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may appropriately be put. There are several beautiful varie- 

 ties of the JFood Anemone. The double white is the most 

 common, and a very useful plant for many purposes, and in- 

 valuable for cut flowers, yielding a great profusion of them at a 

 time when masses of flowers are scarce, and they keep fresh in 

 the cut state for long. The double rose or pink variety is 

 pretty, but rather rare; and there has long been in the country 

 a beautiful blue variety very rare and little known. Divide in 

 autumn. 



A. palmata (^Palmate-leaved A.) — This is a very distinct and 

 beautiful species. It grows about 8 inches high, with leatheiy, 

 kidney-shaped, bluntly-lobed leaves, and large shining golden 

 flowers. It is more difficult to grow than either of the fore- 

 going : being strictly alpine, it refuses to grow in the open 

 border, but succeeds admirably on rockwork when ample 

 depth of soil is provided, and all the more rampant and en- 

 croaching subjects are kept at a proper distance from it. There 

 are two varieties in cultivation, but rare; the one with dirty white 

 single, the other with double yellow flowers. Divide in autumn 

 or very early spring. Native of the regions of the Mediter- 

 ranean generally. 



A. pavonina (Peacock A.) — This is near akin to the Poppy 

 Anemone, and grows about 9 inches high, but the gaily-coloured 

 floral leaves are shorter, narrower, and more sharply pointed. 

 The colour of the flowers is bright rich red. It is an excellent 

 border or rockwork ornament, and succeeds best in light rich 

 soil well drained, in a warm situation. Flowers in April and 

 May. The double variety is the best, being more lasting than 

 the single. Divide in autumn. Native of the south of France. 



A. Pulsatilla {Pasque jlower). — This species is very distinct 

 from any of the foregoing. It is a true native of Britain, but 

 very local in its distribution; and though small in its wild state, it 

 becomes a free-growing beautiful plant under good cultivation. 

 It grows about i foot high, with large purple flowers. Suc- 

 ceeds best in deep, rich, well-drained loam. Flowers in April 

 and May. Divide in early spring. 



A. ranunculoides {Ranunculus -like A.) — This beautiful 

 golden-yellow species is near to the JVood Anemone in char- 

 acter, and, hke \\\^ApennineA., has become naturalised in some 

 parts of England. It is a beautiful companion to both its con- 

 geners, being about the same in height and habit, and flowers 

 about the same time, and should be planted freely along with 

 them in like places. It may not be found to succeed so well 

 in all cases as the other two; but this should discourage no one 

 from trying it who has the opportunity of doing so. In the 



