OLD-FASHIONED GARDEN FLOWERS. 



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Anemone Decapetala. 



Nat. Ord. 



, from North. America ; has a deteriorated resemblance to 

 A. alpina and A. sulphurea (which see). The foliage is much 

 less ; the flower stems are numerous, close together, stout, and 

 9in. to 12in. high ; they are also branched, but not spreading. 

 The flowers have seven to ten sepals, are an inch across, and of 

 a creamy white colour. The heads of seed are more interesting 

 than their flowers ; they form cotton-like globes, l|in. diameter, 

 and endure in that state for a fortnight. I was inclined to 

 discard this species when I first saw its dumpy and badly- 

 coloured flowers, but the specimen was left in the ground, and 

 time, which has allowed the plant to become more naturally 

 established, has also caused it to produce finer bloom, and it is 

 now a pleasing and distinct species of an interesting character. 



The same treatment will answer for this species as for A. 

 sulphurea. All the Anemones may be propagated by seeds or 

 division of the roots. The latter method should only be adopted 

 in the case of strong roots, and their division will be more safely 

 effected in early spring, when they can start into growth at once. 



Flowering period, May to June. 



Anemone Fulgens. 



SHINING WINDFLOWER ; Nat. Ord. BANUNCULACE^:. 



THIS is a variety of A. hortensis or A. pavonina, all of which 

 much resemble each other. This 

 very showy flower is much and 

 deservedly admired. In sheltered 

 quarters or during mild seasons it 

 will flower at Christmas and con- 

 tinue to bloom for several months. 

 It will be seen by the illustration 

 (Fig. 7) to be a plant of neat habit, 

 and for effect and usefulness it is 

 one of the very best flowers that 

 can be introduced into the garden, 

 especially the spring garden, as 

 there is scarcely another of its 

 colour, and certainly not one so 

 floriferous and durable. Though 

 it has been in English gardens 

 over fifty years, it seems as if only 

 recently its real worth has been 

 discovered. It is now fast becom- 

 ing a universal favourite. The flowers are 2in. across, and of a 



FIG. 7. ANEMONE FULGENS. 

 (Plant, one-eighth natural size.) 



