THE SCARLET WINDFLOWER. 



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immune from insect attack and fung-ous 

 diseases. 



A. polygama differs from its near relative 

 in producing about mid-summer many var- 

 iegated leaves. Usually the upper part of 

 the leaf only is whitened, while the lower 

 part retains its original dark green color. 

 When variegation is abundant the effect is 

 quite striking. 



A. arguta has large green elliptical leaves, 

 the flowers are small and greenish white. 

 These climbers have often been rated as half- 

 hardy, but at Abbottsford, P. Que., so far 

 as I know, they have never been injured, and 

 at this time, entirely screen one side of a ver- 

 anda 30 feet long- and 15 feet high. 



The Japanese Kokwa should be much more 



widely grown than it is. The above is a very 

 brief sketch of some of the more interesting- 

 of the plant forms to be seen at Gibbland 

 Farm, Abbotsford. On the death of Charles 

 Gibb in 1890, the estate was purchased by 

 Wm. Craig & Son, and named Gibbland 

 Farm, to commemorate the name of one who 

 was loved and respected by his neighbors, 

 and whose labors were for the uplifting of the 

 race. It is most gratifying- to know that the 

 owners of Gibbland take not only a deep per- 

 sonal interest in horticultural work in general, 

 but are particularly concerned in preserving 

 specimens of trees and shrubs, valued eco- 

 nomically and laden with sentiment warm 

 and rich. 



J. Craig. 



The Scarlet VVixdflower. — Anemone 

 Fulgens, the Scarlet Windflower, shown in 

 the engraving, is one of the most brilliant 

 flowers in cultivation. The larg-e blooms, 

 which appear in masses in early spring-, are 

 of showy, rich scarlet, with centre of dark 

 stamens, and a bed of the plants in full 

 bloom in the sunshine is dazzling to the eye, 

 surpassing in brilliant effect that of any other 

 hardy perennial. 



The Scarlet Windflower does well either 

 in pots in the window or conservatory, or in 

 a shady spot out-doors. It has tuberous 

 roots which spread, and the plants are read- 

 ily propag-ated by division. They like a 

 partial shade, and a moist but well-drained 

 soil. They appear well as a border, or as 

 the frout row for a bed of shrubbery, and 

 always elicit great admiration. The tubers 

 or plants should be set-out in spring, or at 

 least before autumn, to become established so 

 as to endure the winter. If obtained in 

 autumn they should be kept in pots till spring 

 then bedded out. .Avoid wet, , undrained 

 soil; it will cause the tubers to rot. In well- 

 drained soil they are perfectly hardy when 



once established. The plant is a native of 

 southern Europe, being found in a limited 

 area south of France. — Park's Floral Mag. 



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FiG. 1969. Scarlet Windflower. 



