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summer flowers, but with us it is as yet too scarce to be em- 

 ployed thus. It is, however, rather abundantly grown in gardens 

 in the South of France, and may be readily obtained by our 

 nurserymen. Flowers in May and June ; rich red. Height, six 

 to eight inches. Propagated by division at the end of the 

 summer growth or very early in spring. 



ANEMONE VVL.S&.T:XL1^A.— Pasqueflower. 



Though sparsely distributed in Britain, this fine old border 

 plant is a true native, and when it does occur on a bleak chalk 

 down, it is generally freely dotted over the turf. The position is 

 usually such as to suggest the aptness of the name Wind- 

 flower for the family generally ; and there are few sights more 

 interesting to the lover of spring flowers than to see its purple 

 blooms just showing through the hard grass of the blast-swept 

 down on an early spring day. The plant is much smaller in 

 a wild than in a cultivated state, usually devoting itself to the 

 production of a solitary flower, which, while showing through 

 the grass, seems careful not to rise above it. In the garden it 

 forms rich healthy tufts, and flowers more abundantly and 

 vigorously, the contrasts between the wild and cultivated states 

 of the plant being very marked. There are several varieties, 

 including red, lilac, and white kinds, but these are now rare. 

 There is also a double variety. It prefers well-drained and 

 light but deep soil. Flowers in March, April, May ; purplish. 

 Height, three to twelve inches. Propagated by division or by 

 seeds. 



ANEMONE RANUNCULOrOES. — Yellow Wood A. 



Not unlike the Apennine and the common Wood Anemone in 

 habit, this species is so very distinct in its clear golden flowers 

 that it is well worthy of cultivation even by the side of the most 

 admired kinds. Indeed, we may consider it an Apennine or a 

 Wood Anemone done in gold ! It is a South European species, 

 and apparently is not so free on the generality of our soils as 

 the blue A., but when grown into well-established tufts on a 

 light or warm and well-drained soil, it displays qualities of which 

 those who have merely seen isolated plants or figures of the 

 plant can have no idea. I have not found it do well on clay 

 soil, but on chalky soil it seems to grow as freely as the common 



