120 ROCK GARDENING FOR AMATEURS 



in large colonies its blue flowers in spring are very charm- 

 ing. The white form of this is also very pretty. 



A. blanda comes from Asia Minor, and is closely 

 allied to the Apennine Anemone, but does not do so 

 well in grass. It is earlier in flower, and varies in colour 

 from dark blue to pure white. Drifts of this are very 

 effective in the rock garden in early spring, for it can 

 be planted between other plants that bloom later, after 

 the Anemone has died down. It seeds freely, and soon 

 establishes itself. 



A.nemorosa. Our native Wood Anemone is a charming 

 little plant, of which there are many varieties. Bract eat a 

 is a curious form with a ruff-like calyx. Robinsoniana 

 is one of the most beautiful, with very pale blue flowers 

 of large size. There are also many others. All these 

 prefer light shade. 



In the Hepatica section, A. Hepatica has trilobed 

 leaves, and flowers varying in colour from pink and blue 

 to pure white ; A. angulosa has larger leaves and blue 

 flowers. They are readily raised from seeds, but are 

 slow of growth. Old plants do not like being disturbed, 

 and prefer a rich loamy soil, to which has been added 

 mortar rubbish or broken limestone. They do best in 

 partial shade. 



