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THE GARDENING WORLD. 
The Anemone 
(WIND-FLOWER). 
Several species of this large and useful 
jenus of plants- have long been favourites, 
ind they have consequently developed a 
:onsiderable range in variety of colour, 
size, shape, etc. The oldest of these is 
die Poppy Anemone (A. coronaria), which 
has been a garden plant for the last three 
centuries. It requires a rich, deeply- 
dug soil. Some growers' place a layer 
jf cow dung a foot below the surface of 
the soil for the roots to lay hold of when 
the growth is vigorous. The bed should 
be raised a few inches above the ground 
level. The tubers, which are dry and 
shrivelled, should be planted on an open 
day in Januarv or February 7 rather than 
in October, the danger from early 7 spring 
frosts being thus avoided, although better 
results are undoubtedly obtained when 
the planting is done in October or No¬ 
vember. and the weather is favourable for 
the development of the flowers in spring. 
Plant 2 inches deep and 9 inches apart. 
The bed should be kept clear of weeds, 
and a mulching of decomposed manure 
and leaf mould given in early spring. 
This assists to economise moisture in 
summer. Water freelv in dry weather. 
Early in August the plants will show 
1 signs of ripening by 7 the foliage turning 
yellow; the tubers should then be lifted 
with some earth attaching to them, and 
-stored away for planting another season. 
Seedlings can be raised from the best 
varieties, the seeds being sown as soon as 
ripe in a bo'x of sandy 7 loam and leaf 
mould, distributing them thinly 7 over the 
surface, and just covering them with soil. 
Over this lay a covering of moss, and 
place the box in a cold frame. The seeds 
germinate in about a month, and the 
seedlings, if planted out in the autumn, 
should bloom the following spring. 
W. Sherringham. 
February 2 , 
H. T. Rose William Shcan. 
[.Maclaren & Sons. 
squired a notoriety for the production of 
ew Roses, which have the rccommenda- 
on of being British as well as Irish. 
As will be seen by reference to the 
ames of a large number of Roses in 
ultivadon, they have been raised on the 
Continent, judging by their French or 
ierman names. British cultivators are 
ow fully alive to the situation, and 
everal are engaged in the production of 
.ew Roses, including the firm we have 
list mentioned. 
William Shean is a Hybrid Tea Rose 
ike so many others which have been pro- 
luced at Newtownards. When seen in its 
size when treated for exhibition. 
The plant itself is of vigorous habit, 
with dark green foliage of good substance. 
It was awarded a Gold Medal by the 
National Rose Society as one of the best 
new Roses for 1906. So far the cariety 
has given every 7 promise of being a Rose 
of the first water and of easy cultivation, 
so that we expect to meet with it fre¬ 
quently on the show boards in the near 
future.' It is already being put into com¬ 
merce bv Messrs. A. Dickson and Sons, 
who give a full page plate of it in their 
new Rose catalogue for 1906 and 1907. 
facing p. iS. 
!)dontoglossum Ai.h eve. — The 
p-ents of this remarkable hybrid were O. 
)■ wardii x harryano-crispum. The flower 
nasures 2 in. to 2in. across, and has 
a large maroon-purple blotch on the 
Atre of each sepal and petal on a pale 
rtuve ground. When the flower opens 
t s ground is white, changing to yellow 
. d then to pale mauve. The lip has an 
lunge crest, but is otherwise like the 
Pit of the flower. Award of merit to J. 
(rrnev Fowler, Esq. (gardener, J. Davis), 
Suth' Woodford, Essex, by the R.H.S., 
4 January 8th. 
Garden Making.— We are in receipt 
c a neatly got-up pamphlet on this sub¬ 
fit by Messrs, j. Cheal and Sons, Low- 
Ad Nurseries, Crawley, Sussex. It deals 
th the. choice of site, entrance, and ap- 
•oach, immediate surroundings, lawns, 
irk lands and plantations, lakes, rural 
irdens and woodlands, Rose gardens, 
brgolas. rock gardens, herbaceous gar- 
;ns, Other styles of gardens, garden 
uildings, etc. ' Old English gardens and 
,reign gardens are also dealt with, 
lumerous illustrations of gardens and 
arden scenery accomplished by Messrs, 
heal and Sons serve to emphas se the re- 
uirks made by the writers. Mr. Joseph 
heal has for many years given attention 
> landscape gardening. 
best form, the Rose is well expanded, 
with the broad outer petals more or les^ 
rolled back at the margin and finished 
up by the inner petals forming a beauti¬ 
ful cone in the centre. 1 he blooms are 
of great size and substance, while the 
form leaves nothing to he desired. The 
colour is a beautiful soft and pure pink, 
with a delicate light yellow venation. 
Each of the outer petals is qin. to jin. 
long, thus making a bloom of the largest 
Last summer we had occasion to des¬ 
cribe the above beautiful new Rose which 
was brought before the public at the ex¬ 
hibition of the National Rose Society at 
Regent's Park. It was exhibited by- 
Messrs. Alexander Dickson and Sons, 
Newtownards, Co. Down, Ireland, who 
have teen so successful in raising new 
Roses for some years past. Indeed, 
Ireland, within the last decade or so, has 
