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THE FLORIST’S JOURNAL. 
Protection of the Beds . It will be requisite to cover the beds 
during severe frosts with some long litter, such as fern, or pease 
haum; but they should not be kept continually covered, when 
the weather is not severe, as it will be very injurious to them. 
As soon as the plants appear above ground, select a dry day, 
and press the earth firmly around the root of each plant; for if 
drought prevails, and the crowns of the tubers are exposed to 
the light, they will become materially injured. Moderate wa¬ 
terings will be required should the season prove dry, more 
particularly when the flowers are about expanding. When the 
aspect would render the bed exposed to the full influence of 
the sun through the day, it should be shaded during the mid¬ 
day, otherwise the leaves will become yellow; and in this case 
a sufficient degree of nourishment wmuld not be supplied to the 
tubers. Shading will be still more necessary when the flowers 
are expanding, or expanded, for the bright sun will cause the 
colours to run or fade; but in all cases a free current of air 
must be admitted to the beds, not allowing the covering to 
come nearer the ground than eighteen inches, or two feet, and 
leaving both ends open. 
Taking up the Tubers. As soon as the stems and leaves die 
down, and before they disappear, the tubers should be taken 
up, picked clean, and carefully dried. When quite dry, they 
should be put into boxes or drawers, perforated with holes 
through the sides and bottom, to admit of air passing through; 
and placed in a dry airy^ room, but not exposed to the sun. 
They may remain here until the season for replanting them. 
The Anemone. — The Anemone, or wind-flower, is a native 
of the South of Europe, Germany, and the Levant; several 
species inhabit the British woods. There are two species of 
Anemone cultivated as florist’s flowers, besides several other 
species as border flowers; the former are known as the poppy, 
or garland wind-flower (A. coronaria ) from the Levant; and the 
garden wind-flower (A. horiensis ) from Italy. They require much 
the same treatment as the ranunculus, but are rather more 
hardy, though both are from warmer countries than England. 
The best tubers for insuring a good bloom, are those which 
are from three to five years old; for as they become older, 
they are apt to grow large and hollow, in which case they 
bloom weakly; and though they may have been very double iji 
