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or four inches separate in the rows. They should be so 
close that the foliage shall cover the surface of the bed, for 
in this way aisalutary degree of shade and moisture is pre- 
served. The autumn-planted roots must be sheltered from 
frost by old-tan or hooped mattings.. When in flower, the 
‘plants are covered with an awning. When the leaves 
.wither, the roots:are taken up, dried, and. stored, : 
viSeareely any florists’ flower is more readily propagated 
from seed, or sooner repays the care.of the:cultivator. The 
seed is obtained. sparingly from semidouble sorts, which are 
often of themselves very beautiful flowers: It is generally 
sown in boxes in autumn or spring; but. it may also be 
sown with success in the open ground. The young plants 
flower, often-in the second, and always in the third, year. 
. The Anemone of the flower garden includes two species, 
Anemone coronaria, a native of, the Levant, and A. hor- 
tensis,'a native of Italy. These have long shared the at- 
tention of: the florist, and in his arrangements have generally 
been associated with the ranunculus, resembling it in its 
natural affinities and mode of culture. The single and 
semidouble flowers are considered nearly as fine as the 
double ones. The sorts are numerous, but. at present are 
seldom distinguished by names. In a fine double anemone, 
the stem should be strong, erect, and not less than nine 
inches high. The flower should be at least two and a half 
inches in diameter, consisting of an exterior row of large 
well-rounded petals, in the form of a. broad shallow cup, 
the interior part.of which should contain a number of small 
petals, mixed with stamens, imbricating each other. The 
colors should be clear and distinct when diversified in the 
same flower, or striking and brilliant when there is only 
one tint, Of late years, anemones remarkable for the mag- 
nitude of their flowers and the brilliancy of their hues have 
