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the young foliage shows. When established they should 

 be left alone, as they do not relish frequent disturbance. 



Hortensis (stellata). With the star Windflower we get 

 back to the tuberous-rooted class. The botanists make 

 hortensis embrace fulgens as well as stellata ; both, 

 they tell us, are forms of the one species. Doubtless 

 this is correct, but we have grown into a way of regard- 

 ing hortensis and fulgens as distinct in gardens. 



The species produces scarlet, purple (or blue), and 

 white flowers. It has several varieties, notably White 

 Gem, an exquisite silvery flower with dark anthers. 

 Jewel, violet, with white centre, is also charming. All 

 grow nine inches to a foot high, and bloom in spring. 

 The culture is similar to that of coronaria and fulgens 

 that is, they may be raised from seed sown in spring or 

 tubers planted in autumn ; but they will not thrive so 

 well as the Poppy Anemone in heavy soil. They like a 

 light, warm, well-drained soil, in a sunny position, and 

 are suitable for rockwork. 



The Japanese Anemone, Japonica, which came from 

 Japan in 1844, is a glorious herbaceous plant, producing 

 its beautiful flowers on long, arching stems in August, 

 September, and October. A fibrous-rooted species, it 

 will grow almost anywhere. I have seen it really good 

 in a London suburban garden. It loves a deep, cool, 

 rich soil; and in such a medium is a very different 

 plant from the ones that are seen in thin, poor, sun- 

 baked soil, often rising to four feet high. 



The type has red flowers, and is less popular than the 

 white variety Honorine Joubert, which first appeared in 

 the garden of a French horticulturist named Joubert (or 

 Jobert) at Verdun-sur-Meuse. The latter produces its 

 large, white flowers in great abundance, and as the stems 

 are long, the plant is valuable to cut from. 



