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inches apart, and covering them about three inches 
deep. The finer kinds will require protection from 
violent storms and excessive light and heat, but many 
varieties will thrive very well in the flower borders in 
summer, and as soon as the leaves wither in fall, take 
up the roots and dry and clean them, and put them in 
paper bags till spring. They are usually increased by 
dividing the roots, or offsets. The Anemone, like the 
Ranunculus, is very pretty when grown in flower pots. 
For this purpose, fill some pots with rich soil in Octo¬ 
ber, and place five or six roots in a pot of nine inches 
in diameter. Just cover them with soil and place them 
in the front windows of the greenhouse, keep them 
rather moist by watering them as often as they be¬ 
come dry, and they will come into flower in March. 
More roots may be planted in each succeeding month, 
and they will flower in succession. 
ARDISIA. 
Is a pretty evergreen Plant much admired for its 
clusters of red berries, which it keeps on nearly all the 
winter. They are easy Plants to cultivate, growing 
well in a mixture of loam and peat. They like a 
warm room in winter, and in summer should be kept 
in the shade, and the soil kept a little moist. They 
are generally raised from seed which should be sown 
in pots, as soon as the berries drop off, and placed 
near the window. 
