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plant, and might also be grown largely for cut bloom. It flourishes in 

 rich and well-drained garden soil, and is best kept true by division rather 

 than from seeds. A newer variety called " Opal " is also excellent. 



Androsaee. These are pretty little Alpine plants, 3-6 in. high, closely 

 related to the Primulas, and chiefly valued as rock plants. They like a 

 well-drained soil of sandy loam and peat, and are increased by seeds or 

 cuttings. The best- known kinds are: A. alpina, purple rose; A. earned, 

 pink with yellow eye; A. Chamcejasme, white to pink; A. lanuginosa, 

 pink with yellow eye; A. pyrenaica, white, yellow eye; A. sarmentosa, 

 rose, yellow eye; but there are many others. 



Anemone. A large and popular genus of hardy herbaceous peren- 

 nials, mostly grown by nurserymen for border decoration, the chief trade 



being done in the " roots ". 

 Some species, however, like 

 A. fulgens (or A. hortensis, 

 fig. 183), are extensively 

 grown in the Scilly Isles, for 

 the production of early cut 

 flowers, as may be judged 

 from the illustration. The 

 scarlet blossoms are picked 

 in the bud or half -open 

 stage in January, and are 

 tied up in bunches, packed 

 in shallow boxes or baskets, 

 and thus sent to the English 

 markets. As a market- 

 garden crop that produces 

 brilliant bloom early in the 

 year, Anemone fulgens may 

 be recommended to growers 

 in the mildest parts of Ire- 

 land and other places. There 

 are several fine forms both 

 single and double now in 

 cultivation, including the 

 stellata and pavonina forms. They flourish in good and well -drained 

 garden soil, and about 140,000 could be grown on an acre. They are 

 increased by division of the tuberous roots, and may also be raised from 

 seeds. These should be sown as soon as thoroughly ripe, in specially 

 prepared beds of clean and rich gritty soil, or in cold frames, where the 

 seedlings can be attended to easily. The young plants may be transplanted 

 in autumn if large enough, or in spring. Apart from its value as a cut 

 flower for market, a good trade is also done in the tuberous roots, princi- 

 pally in the autumn, when bulbous plants generally are being purchased. 

 The Poppy Anemone (A. coronaria), of which there are also numerous 



Fig. 183. Anemone hortensis 



