OF HERBACEOUS AND OTHER WINTER 

 FLOWERING PLANTS IN THE OPEN 



The flowers of Anemone, Adonis y Crocus are all sun loving, 

 and their perfect expansion can only be secured by plant- 

 ing the roots in sunny positions. This does not of course 

 prevent their use beneath the branches of deciduous trees, 

 for these afford protection rather than winter shade, and 

 form an ideal setting for these early gems. 



Some nurserymen keep such good plants as hepaticas 

 and Christmas roses in a finely divided state, for which 

 undivided gold goes but a little way in purchasing 

 enough to make a fair display. These and other plants 

 are easily procurable by traders from abroad, for many 

 are the places where quantities can be obtained with but 

 little trouble. If freshly imported plants can be obtained, 

 these will be found quite satisfactory, but of course they 

 should not remain unplanted long. 



What are wanted are fresh types of winter-flowering 

 plants. Of some, well known, the varieties are very 

 numerous, but as many are very scarce, there is little 

 general interest taken in them. 



The Winter Adonis 



{Adonis amurensis). — An Amurland plant, with yellow, 

 anemone-like flowers, and finely divided leaves. The 

 stems reach 12 inches or so in height, and bear one or 

 more flowers each, that expand in Edinburgh during 

 early February and continue in succession for a month 

 or more. The Japanese cultivate several colour forms 

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