48 PIGTOBIAL FBAGTICAL BULB GBOWIXG. 



E. P. Ker and Sons, of Aigburtb, Liverpool. They have both beaten 

 our Continental neighbours on many occasions. 



Selection of 



Acidale, light scarlet. 

 Autocrat, scarlet, striped 

 white. 



Beethoven, orange, veined 

 white. 



Chancellor, red, striped 

 Avhite. 



Duke of Alban}-, deep 



scarlet. 

 George Nicholson, blood 



red, feathered white. 

 Her Majesty, white, shaded 



scarlet. 



Amaryllises, 



Juno, scarlet and white. 

 Meteor, white, striped 



crimson. 

 Olympia, crimson scarlet, 



shaded orange. 

 Prince of Orange, orange, 



shaded white. 

 Queen Victoria, wliite, 



striped crimson. 

 Eobur, rich carmine. 

 Star of India, carmine, 



white stripes. 



Chapter XI I,- Anemones. 



THEPtE are few hardy tuberous-rooted plants grown in gardens that 

 are more popular than the brilliantly beautiful Anemones, whose 

 flowers are with us from the earliest days of spring until the frosts 

 of winter come to rob us of their charms. Commensurate with the 

 length of the flowering season are the range of colouration, the varied 

 forms and sizes of blooms, and the great differences in the stature and 

 habit of the several kinds. They range from the lowly A. rauunculoides 

 to the 3 feet high A. Japonica, or, if we wish, to the stately species 

 A. Fanninii, which requires greenhouse culture. 



Xot only are Anemones of the utmost value for garden decoration, 

 but they are also excellent for cutting purposes. The blooms do not 

 last as long as those of many other plants, it is true, but if secured 

 before full expansion their life is of sufficiently long duration to 

 bring a great amount of pleasure. The time of gathering has an effect 

 not only upon the longevity of the flower, but also on its suitability 

 for vases, as with age the stems, naturally somewhat weak for the 

 burden they have to carry, lose rigidity, and fail to hold up the flower 

 so that its full beauty can be appreciated. 



As far as garden purposes are concerned, species of Anemones 

 are not particularly numerous, but the varieties are apparently 

 innumerable ; fortunately for those who abhor labels in the herbaceous 

 border and garden the mania for naming every little variation does 

 not appear to have invaded the Anemone family to quite the same 



