28 BULBS AND TUBEROUS-BOOTED PLANTS. 



this country, as our climate is not at all congenial to 

 them, both too hot and too cold, either extreme being 

 fatal to them. Where they can be grown successfully 

 they make charming plants, producing a mass of very 

 gorgeous flowers. They succeed fairly well here, in moist, 

 partially shaded situations, or in a frame where the 

 tubers can be planted about the first of February, safely 

 protected against frost, and where they can also be pro- 

 tected against mid-day sun. In France they are usually 

 planted in autumn, but in America a better plan is to 

 plant as early in spring as they can be put in the ground. 

 As soon as the tops die down take up the tubers and 

 store in a dry room free from frost. There are both 

 double and single forms, and varieties innumerable. 

 Either can be produced from seed, the plants flowering 

 the second year; it is, however, quite as advisable to 

 plant the tubers. 



A. coronaria (Poppy Anemone). A native of the 

 Levant. This is a parent of most of the popular varie- 

 ties. The flowers are about two inches in diameter, 

 white, scarlet and purple, with all the variations these 

 colors will produce. The varieties make a fine display 

 in spring. They can be grown in the greenhouse in 

 pots, flowering during the winter, if desired. But they 

 seem to be born for the open air, which is their appro- 

 priate home and place. (See engraving, Page 27.) 



A. hortensis. Varying but little from the preced- 

 ing ; it is also the parent of many varieties, both double 

 and single. Many other so-called species are but varie- 

 ties of these. 



A. fulgens. This is one of the most showy species 

 of the genus. Its color is of the most intense dazzling 

 scarlet that it is possible to conceive. As it is one 

 of the earliest flowers of the year, and so exceedingly 

 beautiful withal, it deserves a place in every garden. 

 (See engraving, Page 26.) 



