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ANEMONES. 
they fhould be applied in the manner 
as is direfled for Ranunculufes. 
The bloffoms and petals of Anemones 
are of a more foft and flexible texture 
than thofe of Ranunculufes, and are 
confequently more liable to receive injury 
from high winds and heavy rains than 
the latter; their colours foon fade when 
expofed to a clear fun; it is therefore 
equally neceflary to Sieiter them whilrt 
in bloom, in order to prolong their 
beautiful appearance. 
Anemones continue longer after bloom 
in a ftate of vegetation than Ranuncu¬ 
lufes, probably becaufe of their greater 
degree of fucculency; and even at the 
proper time to take them up, it will 
fometimes happen, that part of their 
foliage will not be entirely diverted of 
greennefs and moirture; this will often 
/ 
be the cafe when frequent fhowers of 
