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native of Siberia, North Italy, Germany, and France, it is per- 

 fectly at home in this country, should be grown wherever 

 first-rate border flowers are appreciated, will associate well 

 with the alpine Windflower, and plants of like size, about the 

 lower and flatter parts of the rockwork, and, being naturally a 

 native of the grove, will he found perfectly at home along our 

 wood walks and half wild spots, in shrubberies, &c. The aspect 

 of the drooping unopened buds has suggested its English name 

 — the Snowdrop Anemone. Flowers in April and May ; pure 

 white. Height, one foot to fifteen inches. Propagated readily 

 by division of root. 



ANEMONE 'SBJEOISUl.— Three-leaved Wood A. 



This is an interesting little species, much like the Wood A., 

 but not so widely distributed. Although found in a wild 

 state in pleasant groves on the woody hillsides of Piedmont or 

 the Tyrol, it does perfectly well in our climate, and should t 

 grown everywhere for variety's sake. It may be readily known 

 from its relative, the Wood A., by its neatly toothed tri- 

 foliate leaves, and it seems to be a little smaller and dwarfer 

 in habit. I have, however, never seen them under exactly 

 like conditions. It is well suited for naturalisation along with 

 A. apennina and others of the family, and is of course suitable 

 for rockwork or borders. Flowers in April and May ; white. 

 Height, four to six inches. Propagated by division and by 

 seeds. 



ANEMONE VERNALIS. — Shaggy Pasqueflower. 



One of the Pasqueflower division of the Anemone family, but 

 vei-y dwarf. The flowers are very large and shaggy, and covered 

 with brownish silky hairs. It is a rare plant, and should be 

 grown in some select spot on the rockwork, giving it good 

 drainage and deep soil. A native of Norway, Sweden, and ex- 

 treme northern countries, and also of very elevated positions on 

 the Alps and Pyrenees, and is rarely seen in good condition 

 in our gardens. It should as a rule be grown on a level spot on 

 rockwork, in deep free soil, and be abundantly supplied with 

 water in summer. Flowers early in spring ; whitish inside.- 

 Height, four to eight inches. Propagated by division and by 

 seeds. 



