HARDY FLOWERS. 



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A. earoliniana, a delicate 



American plant, succeeding 

 I icsl in shady positions in 

 the mck garden ; height 

 9m., flowers w hitish purple. 



A. eoronaria (the Poppy 



Anemone). — This is, with- 

 out doubt, the most widely 

 distributed of all our garden 

 Windflowers. There are 

 many line-named strains, 

 both single and double, of 

 the Poppy Anemone, sour' 

 of these producing flowers 

 5in. and more in diameter, 

 while the colours are 

 brilliant and varied, creating 

 a bright effect in many a 

 spring garden. The plants 



are easily raised from seed POPPY 

 sown as soon as ripe. If 



this is saved, noi purchased, care should be taken 

 to separate it well before sowing by mixing it with 

 a like quantity of silver sand. The seed-bed 

 should be formed ol a fairly porous compost, and 

 situated in an open part of the garden. The 

 surface, before sowing, should be firm and level, and 

 if the ground is not moist, it should be given a 

 copious watering previous to sow ing the seed. It is a 

 good plan to scrape the surface oi the bed with a worn- 

 down garden broom immediately before sowing, which 

 should be done broadcast, the seed being then covered 

 w ith a thin sprinkling of sandy soil, after which the bed 

 should be again rendered smooth and shaded from the 

 sun until the seedlings commence to appear, when the 

 shading material must be removed. The bed must 

 never be allowed to become dry until the young plants 

 have finished their growth, or they will wither pre- 

 maturely. If no hard frost intervenes they should keep 

 green through the winter and blossom well in the spring. 



A. deeapetala is an American species, bearing creamy- 

 white flowers |-?;in. in diameter and grow ing to the height 

 of iff. It blooms in late spring and early summer. 



A. fulgens (the Star Anemone) is the most brilliantly 

 coloured ol the whole lamily, the scarlet of its blossoms 

 being of an intensely vivid hue. There are both double 

 and single forms of this Windflower, the latter being the 

 most attractive. A. fulgens, though succeeding well in 

 some soils, in others, especially in damp and heavy clays 

 and loams, refuses to prosper. It may be raised from 

 seed in the manner recommended for A. eoronaria. 

 In the south-west it often flowers remarkably early, 

 in open winters sometimes in January, although its 

 usual season is 

 May. Its 

 flowers are from 

 2in. to 3m. in 

 diameter. 



A. Hepatiea. — 



This is probably 

 better known as 

 the co m m o n 

 Hepatiea. It 

 bears in Feb- 

 ruary flowers of 

 varying colours, 

 there being 

 white, pink, and 

 blue varieties, as 

 well as single 

 and double in 

 all three colours. 

 It is happiest in 

 a light, rich soil. 



A. japonica 



((he Japanese 

 Anemone). — 

 This well-known 



JAPANESE ANEMONE 



autumn-flowering plant was 

 originally seen only in its 

 pink -blossomed form ; since 

 then, however, a white 

 strain has been introduced, 

 the named variety A. j. alba 

 Honorine Jobert being of 

 exceptional merit. Two 

 still newer varieties are the 

 American - raised Whirl- 

 w ind, ol the hen and chicken 

 order, and Lady Ardilaun, 

 a semi-double ; there are 

 also several intermediate 



shades between the deep 

 pink and while. In good 

 soil Honorine (ober! will 

 attain a height of 5ft. bin., 

 and is very floriferous. Pro- 

 EMONE, pagation is easily effected by 



root division. 



A. nareiSSiflora is a North American species, grow ing to 

 a height of ift. bin., and producing umbels of cream- 

 coloured flowers in May. It does well in a sheltered 

 corner of the rockery. 



A. nemOTOSa (the Wood Anemone). — This is a denizen 

 of our own woods, which in the springtime are often 

 spangled with its flowers. Its blue variety, A. kobin- 

 soniana, is one of the gems of the family, and is exquisite 

 when naturalised in grassy dells or round tree boles on 

 the lawn, the silvery blue of its blossoms contrasting 

 prettily w ith the green of the sward. 



A. palmata. -An Anemone grow ing to the height of I ft. . 

 and producing large golden-yellow flowers in the month 

 of May. It prefers a rich, moist position in the rock 

 garden. 



A. Pulsatilla (the lasqiie-flower). — This Anemone 

 thrives best on a chalky soil. The plants attain a height 

 of from bin. to I2in., and bear violet-purple blossoms 

 in April. There are several varieties, of which the best 

 known are dahurica, lilacina, pratensis, rubra, and 

 vernal i s. 



A. ranunetlloideS.— A pretty low-growing Anemone. 



with bright golden. Buttercup-shaped flowers, and usually 



succeeding best on warm, porous soil. 

 A. r ivtllaris, from the Himalayan districts, is a water-side 



plant, growing to a height of 2ft., and producing white 



flowers in April. 

 A. Stellata bears star-like flowers, purple, rose colour, 



and white, during the month of April, growing to a 



height of loin. Double firms of this Anemone are not 



uncommon. 



A. Sylvestris {the Snowdrop Anemone) produces drooping 



white blossoms, 

 sweetly scented, 

 and fully I Jin. 

 in diameter, dur- 

 ing the month ol 

 April. It grows 

 to a height of 

 I Sin., and suc- 

 ceeds best in a 

 compost of leaf- 

 mould and peat 

 in a partially- 

 shaded situation. 

 A. virginiana. 

 — A North 

 A m e r i c a n 

 variety, bearing 

 small lilac- 

 coloured fli iwers 

 in M a v , and 

 attaining a 

 height of 2ft. 



A. vitifolia. — 



M uch resem - 

 bling the white 



