HARDY HERBACEOUS PLANTS 



Anemones, Japanese. 

 Asters. 

 Christmas Roses. 



Autumn and Winter. 



Chrysanthemums. 

 Dahlias. 



Irises. 



Michaelmas Daisies. 



Anemones. Many of the Anemones are dwarf plants, more 

 suitable for the rockery than the herbaceous border, but there are 

 two notable exceptions, the Crown and the Japanese Anemones. 

 The former bloom in spring and summer, and the latter in late 

 summer and early autumn. There are two special strains of Crown 

 Anemones, the St. Bridgid and the Alderborough. If readers have 

 seen groups of Anemones at the large flower shows with double 

 and semi-double flowers as large as Roses, brilliant rose, pink, 

 scarlet, blue, and mauve in colour, they have probably seen Alder- 

 borough Anemones. One can buy roots of these, or seeds. It 

 would secure a succession of bloom if some of the roots were 

 planted in autumn and others in spring. They might be buried 

 about an inch deep. They grow about a foot high, and make the 

 most beautiful beds and border clumps imaginable. The Japanese 

 Anemone is a totally different plant, alike in habit, bloom, and 

 foliage. It grows about three feet high, and the best varieties have 

 single white, pink, or rose flowers about two inches across. It is 

 very graceful and beautiful, and as it thrives in most kinds of soil, 

 and spreads freely, it ought to be specially marked. It can be 

 increased by division in spring. The Japanese Anemone is shown 

 in one of the coloured plates. 



Antirrhinums (Snapdragons). There are no finer or more valu- 

 able bedding or border plants than the Snapdragons. The flower 

 gardener who finds himself disposed to look somewhat disdainfully 

 on this old flower should make himself acquainted with the modern 

 strains of the Scottish florists, which have large flowers of the most 

 lovely colours. How can he effect this purpose? The cheapest 

 way is to buy a packet of seed from one of the leading firms, and 

 grow them for himself. He will find them very easy to manage. If 



