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of this Adonis, but those that are red are not brightly 

 coloured. Imported roots may usually be had in autumn, 

 and many of these are greatly travel-worn ; and although 

 they push and flower freely the first year, they are not 

 unlikely to go back a bit the next. They are best planted 

 and left alone. 



Fair Anemone 



{Anemone hlanda) is the Eastern form of the later-flowered 

 A. apennina, the most glorious of Italian blue flowers, and 

 fortunately well established in many fine gardens. The 

 flowers of A. hlanda are a paler blue, and appear in the 

 first weeks of the year from plants put in against a south 

 wall, and well exposed to the early winter sunshine. The 

 tubers should be planted l| inches apart, and 2 inches deep. 

 A valuable subject for setting in thousands beneath the 

 shelter of deciduous trees. There are various varieties, 

 white, pink, deeper blue, and blue and white {scphinica)y 

 but in many instances these are later flowering. 



Hepatica 



{Anemone Hepatica)^ usually known simply as Hepatica^ in 

 gardens, is quite unlike the preceding, having strong, 

 deep-going, tough roots. In shade the leaves are retained 

 through the year, but the plants are not injured if the 

 leaves are withered during summer sunshine, and plants 

 should be set in sunny crevices of stone steps, etc., 

 in rock gardens as well as elsewhere. Wonderfully 

 attractive are these plants. The flowers, about an 

 inch across, may be had in various shades of blue, pink, 

 and white, the first two being, of course, most effective. 

 Stray flowers appear before Christmas, but the second 

 month of the year is here before they appear in full 

 parade. The double-flowered varieties have very neat 

 ** double" blooms, but often less freely produced, and 



