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ANEMONE STELLATA. 



HIS very beautiful species of Anemone was introduced 

 into this country from the south of Europe, in 1597, 

 and is very suitable for beds in the early spring, 

 for the mixed border, or in planting in warm, sunny, 

 well-drained spots on rockwork. The usual time for 

 planting the anemone is September or October ; but by planting 

 every month, a succession may be obtained throughout the year. 

 The "anemone grows best in a mixture of deep rich loam and sand, 

 and is readily increased by division of the tuberous roots, or by 

 seed. The generic name is derived from anemos, the wind, because 

 the greater part of the species grow wild in elevated places much 

 exposed to the wind. 



THE MAKING AND THE MANAGEMENT OF THE 



LAWN. 



10 insure the luxury of a " velvet lawn " is, to speak 

 generally, a most easy matter, and, though it may be 

 comparatively costly in the first instance, it will prove 

 in the end one of the best of investments of gold in 

 gardening. The soft, elastic turf of a chalkv down will 

 kindly inform the traveller that a lawn may be laid on chalk ; and 

 the closely-bitten grassy herbage of a sandy common will iu like 

 manner suggest that gravel and sand may be clothed for the pro- 

 duction of a living carpet that will last for ever. It is, however, on 

 a deep loam or a clay that has been well tilled that the best example 

 of grass turf is to be looked for, and on such land we should prefer 

 to operate, were it required of us to present the best possible example 

 of making and keeping a garden lawn. 



In the formation of a lawn, all levels must be carefully deter- 

 mined, and the ground thoroughly well prepared, that there may be 

 no waste of labour in alterations afterwards. Iu the case of laying 

 fresh turf on the site of an exhausted plot, from which bad turf has 

 been removed, a heavy dressing of good manure should be dug in, 

 for grass needs nourishment in common with all other plants. The 

 last act of preparation consists in spreading over the level ground 

 about an inch depth of fine earth, which is to be distributed evenly, 

 and every stone removed by means of the rake. Then we approach 

 an important question — which is best, turf or seeds ? In any and 

 every case turf is to be preferred, for upon the instant of its being 

 laid and rolled, the lawn is formed, and there is an end of the 

 in "iter. Two considerations give interest to this question — the cost 

 of turf is necessarily far iu excess of the cost of seeds, and it may 

 happen that turf is not to be obtained within reasonable carting 

 distance. Supposing the amateur to have a choice of meius and 

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