, and erect, 

 and not less than nine inches high. " The blossom, 

 or corolla, should be at least two inches and a half 

 in diameter, consisting of an exterior row of large, 

 substantial, well-rounded petals, or what is termed 

 guard-leaves, at first horizontally extended, and 

 then turning a little upwards, so as to form a broad 

 shallow cup, the interior of which should contain a 

 great number of long, small petals, imbricating each 

 other, and rather reverting from the centre of the 



