THE ANEMONE. 137 



THE ANEMONE. 



The tubers should be planted late in October, in a bed 

 prepared by removing the old soil to the depth of sixteen or 

 eighteen inches. If the situation is cold and wet, drain it 

 well, and do not go so deep ; if dry and warm, the bed may 

 be made deeper. Fill in four to six inches of cow-drop- 

 pings, such as may be gathered in the pastures. Upon this, 

 place as much good fresh earth as will raise the beds to 

 their former level, or a little higher, to allow for settling. 

 On the approach of very frosty weather, cover with a 

 frame, and exclude the frost. In fine, the treatment is 

 exactly that prescribed for the ranunculus. 



Any common, moderately light soil suits the anemone : a 

 wet, stiff soil rots the roots in winter. 



If necessary to make a soil, take maiden-loam from the 

 surface of a pasture, turf and all : to every load of this 

 add one of cow-dung, and half a load of clean, sharp, fresh 

 sand. Form this into a ridge, and let it remain a year ; 

 turning it, and picking out insects, every two months. A 

 very good soil may be made of two parts garden-loam, one 

 part well-rotted cow-dung, and one-half part sharp sand. 



The anemone is somewhat more hardy than the ranun- 



