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THE FLOWER GARDEN. 
soil in a cold frame; by cuttings in pots of sandy soil in a 
cold frame in August ; division of the plants in spring. 
Natives of the European Alps. 
Anemone (Wind-flower). — Here we have a very interest- 
ing and showy genus of hardy plants, belonging to the 
Buttercup family (Ranunculaceae). Some of the species are 
among the first of hardy flowers to brighten our gardens 
in the early part of the year, while others follow in succession 
up to late autumn. The anemones are certainly a most useful 
genus of plants to grow in large or small gardens. There 
are many really good species and varieties in cultivation, as 
the following list will show : A. alba, flowers white, appearing 
in June, height 6in., suitable for rockery or borders, loamy 
soil ; A. alpina, flowers white, cream, yellow, and purple, 
variable, May, height 12 to i8in., loam with a little lime rubble 
added, borders or rockeries ; A. angulosa (Syn. Hepatica angu- 
losa), flowers sky-blue with black anthers and yellow styles, 
February and March, height 6 to 12 m., partially shady rockeries 
or borders, good ordinary soil ; A. apennina (Apennine Wind- 
flower), flowers sky-blue, borne singly in March, height 6in., 
partially shaded borders, sandy loam, peat, and leaf-mould ; 
A. apennina alba, white ; and A. apennina rosea, rose ; and 
A. blanda (Blue Winter Wind-flowers), flowers blue, January to 
March, height 6in., rich, loamy soil, well drained, sunny 
rockeries or grassy banks. 
A. coronaria (Poppy Anemone) is a popular species bearing 
single and double flowers, varied in colour, and appearing 
in spring and summer, height 6 to i 2 in. Of this species 
there are several strains, such as the Chrysanthemum-flowered, 
Caen, Nice, and St. Brigid, these having been obtained by 
careful selection from the normal type. The species and its 
varieties are tuberous-rooted, easily reared from seed or pro- 
cured as tubers. The colours vary through all the shades of 
lilac, carmine, rose, violet, crimson, etc., and the blooms, apart 
from their decorative value in the garden, are equally good 
for cutting. To grow the Poppy Anemone and its various 
forms well the soil must be deeply dug, and well enriched with 
decayed manure and leaf-mould. They will not tolerate heavy, 
damp soil, nor one that is too light. They do well, as a rule, 
in land partially shaded by fruit trees, the latter affording them 
protection from cold winds in winter and early spring. If 
tubers are purchased, plant them in October or November, in 
warm, sheltered districts, or in February or March in cold 
districts. The tubers should be planted 3 in. deep and 6in. 
apart’ After flowering, and the leaves are withered, lift and 
dry the tubers, storing them away till planting time. We only 
advise choice varieties to be grown thus. Where a quantity 
