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growing wild in most of our northern counties, as well as 

 in the Lowlands of Scotland. It is an elegant little shrub, 

 with pink flowers, which begin to open toward the end of 

 May. 



This is the species of Andromeda the most desirable for 

 home-cultivation ; but there are many others, of which two 

 or three are evergreens ; as the willow-leaved and the box- 

 leaved Andromedas. They will all bear the open air. In 

 dry summer weather they will require water every evening ; 

 if the weather be very hot, they may be watered in the 

 morning also. 



ANEMONE. 



RANUNCULACE-flE. POLYANDRIA POLYGYNIA. 



Anemone, from the Greek, anemos, wind : some say because the 

 flower opens only when the wind blows ; others, because it grows in 

 situations much exposed to the wind. French, Anemone^ 1'herbe au 

 vent [wind herb] ; Italian, Anemolo ; Fiore Stella. 



To do justice to every species of the Anemone, it would 

 be necessary to write a volume upon that subject alone ; 

 but it will suffice for the present purpose to speak of the 

 kinds most desirable. 



The Anemones are natives of the East, from whence 

 their roots were originally brought; but they have been 

 so much improved by culture, as to take a high rank 

 among the ornaments of our gardens in the spring. As 

 they do not blow the first year, it will be more convenient 

 to purchase the plants from a nursery than to rear them 

 at home : on another account also, it will be better ; for 

 they vary so much, that it is impossible to secure the 

 handsomest kinds by the seed ; and, when in flower, they 

 may be selected according to the taste of the purchaser. 

 They should be sheltered from frost and heavy rains : 



