with yellow flowers, the single kind is not very often seen but April. 



is charming and remains much longer in flower. Blossoming 



Ribes, both cream and red, are out, and look particularly Shrubs and 

 well together if planted against Hollies or any dark evergreens, but Anemones 

 they are not so attractive as many of the more delicately coloured 

 blossoms, and might be grown in some rather secluded corner. 



By the third week in April many less common shrubs 

 can be seen in beauty at Kew. Amelanchier canadensis is a 

 shower of white and looks lovely falling on to its bed of Stella 

 Narcissus. Close by there are clumps of pink and bright red 

 Prunus, most effective and lovely in colour either against the 

 Ilex or the bare Elms. Prunus triloba flore-pleno is out too, 

 making bushes about five feet high, a little too regular in form, 

 but very lovely with the long sprays of pale double pink 

 blossoms. Magnolia stellata is a glistening mass of white stars. 

 With us it does not grow freely, but in warm light soils it will 

 make a bush four or five feet across and as many in height. 

 Anemone pulsatllla looks lovely below it the tufts of silvery- 

 haired Lilac flowers, with golden centres, thrown up by the 

 white of the Magnolia ; the creeping dark purple Ox alls makes 

 a pretty carpet round the Anemone, and there should be clumps 

 of white Fritillary as its exquisite bells are open at the same time. 

 This Anemone is perfectly hardy, and can be increased by seed or 

 division. It likes a well-drained position and rather calcareous 

 soil. Anemone sylvestris is another useful variety for growing 

 under or round bushes ; it is said to like moisture and shade, and 

 plenty of room for its creeping roots, but it is a plant with whims 

 and sometimes does well in sun. It became quite a weed with 

 us in a Rose bed, but refused to grow at all when moved to what 

 was supposed to be a more suitable position. 



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