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■quarters in which they will be sheltered from cutting ground 

 winds. This is absolutely necessary. Late planting of the 

 roots is also advisable, December and January being preferable 

 to September and October, especially if the ground be open. 

 If got in at the latter period they often make top growth in a 

 few weeks, and if it once gets injured by winds this is fatal to 

 the chances of flowering. in spring. 



There are several other spring-flowering kinds deserving of 

 mention, amongst which are A. palmata (Fig. 189), yellow ; 

 A. nemorosa Robinsoniana, a blue variety of the common Wood 

 Anemone; A. ranunculoides, yellow; and A. stellata (Fig. 190), in 

 3. variety of colours. 



Anomatheca. — Though oftener grown in pots for the green- 

 house or window garden, A. cruenta is hardy enough for outside 

 ■cultivation. It is a native of South Africa, and attains a height of 

 ■about 1 ft. Alight, sandy 

 soil, a warm raised 

 border or rockery, and 

 ■deep planting, com- 

 pared with the sjze of 

 the bulbs, constitute the 

 chief requirements of 

 this pretty member of 

 the Iris family. The 

 flowers are small but 

 ■of a brilliant scarlet, 

 and the leaves are 

 graceful ' and grass-like. 

 There is a recently- 

 introduced species in 

 A. grandiflora, with 

 larger flowers. The 

 .genus is sunk by 

 ■modern botanists in 

 Lapeyrousia. Readily 

 increased by offsets in 

 spring, or by seeds, 

 which ripen freely. 



Fig. 191. — Anthericum Liliastrum. 



Anthericum (Phalangium). — Quite amongst the first rank of 

 'hardy bulbous flowers are the St. Bruno and St. Bernard Lilies 

 {A. Liliastrum and A. Liliago), and they are fast becoming 

 popular for borders or for associating with other graceful plants, 

 like some of the Irises, in a mixed bed ; while they also show to 

 ■advantage when naturalised. The blossoms of the two species 

 Jiamed, which are the commonest of those met with, are white. 

 A. Liliastrum has flowers resembling small Lilies (Fig. 191); 

 while A. Liliago has small star-shaped flowers. There is a yellow- 



