FLORISTS' FLOWERS : CALCEOLARIAS, 67 



The anemones which are cultivated as florists' 

 flowers, are the offspring of Anemonia coronaria and 

 Anemonia Jwrtensis, multiplied ad injinitum; besides 

 these, there are many other kinds. 



The Anemonia Japonica or perennial anemone, is 

 a nice, hardy, free blooming garden plant, which will do 

 in any common garden soil, and produce its profusion of 

 large, deep pink, anemone-like flowers from the end of 

 summer until winter ; it can be increased by division of 

 the root to almost any extent. 



Calceolarias, besides being favourites to cultivate as 

 florists' flowers, make gay flowers for the garden, to 

 plant in groups, or for bedding plants ; but as they will 

 not stand frost, young plants should be made in the 

 autumn, separated and planted in pots singly in the 

 spring, gradually hardened by May, and then planted 

 out. 



For choice calceolarias use the following compost : 

 one bushel of light sandy yellow loam (if it be not 

 sandy, add sifted river sand), a quarter of a bushel of 

 leaf-mould, and half a peck of thoroughly decayed cow- 

 manure ; mix it well, and let it be used rather dry. 

 Seed may be sown either as soon as it is ripe, or in 

 spring ; and as soon as the seedlings are up they may be 

 placed on a shelf, near the glass, in an airy greenhouse. 

 When they are large enough, plant them singly in 24- 

 inch pots, and re-pot them as often as they want it, until 

 they are in 6-inch pots, and then let them flower. Those 

 that are good in form, bright and distinct in the colours, 

 and of a fair size, re-pot again, and keep to increase by 

 cuttings, and all indifferent flowers can be used to make 

 the garden gay. Cuttings may be taken when the 

 flowering is over in August, or in March. Commence 

 potting autumn-struck cuttings early in March, and 

 those struck in spring as soon as they are fit. Let the 

 pots be well drained with crocks. Re-pot about three 

 times, and leave the plants in 11-inch pots to bloom, 

 keeping them near the glass in a light airy greenhouse, 

 giving them plenty of air. No flower stem must be 

 left until the plants have made their growth. They 



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