NOVEMBER. 



ing, of about one inch thick, ;of well rotted cow 

 manure, laid in between the rows to preserve the 

 roots ; they should be treated in every respect like 

 the Anemone, but not planted so deep the crown 

 should be but an inch and a half beneath the surface. 

 They are propagated by offsets, by dividing the tu- 

 bers, and by seed. 



The strongest offsets attain perfection in the season 

 of their formation, and may be planted in a few 

 months after they are removed. If the offsets be 

 not planted during the month of October, it will be 

 best to defer the planting until the beginning of 

 February ; if there should be a hard frost, you should 

 cover the beds with hoops and mats, or with an 

 awning supported a little above them, especially in 

 spring when the flower-buds appear ; for if these be 

 exposed to much frost, or even severe wind, they will 

 not open fairly. 



To divide the tubers, use a sharp knife, and make 

 as many portions as there are protuberances from 

 the crown. To propagate the flower by seed will 

 require minute attention. The single flower, of the 

 African or Turbaned kind, is not to be had, therefore 

 the seed must be saved from the best colored semi- 

 double flowers. The beds should be examined 

 twice a day for this purpose, at the time that the 

 seed begins to separate from the axis of the flowers ; 

 it must then be preserved dry in paper bags, and sown 

 in boxes in October or January, and must not have 

 more than one-tenth of an inch of cover ; it must 

 be struck under glass, but with great care to exclude 

 too hot a sun : when fairly up, the plants must have 

 air, and gradually be removed to more open expo- 

 sure where they may have full sun ; and whenever 

 the weather is mild, the glasses should be entirely 

 opened, otherwise the plants will be drawn and 



