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ANEMONE. 



warm and sunny banks and borders, 

 or naturalization on sheltered banks 

 among short grass. Thrives in sandy 

 loam, or peat and loam, and is in- 

 creased readily by division. 



Anemone coronaria (Poppy A.) The 

 most popular and varied of cultivated 

 Anemones, 6 to 9 in. high, flowers, 

 in spring, early summer, and often 

 throughout the winter; red, white, 

 and purple in variety ; sepals 6, oval, 

 rounded. Leaves ternate, deeply cut ; 

 segments numerous, narrow, pointed ; 

 bracts stalkless, divided. There are 

 a great many varieties both double 



and single. S. Europe. Rockwork, 



the spring garden, or borders, or 

 naturalization in semi-wild places, in 

 a rich deep loam. Propagated by seed 

 or division. The roots of the more 

 select named kinds should be taken 

 up when the leaves die down, and 

 planted at intervals to secure a con- 

 tinuity of bloom. The best bloom 

 is obtained by planting in September 

 or October. 



Anemone elegans (Pale Japan A.) 

 This plant differs from A. japonica in 

 being less pubescent, being generally 

 taller (2 ft. to3 ft.), having broader 

 leaves, and particularly in having 

 flowers of a paler rose-colour, more 

 than 3 in. across. It also seems to 

 grow more in a tuft, and to run rather 

 less at the root than the common A. 

 japonica, of which it is probably a 



variety or sub-species. Japan. 



Similar treatment and positions to 

 those for the Japan Windflower. 



Anemone fnlgens (Scarlet Wind~ 

 flower). A noble kind, about 1 ft. 

 nigh, conspicuous for its brilliant scarlet 

 flowers. Flowers, early in summer; 

 large, solitary, of a dazzling vermilion 

 or scarlet, sometimes with a light- 

 coloured ring round the stamens, 

 which forma jet-black centre. Leaves, 

 3-lobed, incised-dentate, of a lively 

 green. Native of the South of Europe. 



Borders, rockwork, beds in the 



spring garden, and when sufficiently 

 plentiful may be scattered about in 

 half -wild places, in calcareous clay, or 

 rich loam. Propagated by division or 

 by seed. 



Anemone Hepatica (Common Hepa- 

 tica) Hepatica triloba. A well- 

 known old spring -flower, 3 to 6 in. 

 high, with 3-lobed leaves. Flowers, 

 February to April; usually blue, 1 

 on each stalk ; stalks numerous and 

 hairy ; involucre consisting of 3 entire 

 leaves. Leaves, heart-shaped, 3-lobed ; 

 lobes entire, ovate, acute. There 

 are many varieties of this plant ; the 

 principal of which are the single 

 blue, double blue, siDgle white, single 

 red, double red, single pink (carnea), 

 single mauve purple (Barlowi}, crimson 

 (splendens), and lilacina. The double 

 varieties continue longer in bloom 

 than the single. A native of many 



hilly parts of Europe. Borders, 



edgings to beds of American plants, 

 or rockwork. It grows freely in good 

 garden soil, but loves best a rich 

 stiff loam, and a half- sheltered posi- 

 tion. Propagated by division or seed, 

 the double ones by division only. 



1 Anemone japonica(/apan Windflower) 

 A noble perennial, about 3 ft. high. 

 Flowers, in autumn ; numerous, rosy- 

 carmine and downy on the inside, 

 pale rose without, 2 to 2| in. across, 

 on long footstalks which spring from 

 a whorl of 3 or 4 leaves ; anthers, 

 golden yellow. Leaves, ternate, with 

 unequally lobed, toothed segments. 



Native of Japan. Borders, and 



naturalization in almost any posi- 

 tion, the plant having a vigorous con- 

 stitution. Division of root, almost 

 every particle of which is capable 

 \ of forming a plant. A noble variety 

 with pure white flowers is known in 

 gardens as Anemone Honorine Jobert ; 

 it is one of the finest perennials we 



