This herbaceous plant flowers in April., When established, 

 it produces fine clusters of deep purple flowers about nine 

 inches in height, and continues a succession of blooms for 

 about a month. The flowers appear while the leaves are small 

 and tender, but they afterwards attain their full size while 

 the plant is still flowering ; and die off* early in July, about 

 the time the seed perfects itself, leaving the little tuberous 

 roots in a dormant state until the following spring. It is in- 

 judicious to take these roots out of the ground and keep them 

 dry, as is necessary with some other of the Anemonies : the 

 spot where the Pulsatilla is growing should be marked before 

 the foliage has perished, that the roots may not be disturbed. 

 Some of the other species of Anemonies may be cultivated in 

 the same border with the Pulsatilla; as, A. apennina^ A. ne- 

 morosa, A. sylvestris. These, though all of low growth, are 

 interesting in the flower-border. 



The Pulsatilla thrives in a light sandy earth and in an 

 open situation. It is a native of Britain : is propagated 

 either by seed or by parting the roots. 



