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from the opening of the first blooms till tbe close of the season, and 

 unless their destruction is unceasingly persevered in, the cultivator's 

 expectations cannot be realized ; earwigs, those insidious lurking 

 foes, are most common, and much to be dreaded. The trap generally 

 used for the destruction of these insects is a small flower-pot filled 

 with hay, and inverted on the top of the stake that supports the 

 plant. The pot should be daily examined, and the contents 

 destroyed. The small insect, commonly known as the "thrip," is 

 also very destructive, attacking the leaves and buds, and by 

 puncturing destroying their vitality ; the best measure both of pre- 

 vention and remedy in this case, is to frequently syringe the whole 

 of the plant, throwing the water with sufficient force to dislodge 

 any that may be on them. Should it happen that the thrip have 

 effected a strong hold of the plants before they are discovered, the 

 foliage and stems should be dusted over with sulphur in the middle 

 of a hot day ; the fumes arising from this are fatal to the insects ; 

 and to extirpate the few that remain, employ the syringe heartily, 

 which will at the same time remove them and the sulphur together. 

 To enumerate the various methods of shading would occupy so 

 much space that we are compelled to speak only of those commonly 

 employed ; the cultivator's taste and means will generally regulate 

 these matters better than can be done by the most detailed de- 

 scription. It must be understood, however, that it is only the 

 blooms which are to be covered, as to shade the leaves would be to 

 destroy the energies of the plant. 



On the approach of frosty weather the layer of mulch round the 

 stems should be increased in thickness and extent to effectually 

 preserve the roots, and when the foliage becomes injured past the 

 hope of endurance, they should be cut down, leaving the tubers in 

 the ground a week longer to ripen ; when they are taken up, remove 

 the soil, and set them in the sun till perfectly dry, after which any 

 cool place where they can be secured from frost, moisture, and light, 

 will be suited to their preservation through the winter. 



R. W. P. 



CTJLTTJRE OE THE ANEMONE. 



fT would be difficult to enumerate the variations in colour 

 this gay spring flower assumes ; so sportive is its nature 

 in this respect, that there is a diversity of the mixing 

 of the white with the various shades of scarlet, carmine, 

 rose, red, violet, blue, slate, etc., in each individual 

 flower raised from seed, by which is produced the double, semi- 

 double, and single varieties, and few there are among them but 

 claim our admiration. The anemone has not of late years been so 

 much cultivated by the amateur florist as formerly, for what reason 

 we are at a loss to discover, for it is not difficult of cultivation, 

 growing freely in ordinary garden mould, when of a scanty quality 

 and in tolerable good heart, although it is customary to prepare 



February. 



