AUTUMN BEAUTY 133 



Honeysuckle waving gracious censers over a sunlit gar- 

 den. Last year hard frost held off so long that after the 

 first light snowstorm I found the tearful faces of pink 

 Verbenas shining through the snow and the heads of 

 fresh Sweet Alyssum looking as if they had donned little 

 nightcaps vastly becoming. 



But we have not arrived at this point yet and turn 

 with gratitude to the groups of Japanese Anemones 

 which have begun to open their lovely flowers. Among 

 the strong colours and coarser growths of the autumn 

 garden this exquisite, refined flower looks as if it belongs 

 at the other end of the year and unfit to cope with frosts 

 and winds, but it is quite strong and brave and will 

 withstand several degrees of frost without flinching. 

 According to soil and situation Anemone Japonica will 

 vary much as to height. Well grown, the flower stems 

 should rise three feet, or more, and break into a loose 

 spray of lovely blossoms, white, or in shades of pink and 

 rose. I have had the best results with these flowers in 

 rich rather heavy soil and partial shade, and I find they 

 take a year or two to become sufficiently at home to 

 create much of an effect. They appear very late in 

 spring so, in digging about the borders, care must be 

 taken not to injure the fleshy roots. 



In Mr. H. H. Thomas's book, "The Ideal Garden," 

 he says: "The Japanese Anemone likes a shady spot, it 

 dislikes being disturbed, and thrives in quite ordinary 

 soil. The roots to ck is woody, and a large stock may be 



