its Cultivation, Propagation, t^c. 167 



certain to throw up its tufts of broad green leaves and autum- 

 nal flowers in England as on Mount Kifune. The plant is 

 inferior to few of the verbenas, and to none of the petunias, 

 as a border flower ; it is superior in foliage ; there is a long 

 succession of its purple blossoms ; and, as it produces seed 

 without difliculty, it may be expected to sport into as many 

 varieties, and to become as much improved by art, as the gay 

 spring anemonies of Mesopotamia. To all this is to be 

 added a surprising readiness to multiply, independent of seed." 

 We have already noticed a fine specimen, (XIII. p. 496,) 

 which flowered in our collection the past autumn. Though 

 only a small plant of recent importation, it threw up several 

 of its tall stems, terminated with its pale rosy semi-double 

 flowers, which at once bespoke its beauty. Though our ex- 

 perience has only been with its cultivation as a greenhouse or 

 conservatory plant, there is little doubt it will prove quite 

 hardy in our climate. 



To increase so desirable a plant was a principal object, 

 but, as it made no branches, only throwing up its long leaf 

 stems, division of the root appeared at first the only mode of 

 accomplishing it ; but we did not wish to do this until the 

 plant had flowered. Upon close inspection of the root, how- 

 ever, we found that quite a number of young leaves were clus- 

 tered around the base, and, at the next shift, the earth was 

 slightly removed, disclosing a great number of eyes or buds 

 breaking from the principal roots : these were carefully taken 

 off", and, in a few weeks, they made stocky little plants. 



With a view to render the growth of this plant familiar to 

 all, that it might more speedily be generally introduced into 

 our gardens, we began to prepare an article upon the subject ; 

 but, just as we commenced, the Journal of the Lond. Hort. 

 Soc. was received, in which a full account of its treatment and 

 propagation is given by Mr. Gordon, the superintendant of the 

 hardy department of the garden. As it is as complete as any 

 thing we could ofler, we copy the entire article : — 



" At page 61, Vol. I. of this Journal, will be found, amongst 

 notices of new plants, some account of the Japan anemone. 

 From want of a better acquaintance with the plant, it was, 

 at that time, supposed to be best treated as a greenhouse plant. 

 It has now, however, been ascertained to be perfectly hardy 



