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ANEMONE. 
Ancuu'sa.— Boraginee.—Coarse- 
growing plants, annuals and peren- 
nials, natives of the south of Europe, 
and in part of Asia and Africa, re- 
markable for their intensely blue 
flowers, in some cases varied with 
red and white. The finest species 
is A. paniculata or itdlica, the Ita- 
lian Bugloss, which is common in 
gardens. ‘The flowers are in erect 
leafy spikes, and are of a brilliant 
blue, with their backs and buds of 
a reddish purple, and the plant con- 
tinues flowering from June to Sep- 
tember. ‘The most ornamental of 
the annual species are now included 
in the genus No'nga. 
Anpra’cune.—See A/RButus. 
Anpro’MEpDA. — Ericee. — Low 
deciduous and evergreen heath-like 
shrubs, chiefly natives of North 
America, and some of which are 
very ornamental. The species which 
were comprised in the genus An- 
dromeda of Linnzus, have been di- 
vided by Professor Don into seven 
genera, viz.: Cassiope, Cassandra, 
Zenobia, Lyonia, Leucothoe, Pieris, 
and Agonista; but the plants are 
still known by their old names in 
most of the nurseries. ‘The species 
left in Andromeda by Professor Don, 
are A. polifolia, and A. resmarini- 
jfélia. The handsomest species are 
A. speciosa (Zenobia), A. racemésa 
(Lyonia), A. Catesbéii (Leucothoe 
spinulosa), and A. floribunda (Leu- 
cothoe). All the species are gener- 
ally grown in heath-mould or peat, 
but they will also thrive in very fine 
sandy loam. In whatever soil they 
may be grown, the roots should 
never be suffered to become quite 
dry; as, like those of all the hair- 
rooted plants, when once withered, 
they cannot be restored; and the 
plant has seldom vigour enough to 
send out a sufficient quantity of new 
ones. All the kinds are propagated 
by layers. 
Anprosa‘ce. — Primulacea. — 
Little insignificant plants, not worth 
growing except for rock-work ; and 
only suited for that purpose, from 
their feeble habit of growth, which 
prevents them from spreading fast. 
Anpros&\MuM.— Hypericindcee. 
—A handsome evergreen British 
plant, with showy yellow flowers ; 
very useful in covering the ground 
in shrubberies. It prefers a moist, 
shady situation, and is uninjured 
by the drip of trees. The English 
name of this plant is Tutsan. 
Anemo'ne.—Ranunculacee.—All 
the plants belonging to this genus 
are beautiful and well deserving of 
cultivation; from the little white 
wood Anemone (A. nemordlis), to 
the largest Dutch varieties of A. 
coronaria, which have been some- 
times known to be six inches in di- 
ameter. ‘The common hardy kinds, 
including the beautiful blue A. ap- 
pennina, and the Pasque-flower, A. 
Pulsatitlla, or, as it is sometimes 
called, Pulsatilla vulgaris, are of 
very easy culture. ‘They should be 
planted in a warm dry border, in 
face of a south wall, in a light soil, 
and they may be left in the ground 
for several years without taking up. 
Of the other kinds, A. palmdata, 
with bright yellow flowers, A. viti- 
folia, a Nepal species, with large 
white flowers, and A. narcissiflora, 
are best deserving of cultivation. 
The Hepatica was once called Ave- 
mone Hepatica, though this name 
has been long changed to Hepatica 
triloba. (See Hepa'tica.) The gar- 
den Anemones, on the contrary, 
which are what are called Florists’ 
flowers, require the utmost care in 
their cultivation. All the numerous 
and splendid kinds of these plants 
which are met with in gardens, 
spring from three species; viz. A. 
coronaria, the garland or Poppy 
Anemone, the sepals of which are 
white, with a red ring round the 
centre inside the flower, and the se- 
pals rounded ai the ti . stellata, 
or pavonina, the sepa of rhich are 
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