48 A GtJlDE TO FLOIUCITLTUKE, 



to the Clematis, and the brilliancy of their colors make 

 them indispensA ble in all well regulated flower gardens. 

 The following criterion for a fine Anemone 19 taken from: 

 London's Encyclopaedia, page 1029. 



" The stem should be strong, elastic, and erect, not less 

 than nine inches high. 'The blossom or corolla should be 

 at least two inches and a half in diameter, consisting of an 

 exterior row of Ia?'ge, substantial, well rounded petals, or 

 guard leaves, at first horizontally extending, and then turn- 

 ing a little tfpwardis-, so as to form a bfcad shallow cup, the 

 interior part of which should contain a great number of 

 long and small petals imbricating each other, and rather re- 

 verting from the centre of the blossom ; there are a great 

 number of small sletfdet stamens mteimixed with the pe* 

 tals, but thes?e are short and not easily discernible. Tho 

 colors should be clear and distinct when diversified in the 

 same flower, of brilliant and striking if it consist only of 

 one color, as Hue, crimson, or scarlet, &c. } in which case 

 ihe bottom of the broad exterior petals are generally white \ 

 but the beauty and contrast is considerably increased when 

 both the exterior and interior petals are regularly marked 

 with alternate blue and white, or pink and white, &c., 

 stripes, which ifl the broad petals should not extend quite to 

 the margin.' 



The soil most suitable is rather light and sandy loam, 

 still this plant is by no means tenacious. The best time to 

 plant them is October, and will bloom in April and May, 

 and if shaded will retain their brilliancy for a long time, 

 and if planted in November will flower in May and June, 

 The Anemone can be brought to bloom in any month 

 of the year, but those planted late and protected with 



