50 AURICULAS RANUNCULUS AND ANEMONE. \_MttTCh. 



AURICULAS. 



These beautiful and highly interesting plants are, to a 

 great degree, neglected in our collections. . It cannot be 

 from want of beauty or fragrance that they have not at- 

 tracted our attention, for they are exquisite in both. We 

 are rather inclined to think that those who have them do 

 not give them the treatment they require yearly to perfect 

 their bloom. They should now have the surface earth 

 taken off about half an inch down, and fresh soil added, 

 which will cause them to put on fresh fibres about the upper 

 part of the roots, and greatly increase their growth. The 

 frame in which they are placed should now face the east, 

 as the sun will be too strong for them; and about the end 

 of the month turn it to the north. The glass of the frame 

 may be white-washed, which will partially shade them 

 from the sun, that being their delight. Give them water 

 sparingly until they begin to grow, and never water them 

 over the foliage previous to flowering, as water injures that 

 fine mealy-like substance found on many of the sorts, and 

 which so greatly improves their beauty. Defend them, 

 therefore, from rain and high winds. To have them flower 

 strongly, only one flower stem should be allowed to grow. 

 The first one that shows is generally the best. At all 

 events leave the strongest, and cut off all the others, or 

 only nip off the flower pips, which answers the same end. 

 Never keep the sash off during night, in case it rain before 

 morning. 



RANUNCULUS AND ANEMONE. 



The frames of Ranunculus and Anemone must have 

 plenty of air, and give frequent sprinklings of water. The 

 sashes or shutters should be taken entirely off every mild 

 day, and in fine nights leave them exposed to the dew. 

 Stir the earth among them, breaking it fine and making all 

 neat and clean. They require liberal supplies of water 

 after they begin to grow. 



