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it cannot be recommended for timber, 

 it is of great value for fuel and shelter. 

 It grows very rapidly, can be trimmed 

 to any shape desired, and will stand 

 the roughest treatment. A syrup and 



sugar is also made from the sap, ap- 

 proaching the maple syrup in its rich- 

 ness and whiteness ; a pailful of sap is 

 said to make half a gallon of syrup. — 

 American Agricv.lturist. 



J|loU3er5. 



CULTIVATION OF ANEMONES. 



BT UKRMASX SIMMBRS, TORONTO. 



'HE ANEMONE is a genius of 

 plants of the natui'al order Ranun- 

 culaceae. The name is derived 

 from the Greek word, aneinos wind, 

 because many of the species prefer very 

 exposed situations to flower properly. 

 The species are numerous and generally 

 beautiful. Most of them iiower early 

 in spring. They are natives of tem- 

 perate and cold climates, chiefly of the 

 northern hemisphei-e. Anemone nem- 

 orosa, or the Wood Anemone, is a 

 common native of all parts of Great 

 Britain, and its white flowers, ex- 

 ternally tinged with purple, are an 

 ornament of many a woodland scene 

 and mountain pasture in the months of 

 April and May. Another species, A. 

 Pulsatilla, the Pasque Flower, adorns 

 chalky pastures in some parts of Eng- 

 land at the same season ; its flowers 

 are purple and externally silky. The 

 garden Anemone is a favorite florists 

 flower ; the varieties are very numer- 

 ous, and whole works have been pub- 

 lished on them, and their cultivation, 

 which is most extensively carried on in 

 Holland, and has prevailed for a very 

 long period.* 



It is generally supposed that all these 

 varieties have originated from two 

 species, A. coronaria and A. hortensis 



or stellata. Both are natives of the 

 Levant ; the latter is found also in 

 Italy and the so;ith of France. By 

 cultivation the size of the flower is 

 increased, its form and coloure ai-e 

 modified, and many of the stamens are 

 often changed into small petals, forming 

 a sort of heart of the flower. The 

 cultivation of the Anemone requires 

 great attention in order to develop the 

 perfection it has now attained. To 

 grow them most successfully, secure a 

 light sandy soil, plant the bulbs two 

 inches below the surface of the ground, 

 and cover for the winter with a 

 light litter of leaves. Growing them 

 in the house has not proved successful, 

 therefore, I would suggest that the 

 amateur confine himself to growing in 

 the open air altogether. The root con- 

 sists of clustered tubers, which are 

 taken up after flowering ; the plant is 

 propagated by parting the roots or by 

 sowing the seed. In the latter way 

 new varieties are obtained, but the 

 seedlings do not flower untU the second 

 or third year. Besides the species 

 which have been named, others occa- 

 sionally appear as ornaments of our 

 flower garden, such as Anemone Japo- 

 nica, a most beautiful species, which 

 has only recently been introduced from 



