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AMARYLLIS ANEMONE. 



A. Purpurea, (Vallota), a bright purplish scarlet, of dwarf habit. 

 It throws up a strong flower stem in August about eighteen inches 

 high and continues in blossom a long time. The bulbs may be 

 potted any time in Spring, or even as late as June. After flowering 

 they may remain in the pot until the following Spring, not be al- 

 lowed to wholly rest, and should be kept cool and but slightly moist. 

 Repot for flowering the following season. 



A. Vitata, blooms in the house from April to June, flowers white, 

 striped with rose. Requires a season of rest just before flowering. 



ANEMONE. 



Many species of this plant inhabit elevated, windy 

 places ; hence the name, from anemos, the wind. It 

 belongs to the Ranunculaceae family, and is found in 

 almost all parts of the world, there being nearly a 

 hundred varieties of it. Their foliage is beautiful, 

 intensely bright green, and the flowers are of bril- 

 liant and varied hues and produced in great pro- 

 fusion, a constant succession of which can, by 

 proper management, always be secured. 



SOIL AND GENERAL TREATMENT. 



Anemone require a rich soil composed of two 

 parts strong loam and one part well-rotted cow 

 manure. 



They need only a moderate supply of water, and 

 like a warm atmosphere, but not the noonday sun. 



They are increased either from seeds, divisions, 

 or offsets from the roots, and some of the species 

 ma) r be propagated from cuttings rooted in light 

 loam under glass. 



