PLANTS WORTH GROWING 83 
culoides is one of the few yellow-flowered Wind- 
flowers, but the grand flowers of A. sulphurea, 
which are of large size and clear sulphur yellow, are 
among the very choicest of hardy flowers. The 
large silky-petalled blossoms of A. Pulsatilla are 
violet, with a conspicuous cluster of golden stamens 
in the centre of each blossom. This Anemone 
likes a loamy soil with a certain amount of lime, and 
it enjoys the sunshine of an open position. For 
the most part, however, the Anemones prefer shade 
and a light sandy soil that can endure abundant 
moisture without its becoming stagnant. One of 
the best Anemones for the ordinary herbaceous 
border is A. japonica and its several varieties, which 
embrace various shades of rosy red and delicate 
pink as well as several white varieties of distinct 
form. This type is best propagated from root cut- 
tings which may be started in shallow pans of 
sandy soil placed on a gentle bottom heat in early 
Spring. 
Whilst it may be readily admitted that any of 
the Anemones are admirable subjects for beds and 
borders it is in the woodland, under the shade of 
trees, and on grassy banks, provided the growth 
is not too rank and weed-choked, that most of the 
smaller and earlier varieties are seen to greatest 
advantage. Our brief survey does not touch upon 
a quarter of the charming Windflowers that deserve 
widespread cultivation. Catalogues of hardy plant 
specialists provide descriptions of scores of varieties, 
