282 FLOWER GARDEN. 



is onlj one tint. Of late years, anemones remarkable 

 for the magnitude of their flowers and the brilliancy of 

 their hues have been imported from Holland, particu- 

 larly by Mr. Lawson, of Edinburgh. 



The soil and culture are -so nearly the same as in the 

 ranunculus that it is needless to specify them. The 

 plant continues longer in the flower, and the leaves often 

 remain so long green that it is difficult to find a period 

 of inaction in which to take up the roots. It has been 

 recommended that, as soon as the bloom is over, the 

 bed should be screened from rain by mattings until the 

 leaves wither. As the tuberous roots are rather brittle, 

 they require considerable care in handling. Anemones 

 are easily raised from the seed. A bed of single ane- 

 mones, it may be remarked, is a valuable addition to 

 a flower garden, as it afi*ords, in a warm situation, an 

 abundance of handsome and often brilliant spring 

 flowers, almost as clearly as the snow-drop or the crocus. 



When the bloom of the hyacinth, tulip,' ranunculus, 

 or anemone, is over, the beds should be filled up with 

 small showy annuals, which will soon restore their, gay 

 aspect. - These annuals are to be raised on a hotbed, 

 and kept in it, or in patches in a piece of reserve 

 ground, till wanted. 



The Narcissus is an extensive genus, including a 

 great many interesting species and varieties. It be- 

 longs, however, rather to the botanico-florist than to 

 the florist proper ; but, as it contains many plants of 

 great elegance, it ought to receive more general atten- 

 tion. The Polyanthus Narcissus (N. Tazetta) afi'ords 

 the varieties which are yearly cultivated by florists, 

 the bulbs of which are yearly imported .in quantities 

 from Holland. These prosper in a light soil, contain- 



