==Amaryllis==

See remarks under Lilies at page 340.

==Anemone==

==Windflower==

Our observations on this flower will be limited to the tuberous varieties; but even with this restriction, the range of form and colour is exceedingly wide.  The Anemone is an accommodating plant, and can be successfully flowered either in pots or in beds, at the option of the cultivator.

The most natural place for it is near shady woodland walks, where it can be seen to the greatest advantage.  But it is also a splendid subject for masses in the mixed border, or in front of shrubberies; and alone in beds it makes a brilliant and lasting show.  For all the purposes of garden decoration to which the Crocus, Hyacinth, and Tulip are applied, the Windflower is equally well adapted.  We do not advise planting singly, but the Anemone answers admirably in lines, groups, or beds, and the colours admit of numberless harmonies and contrasts.

The commoner Anemones need only to be planted about three inches deep, with the eyes upwards, at any time between September and March, and they will require little or no attention afterwards.  Under trees, instead of planting in a formal pattern, it is worth while to put them in with some attempt at natural grouping, and not too close together—­say from six inches to a foot apart.  In such positions they may be left undisturbed for years; and if the soil happens to be a good sandy loam, they will thrive and increase.  In masses or beds within the garden, however, a richer effect is wanted, and the distance between the roots should not exceed from four to six inches.

A choice collection of roots is worth more care, and florists are accustomed to prepare the beds for their reception with fastidious exactness.  The soil, if not considered suitable, is taken out to the depth of two feet, and is replaced by a rich and specially prepared compost.  Although the individual flowers produced by this method are generally very fine, and the total effect of the bed is exceedingly beautiful, yet the truth must be confessed that for ordinary gardening the system is extravagant and unnecessary.  As a hobby, it is, of course, justifiable enough; but Anemones of high quality can be grown by a much simpler mode of procedure.  One deep digging there certainly should be, and a layer of manure at the bottom of each trench is sound treatment, for it supplies the roots with food and a cool subsoil.  Poor land should also be enriched by incorporating a dressing of decayed manure as the work proceeds.  Subsequently one or two light surface forkings will help to make the bed mellow.  A rough plan, showing the name and position of every root, will be a safer record than labelling in the usual way, and it also prevents the disfigurement of the bed.  There should be a distance of six inches between the roots; and they may be put in singly by means of the trowel, or in drills drawn three inches deep.  The former method is generally adopted for groups; but to insure regularity in flowering the planting must be uniform in depth.  For beds, drills are more reliable, and they are speedily made.