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the form of a star, and hence is called the Star 

 Anemone. Tins species was introduced by our 

 forefathers previous to 159G, and has been so im- 

 proved by some careful cultivators, that it may 

 justly rank amongst the most elegant as well as the 

 most showy of our early flowers. 



Its colours run through all the shades of crim- 

 son, scarlet, purple, blue, and yellow, down to 

 pure white, with all the delicate intermediate tints 

 of peach-blossom, violet, pink, and primrose; and 

 frequently the petals are beautifully striped or ex- 

 quisitely shaded, from the fullest of each colour to 

 the softest stain of each dye. These flowers are 

 equally admired in the single state, semi-double, or 

 when all the filaments are converted into petals. 

 The Star Anemone grows naturally in Switzerland, 

 Provence, Italy, and Germany, as also in the 

 vicinity of Constantinople, from whence Gerard 

 tells us it was originally brought. Mr. Hobhouse 

 informs us that he found these plants blooming in 

 wild profusion under the hedges and beside the 

 paths between Smyrna and Bournabat, The 

 Turks distinguish those with double flowers by the 

 name of Giul, and Gulcatamer, and the variety 

 with cut or parsley-leaved foilage Laid benzede and 

 Galipoli laid, whilst those with single flowers are 

 named Binizate and Binizade. 



The Coronaria or Poppy Anemonies were origi- 



