Wote on anemone 3apontca 
In planting the Anemone Japonica, I have found that it is best to 
do this work in the Spring as soon as the soil is settled and in good 
working condition and growing weather has arrived; and, as the 
anemone dislikes being moved and will succeed best when left undis- 
turbed for a number of years, thorough preparation of the soil is 
necessary. It is well to have the earth dug out to the depth of at least 
two feet. In my own garden I go down two and one-half feet to insure 
good drainage. And if poor, the soil must be replaced with very good 
garden soil mixed with well-rotted manure. If the manure is not obtain- 
able, sheep manure or shredded cattle manure, to be had from the seeds- 
men, may be used. Pot-grown plants are more satisfactory than the field 
grown; and as to location in the border, a position sunny during the 
earlier part of the day and shaded in the afternoon suits them well. 
When in bloom, the flowers seem to last longer in such a situation. 
Anemones require a good deal of moisture, so that after the rains of 
early summer are over and there are times of drought, the plants need a 
thorough soaking at least once a week. This, I think, causes the flower- 
stalks to be much taller. In the matter of cultivation it is rather difficult 
to work the soil very deeply after the first year, as the surface roots 
spread in all directions, and as new plants start from these roots, they 
dislike being disturbed. Keep the top soil moved, and do that very 
carefully. 
For winter protection, cover the plants with about three inches of 
well-rotted compost, and on top of that place several inches of leaves, 
held in place with the tops of the plants cut off to within four inches of 
the ground. 
In the Spring, after the frost is out of the ground, remove the 
leaves and old flower-stalks, leaving the well-rotted compost, and do not 
touch the bed in the way of cultivation until growth is well started. The 
Anemone in this climate starts very late, later than almost any perennial 
that I know of, and seems to object strenuously to being disturbed early 
in the season. Some gardeners are so anxious to make things tidy that 
they kill many of the plants. The old flower-stalks are left to mark the 
places of the seemingly dead plants. 
These notes are very profuse, but I have struggled so long to have 
a group of Anemones, such as I had seen years ago in an old garden at 
Salzburg, and finding it rather difficult to attain, I have thought that my 
experience might be useful to another Anemone enthusiast. 
MISS ELIZABETH S. COOLEY, 
Garden Corner, Grosse Pointe, Michigan. 
The Library has just received a delightful paper from Mrs. Ely on the 
wonderful old gardens in Camden, South Carolina. 
