8 The Anemone. 



folia and A. japonica ; retaining all the beauty of flower of the former, all 

 the hardiness of the latter, and improving upon both in foliage. 



\i we were limited to half a dozen hardy plants, this variety would be 

 one of the first to be selected. 



There are many other species, all, however, rare in cultivation ; and 

 space will allow us to mention but one more, the species from which (with 

 A. stdlata) all our florist's anemones originate. A. coronaria is a native of 

 Italy, Greece, and generally of the South of Europe. The flowers are very 

 variable in color; being blue, red, pink, white, scarlet, purple, or striped. 

 The roots are small, knobby tubers, of most unpromising appearance. They 

 are annually imported in the autumn in large quantities by our seedsmen, 

 from Holland or England, and should be planted as soon as possible after 

 their arrival. None of the varieties will survive the winter in the open 

 ground, but do well if covered with a frame. The best way to prepare 

 a bed is to dig it out about eighteen inches deep, fill in six inches of well- 

 rotted cow-dung, and over this about a foot of good sandy loam, raising 

 the bed slightly above the surface of the adjoining ground. Plant the 

 tubers in drills about two inches deep and four inches apart, setting each 

 one in sharp sand to prevent rotting. 



As the winter approaches, put the frame over the bed, fill in with dry 

 leaves, draw on the sash, and leave all until April. Early in April remove 

 the leaves, give light and plenty of air in good weather, and, if the soil be- 

 come dry, copious waterings after the plants appear above ground. The 

 flowers will come out in May or early in June. After bloom is over, with- 

 hold all water, and, when the foliage has withered, take up the tubers, and 

 keep them in a dry place until the time for planting again comes round. 

 The same tubers may be planted year after year. Plants are easily raised 

 from seed, and seedlings bloom the second year. The seed should be 

 sown in a frame as soon as ripe ; but it often will not come up until the 

 following spring. 



To all lovers of flowers we say. Grow anemones ; the hardy species are 

 eminently satisfactory, and the more tender will repay by their brilliant 

 blossoms the little care required to bring them to perfection. 



Glen Ridge, 1869. 



