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FAMILIAR GARBEN FLOWERS. 



than those o£ A. apennina, and appearing earlier. A. jut' 

 gem and A. stellata are nea.rly related ; they are exquisitely 

 beautifulj and give us scarlet^ purple^ ruby, rosy, and 

 blush-coloured flowers. A. nemorosa, the native wood 

 anemone, is a lovely thing, and various in its characters. 

 We have single and double varieties ; we have them white, 

 blush, lilac, reddish, purplish, and rich sky-blue j and all 

 are worthy of a place on the rockery, though they will also 

 thrive in any good border. A. jjalmuta is the cyclamen- 

 leaved anemone, a fine plant with flowers glossy yellow 

 or pure white. This species has both single' and double 

 varieties. A. ranuiiculoides is like the Apennine plant, but 

 has yellow flowers. Finally, A. sylvesfris, the snowdrop 

 anemone, claims attention for its beautiful white flowers of 

 large size freely produced on a groundwork of green leaves. 

 Other more famous kinds may for the present be left to 

 speak for themselves; it is enough to mention here a 

 few of the finer varieties which are not so generally known. 



