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counting in with it, as it is only fair to do, the numerous 

 beautiful varieties which have been raised from it, we 

 cannot but look upon it, from the general flower garden 

 point of view, as the most important of the whole 

 genus. This high praise tends to crumble away, 

 however, when we consider it as a rock plant pure and 

 simple. It is really too vigorous to be a perfect rockery 

 plant. The lover of Poppy Anemones might raise a 

 batch from seed, and pick out a few of the neatest and 

 brightest varieties for the rockery. It comes from 

 seed so readily that there is no difficulty in getting a 

 large stock of plants to choose from. It may be 

 bloomed in autumn by sowing seed in a frame the 

 previous winter, and may be flowered in summer from 

 tubers planted out of doors the same spring, but autumn 

 planting is preferable to keeping the tubers stored in a 

 bag in a dry place aU the winter through, as it may be 

 found that they have lost their freshness by spring. 

 The fohage is deeply cut and very pleasing. The 

 plant is quite good enough for a lawn bed, and if planted 

 in autumn will flower late in spring. 



Fulgens is a brilHant species, its scarlet flowers 

 lighting up the rockery in spring. Like coronariUj it 

 is easily raised from seed, but to get flowers quickly 

 tubers should be planted in autumn. It has been 

 used a good deal by the florists, and many varieties 

 are available. The most popular is King of Scarlets, 

 a semi-double flower of the richest colour, of which 

 tubers may be bought cheaply in autumn. The fulgens 

 varieties do very well in ordinary soil, and will suit the 

 rock gardener who wants inexpensive, easily grown. 



