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Many fine varieties of the Japanese Anemone have 

 been raised from seed, and the following may be named 

 for the benefit of gardeners who want to specialise this 

 beautiful plant : 



Alba (Honorine Joubert), white. 



Beaute Parfaite, double white. 



Collerette, white, yellow anthers, semi-double. 



Coupe d' Argent, white, double. 



Couronne Virginale, white, tinted. 



Honorine Joubert, white. 



Lady Ardilaun, white, larger than the preceding. 



Mont Rose, rose, semi-double. 



Vase d' Argent, silvery, double. 



Whirlwind, white. 



The Japanese Anemone and its varieties are delightful 

 for herbaceous borders. They may be planted in spring. 

 Propagation can be effected by division, or by taking 

 cuttings of the roots in spring, placing them in pots, and 

 putting them in a heated greenhouse or warm frame. 



Narcissiflora is not a very important species, but it is 

 a pretty one, with its umbels of white flowers in April 

 and May. It grows about a foot high. It will thrive on 

 the rockery if the position is partially shaded. It may be 

 planted in spring, and divided, if propagation is neces- 

 sary, at the same season. 



Wood Anemones. In nemorosa we have the Wood 

 Anemone, so much admired in the shady glades of the 

 forest in spring. It abounds on the chalk hills of Kent, 

 the colour varying from white to pale rose. It is not 

 much grown in gardens, but the large, beautiful, lavender- 

 coloured variety Robinsoniana is, and few more charming 

 dwarf spring-blooming plants exist for the rockery or 

 for naturalising. Other pretty varieties of nemorosa are 

 alba flore-pleno, double white ; Alleni, blue ; bracteata, 



