ANEMONES 
species. 6 inches; flowers white within, bluish purple without, thickly- 
covered with downy hairs; April. 
A. pratensis (meadow). 6 to 12 inches; differs from A. Pulsatilla 
in its smaller, darker flowers and narrower sepals; May. There are 
several named varieties. 
Cultivation With few exceptions the Anemones are spring 
u va ion. | 3 ] oomerS} by a little method in planting the roots a 
succession of flowers may be kept up. A rich, well-drained, sandy loam 
suits most of them. A. coronaria and its varieties are rather gross- 
feeders, and for these the soil should be made very rich, but fresh 
manure should never be given to Anemones. In heavy soils they should 
not be planted deeply, the danger of damping off being then greater; 
for, although most of the species like a damp situation, excessive or 
stagnant wetness is the Anemone-grower’s principal difficulty. Some¬ 
times the flowers are spoiled by late frosts in April or May, but if these 
are feared, the beds must be protected at night, when the plants begin 
to show bloom. Some of the species, such as apennina, fvXgens, and 
sylvestris, do best in the partial shade of trees, or in a shrubbery border. 
A. japonica and its varieties are excellent plants for furnishing 
moist tree-shaded corners, and they grow equally well in full sunshine. 
In some gardens they form a feature when planted together with 
Kniphofias. They are also happy when planted on the margin of lakes 
or streams. 
Pot-culture Most of. the Anemones may be grown in pots, and so 
treated they may be used to make the greenhouse brilliant 
through the winter. For this purpose they should be potted in autumn 
in a compost of turfy-loam, sharp sand, and well-decomposed manure, 
and given the protection of a cold frame, where they will come on 
nicely for winter and spring flowering. 
Propagation After flowering the foliage begins to turn yellow, and 
the material that has been accumulated by the vital activity 
of the leaf is gradually transferred to the roots. This process is not 
complete until the whole of the plant above ground has withered. Then 
the roots may be taken up and divided, care being taken to have an 
“ eye ” or incipient shoot on every portion that is separated, or growth 
will not take place. Some species do not succeed so well as others, if so 
divided. A. japonica cheerfully submits to the process, as do the 
various forms of A. nemorosa, but others like A. narcissiflora do hot 
make headway under it. The best method for increasing stock is by 
raising new plants from seed, except in the case of A. fvlgens, which is 
best propagated by division in July or August. Really double flowers 
