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ANEMONE 



leaves, having 3 entire ovate pointed 

 lobes. The blue flowers, with 6-9 sepals, 

 usually appear about February, and are 

 very attractive. 



Among the many varieties of this 

 species may be mentioned alba with 

 pure white flowers ; ccerulea, single and 

 double forms of which exist, with blue 

 flowers ; rubra (double and single) with 

 reddish-pink flowers ; Ulacima, a pretty 

 mauve kind ; splendens, a single red ; and 

 Bwrlowi, a richly coloured sky-blue sport 

 from the single blue, besides others. 



Culture dc. as above. Hepaticas are 

 charming spring flowers. They are of 

 a deep-rooting nature, and prefer a rich 

 porous soil in sheltered places. When left 

 undisturbed for a few years they form fine 

 clumps and often produce seedlings in 

 favourable spots. 



A. japonica (Japamese Anemone). — A 

 fine autumn-flowering Japanese species 

 about 2-3 ft. high with ternate unequally 

 lobed and toothed leaves. The rosy-car- 

 mine flowers, which are borne on long 

 stalks, are over 2 in. across, and have 

 numerous conspicuous golden stamens in 

 the centre, last a long time in perfection 

 and make the garden gay from August up 

 to the approach of frost. 



The variety alba — also known as 

 Honorine Jobert — is a splendid variety, 

 with masses of pure white flowers each 

 about 3 in. across. 



The variety elega/ns (also called rosea 

 and hybrida) is a variety with a more 

 tufted habit, broader leaves, and pale rose 

 flowers. 



Culture and Propagation. — The 

 Japanese Anemone and its varieties 

 thrive in deep rich soil, and if allowed to 

 remain undisturbed for several years pro- 

 duce a grand effect either in groups by 

 themselves, or in the borders with other 

 plants. They may be increased by 

 division, or from root cuttings placed in a 

 hotbed. It is very rarely indeed that 

 A. japonica ripens seed in cultivation, but 

 it has done so on one or two occasions. 

 The seeds were sown with the result that 

 varieties called Lord Ardilaun and Lady 

 Arddlaun were raised. The latter is very 

 fastidious and almost refuses to grow at 

 aU in some gardens, especially if the soil 

 has been heavily dressed with rich manure. 

 It has, however, been found to flourish in 

 deep and well-dug loamy soil, with the 

 addition of a little leaf mould at the time 

 of planting. It grows about 4 ft. high. 



and may be recognised by its Vine-like 

 foUage and white flowers flushed outside 

 with violet-purple. When well grown it 

 produces seeds freely. Lord Ardilaun is 

 usually better, but neither variety is at 

 present equal in beauty and vigour to the 

 parent. Another variety named Whirl- 

 tvind has been introduced from America, 

 and a nearly double-flowered variety has 

 been raised in France under the name of 

 Coupe d' Argent. 



A. lancifolia. — A very rare tuberous- 

 rooted species from Pennsylvania growing 

 only about 8 in. high. The stalked ter- 

 nate leaves are cut into lance-shaped 

 roundly toothed segments, and the white 

 solitary flowers with 5 ovate-acute sepals 

 appear in May. A plant for the rockery. 



Culture dc. as above. 



A. multifida (A. hudsoniana). — This 

 N. American species grows 6-12 in. high 

 and has ternate leaves, the wedge-shaped 

 segments of which are much cut into 

 linear lobes. The small red, whitish- 

 yellow or citron-coloured flowers appear in 

 June, having 5-10 elliptic-obtuse sepals. 



Culture dc, as above. Suitable for 

 rookery or border. Increased by division 

 or seed. 



A. narcissiflora (Narcissus-flowered 

 Anemone). — This very variable and 

 beautiful species, native of Europe and N. 

 America, grows about 12 in. high. The 

 somewhat hairy radical leaves are 3-5- 

 parted with deeply toothed lobes. The 

 many-flowered umbels of white or pur- 

 plish blossoms appear in May, and have 

 5-6 ovate, blunt or acute sepals. 



Culture dc. as above. This species 

 prefers a somewhat calcareous or sandy 

 soil in borders or rookeries, and may be 

 increased by division. 



A. nemorosa (Wood Anemone). — This 

 charming native species adorns the woods 

 and copses all over the country as well as 

 in Europe and N. America. It has a hori- 

 zontal woody rootstook and reaches a 

 height of 4-8 in. The stalked leaves, which 

 are covered with silky hairswhen young, are 

 divided two or three times into long nar- 

 row segments. The white (rarely purple) 

 solitary flowers with 6 oval veined sepals 

 are 1-2 in. across, and appear in April 

 and May. The variety rohinsoniana, 

 which is probably identical with ccerulea, 

 has sky-blue flowers and is very beautiful. 

 A new form of this called Alleni is a more 

 vigorous grower and has larger and more 



