426 ANEMONE. 



THE ENGLISH FLOWER GARDEN. 



ANEMONE. 



sow broadcast, covering the seed with a 

 very thin coat of fine earth, about the 

 thickness of a shilling ; beat flat with 

 a spade, and give a light sprinkling of 

 water. Never let a ray of sunshine reach 

 the bed ; cover it with newspapers, spread- 

 ing a few Pea sticks or something to 

 retain the covering in its place. Keep 

 the surface of the bed moist. In about 

 twenty days the young plants will begin to 

 appear, and when all seem up, remove the | 

 covering ; they will need no further care 

 except watering. If the bed once gets 

 thoroughly dry, the plants are apt, after 

 forming small bulbs about the size of 

 Peas, to stop growing, the foliage to die, 

 and the bulbs to lie dormant for months. 

 If kept, however, well watered through 

 the summer, they will go on growing 

 through the winter, and begin to blossom 

 the following spring. The seedlings may 

 be left to blossom where they are sown, 

 or be transplanted in September or 

 October. J. 



What are termed French Anemones 

 are thought an improvement on the Dutch, 

 with large flowers of brilliant and varied 

 colour; the plants vigorous, the climate 

 of Normandy in some parts suiting the 

 plant ; but in our country, away from the 

 sea, the Poppy Anemone may perish in 

 cold weather. 



Poppy Anemones, double and single, 

 are useful for edgings and for borders 

 either singly or in tufts. They are culti- 

 vated alone in beds or in clumps in 

 borders, and answer well for planting 

 under standard Rose Trees or other light 

 and thinly planted shrubs. Cut the 

 flowers when just open. 



A. fulgens ( The Scarlet Wind/lower} 

 A native of the south of France, over a 

 limited area, for the most part in vineyards. 

 It withstands severe frosts in the open 

 border, but stagnant moisture injures it. 

 In good well-drained soils it will thrive, 

 but is best in a rich manured loam in a 

 northern aspect and in a shaded situation. 

 Division is the surest way of increasing it, 

 as it is liable to sport if raised from seeds. 

 Roots may be transplanted almost all the 

 year round, though the resting time ex- 

 tends only from June to August, and to 

 insure early and good flowers plant the 

 roots as early as possible in the autumn. 

 A large bed of well-grown plants in bloom 

 is a brilliant sight. The flowers last in- 

 doors for a week or more if cut when 

 just coming into bloom and kept in water 

 in a moderately warm room. H. V. 



The Greek form of A. fulgens is larger, 

 and very intense in colour. A fine strain 

 was raised by the late Rev. J. G. Nelson, 



and called by him A . fulgens major. The 

 peacock Anemone (A. Pavonina] is 

 double form of this. 



A. Hepatica (Common Hepatica).^ 

 beautiful early hardy flower. In sheltered 

 spots on porous soil the foliage will re- 

 main through the winter. The Hepatica 

 is a deep rooter hence it thrives so well 

 upon made banks, and it will do as well 

 as Primroses or Violets in any good gar- 

 den soil. Where let alone, and not often 

 pulled to pieces, it makes strong tufts. 

 Clumps of the rich-coloured blues and 

 reds when a mass of bloom in March are 

 very beautiful. The best-known kinds are 



Anemone japonica alba. 



the double red and single blue, both 

 amongst the hardiest of the section. 

 Then there are the single white ; single 

 red ; double blue, rich in colour ; Barlowi, 

 a rich-coloured sport from the single 

 blue ; splendens, a single red ; lilacina^ 

 a pretty mauve kind ; and some others 

 every variety being worthy of culture. 



A. japonica (Japan Anemone}. A tall 

 autumn-blooming kind, 2 ft. to 4 ft. high, 

 with fine foliage and large rose-coloured 

 flowers. The variety named Honorine 

 Jobert, with pure white flowers, is a 

 beautiful plant ; and all good forms of 

 the plant should be cultivated where cut 

 flowers are required in autumn. By 



