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degree that it has many other genera, and we can have, if we wish, 

 at least a hundred different varieties under no more than two or three 

 names. Except in a few instances no attempt is here made to 

 include varietal names, but w^here it appeared to enhance the utility 

 of the selection, the case of A. Japonica to w4t, it has been done. A. 

 Hepatica and its varieties have been for years grown as Hepaticas, 

 and, despite the change made by the botanists, by this appellation 

 they are still known, growni, and loved in the \ast majority of 

 gardens ; they will, therefore, be treated of under* Hepatica. 



Selection of Anemones. 



Aldebiirgh, resembling A. 

 fulgeus, but larger and 

 rounder, colours varied. 



Alpina, white. 



Apennina, blue ; rose and 

 white varieties. 



blanda, blue or white ; 

 Scytliinica and Taurica 

 are fine varieties. 



coronaria, almost all 

 colours ; there are differ- 

 ent strains of this species, 

 of which the St. Brigid 

 and the Alderborough 

 St: Brigid are the best. 



fulgens, glowing scarlet ; 

 the double forms, as 

 well as the varieties mul- 

 tipetala and Greca, are 

 worth growing. 



Hortensis, colour^s various ; 

 the variet}^ named sttl- 

 lata flore pleno is in- 

 teresting and beautiful. 



Jai^onica, red ; there are 

 several named varieties 

 of exceptional merit, 

 including alba^ hybrida, 

 Lady Ardilaun, Lord 

 Ardilaun, Whirlwind, 

 Coupe d' Argent, and 

 Beaute Parfaite. 



narcissiflora, white. 



nemorosa, white ; several 

 varieties, of which 

 Allenii, cerulea, flore 

 pleno, purpurea, Eobin- 

 soniana, rosea, and the 

 quaint bracteata are the 

 best. 



polyanthes, white. 



Pulsatilla (the Pasque 

 Flower), blue. 



ranunculoides, yellow ; 

 very dwarf. 



rivularis, white. 



sylvestris, white ; the dou- 

 ble form is charming. 



As everyone knows, weget scores of thousands of Anemone flowers 

 \ from the south of France each season ; the varieties principally sent 

 i are Chapeau du Cardinal and Rose de Nice, both of w^hich are well 

 { worth growing at home expressly for cutting purposes. 



For depth of planting Crowm Anemones, see Fig. 1, pp. 8 and 9. 

 !;, These flowers are easily raised from seed sowm in spring. 



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