202 Order 1.— RANTJNCULACE^E. 



XO C. ovata Ph. Leaves broadly ovate, glabrous, glaucous and veiny beneath. 



jf. Our. to Fla. Stem simple, 1 — 2f high, glabrous as well as the whole plant. 



Leaves entire, simple, on short petioles, the lower subcordate. The stem termi- 

 nates in a short, noddiug, purple flower, with ovate-acuminate sepals. Achenia 

 w.th long plumous tails. 



11 C. Baldwinii T. & G-. Leaver varying from oblong to lance-linear, the lower 

 3-hbjd or cleft. — Tampa Bay, Fla. (Baldwin.) Slender, 1 — 2f high. Lvs. acute 

 at base, about J' by 2, petiolate. Flower eylindrfcsal-campanulate, purplish, on a 

 long terminal peduncle, Plumous tails 2' long. 



12 C. Flammtila L. Flowers paniculate ; Ivs. 2rinnatc ; Ifls. oblong, acute at 

 each end. — S. Europe and N. Africa, often cultivated. Its long, half woody, 

 angular, climbing stems form shady masses, covered with small, white, cvnious, 

 extremely fragrant flowers. Lfts. very variable. Fruit tipped with long shaggy 

 tails. Jl., Oct.f 



13 C. fl-jrida L. Flowers solitary ; sepals acuminate, smooth ; Ifls. ovate, acute. 

 — From Japan. Vino 12f long. Lvs. ternato and decompound; li'ts. entire. 

 Peduncles longer than the leaves, bearing each a Luge, white-yellow flower. 

 Jn., Sept.f 



14 C. Viticella L. Flower solitary ; sepals obovate. — From Spain. Vino long 

 and climbing, with ternately decompound leaves. Lfts. entire, ovate or ovaL 

 Flower large, purple, the sepals broad, obtuse at end, often double. Jn. — Sept.f 



15. C. lasiantha Nutt. Fls. solitary, dioecious, on clustered 2-leaved branch- 

 lets; sepais oblong-caneate, spreading, villous on both sides; lvs. ternate, lft3. 

 broadly ovate, incisely toothed, the terminal 3-lobed or cleft. — Vine delicate, 

 climbing many feet, pubescent or villous. Lfts. about H' by 1'. Peduncles 3' 

 long, the pale blue-purple fl. 1£' broad.f Rocky Mts. 



2. ANEMONE, L. Fig. 3G1. (Gr. uvefiog, wind. Most of tho 

 species grow in elevated or windy places.) Involucre remote from tho 

 flower, of 3 divided leaves; calyx regular, of 5 — 15 colored sepals; 

 corolla ; stamens oo, much shorter than the sepals ; ovaries co, free, 

 collected into a roundish or oblong head ; achenia with a short, rarely 

 lengthened beak; seeds suspended. — if Lvs. radical, stem lvs. 2 or 3 

 opposite or whorled, forming the involucre. 



§ Pulsatilla. Carpels many (50 — 75) -with long, plumous tails No. 1 



J Anemone proper. Carpels not produced into tails. (*) 



* Pistils many (50 — 70) in a bead, densely woolly in fruit. (:„) 



a Involucrate leaves sessile, with a single flower Nos. 2 — 4 



a Involucrate leaves petiolate. with 2—3 flowers Nos. 5—7 



* Pistils fewer (15— '20), merely pubescent in fruit Nos. 8. 9 



* Pistils few (10—15), glabrous. Flowers umbeled Nos. 10, 11 



Exotic, cultivated species. . . .Nos. 12, 13 



1 A. Nuttalliana DC. Pasque-flower. Plant clothed with silky hairs. St. in 

 flower very short, in fruit 8 — 12' high. Lvs. long-stalked, many-cleft, segments 

 linear or cuneiform, incise;!. Involucre below the miJdlo of tho stem, sessile, 

 eubulataly dissected, concave or cup-shaped in position. Sep. of tho singlo 

 showy flower 5 or G, 1' long, pale-purple, silky outside, appearing before tho 

 leaves, in Apr. Tails of the carpels 1^-' long. — Dry hills. Wise., 111., W. to R. 

 Mts. (A. patens L. Pulsatilla, Gray.) 



2 A. Caroliuiana Walt. Lvs. 3-parted into cuneate-linear. twice trifid segments ; 

 invol. similarly cleft halfway, hand-shaped; sep. 15 — 20, obtuse; head of carpels 

 cylindraceous-oblong. — A delicately beautiful plant, Car. to Ark. and Nebr. 

 Rhizome tuberous, sending up many stalked, mu'.tifid leaves and a seape G — 10' 

 high, bearing the 2 or 3-leaved involucre below tho middle, and tho singlo large, 

 fragrant, white or rose-colored flower at top. Scape pubescent above. Outer 

 sepals dotted with purple, oblong, the inner (or petals) narrower, all nearly per- 

 sistent. InvoL similar to, or less deeply cleft than the leaves. Apr. (A. tenclla, 

 Ph.) 



3 A. heterophylla Nutt. Lvs. of roundish-oval, crenate segments; invol. 

 linear-cleft to the base; sep. acuis, 5 — 13; head of carpels cylindrical. — Ga. (near 

 Macon, Metlauer) to La. (Hale) and Ark. Rhizome tuberous. Radical lv3. one or 



