The Magazine of horticulture, botany, and all useful discoveries and improvements in rural affairs . and high Alps; and in company with the inhabits the prairies of the Lantarat and Dauphin inFrance. But notwithstanding its alpine habit it flourishesfinely in garden culture, a marked exception to the generalcharacter of plants from such localities. Subjected to thesame treatment as other border perennials it has grown freely,increased naturally, and flowered in profusion. Undoubtedlya soil more suited to its native locality, such as a sandy peatyearth, would enhance its beauty, but it
The Magazine of horticulture, botany, and all useful discoveries and improvements in rural affairs . and high Alps; and in company with the inhabits the prairies of the Lantarat and Dauphin inFrance. But notwithstanding its alpine habit it flourishesfinely in garden culture, a marked exception to the generalcharacter of plants from such localities. Subjected to thesame treatment as other border perennials it has grown freely,increased naturally, and flowered in profusion. Undoubtedlya soil more suited to its native locality, such as a sandy peatyearth, would enhance its beauty, but it is not necessary to afree development of its health and growth. It only suffers 92 THE MAGAZINE OP HORTICULTURE. when the soil is too wet, and in such a situation a good drain-age and plenty of sand will obviate any danger to the engraving gives a good representation of the plant; itsradical leaves are palmate, much divided, and form a leafy-base from which arises its flowering stems, which reach theheight of a foot, and are terminated with a handsome head ofbeautiful white 2. ANKMONE N AllClS^SlKLOKA. It produces seeds freely, from which young plants may beraised ; or it may be increased by dividing the roots in thespring or aulunm. Tbc seeds should be planted immedi-ately after tliey are gathered, as they soon lose their germina-tive property. FEBRUARY. 93 The A. Narcissiflora is a beautiful plant for rockwork, andwhere there are such appendages to the garden it should finda prominent place, among other alpine plants. The other kinds of anemone, which claim the attention ofthe amateur, are the following: Anemone nemorosa pleno, (Double-flowered.)—A prettydouble variety of our common and well known wild anemone,like it in habit and foliage, but with double flowers, whichappear very early in the spring. Increased by division of itswoody roots. Anemone appenina, (Blue.)—A very pretty species, grow-ing four inches high, with sky blue flowers, in early sp
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