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being unable to get them, I was under the necessity of rais- 

 ing them myself. I therefore, year after year, sowed the 

 seed of the Anemone coronaria, but it was several years be- 

 fore I observed the least disposition in the seedlings to mul- 

 tiply their petals ; I however persevered in sowing the seed, 

 and at last raised a few that had one petal more than the 

 usual number; the seeds of these I saved, and sowed, and 

 by perseverance in the same course, have now several varie- 

 ties that have six or seven distinct rows of petals ; and I am 

 confident, that by continued selection, I shall be able to 

 produce double and semidouble flowers of the Anemone with 

 the same facility as I do of the Ranunculus. 



In the autumn of 1818, I divided nine ounces and a half 

 of double Anemones into two equal parts, equal in weight 

 and number of roots ; each part weighed four ounces and 

 three quarters, and contained one hundred and twenty roots. 

 The first half was planted October 10th, 1818, and when 

 taken up they weighed thirteen ounces. The other half was 

 planted February 10th, 1819, contiguous to the others, and 

 when taken up they weighed only five ounces and a half, 

 making a difference of seven ounces and a half in favour of 

 those planted in the autumn, the flowers of which were also 

 larger and more numerous. The extreme mildness of the 

 winter was, no doubt, favourable to the autumnal planting. 

 On the 28th January, 1820, 1 again planted the whole of the 

 eighteen ounces and a half, but found, when they were taken 

 up this summer, that they weighed only ten ounces. I therefore 

 conclude, that, subject to the risk of damage by severe frost, 

 which I conceive not to be great, that the autumnal planting 



