'98 NAT. ORDER. RANUNCULACE^. 



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 larly at the base ; each part or leaf (for some consider i as three 



leaves), is (rifid ; each leaflet being gash-serrate, and hairy under- 

 neath, especially on the nerves ; the peduncle is from one to two 

 inches long, and is only a continuation of the stem, and springs from 

 the centre of the leaf; the flower consists of six or seven oblong- 

 ovate petals, sometimes ending bluntly, sometimes emarginate, and 

 sometimes even gashed or lacerate. The usual color is white, but 

 they are often tinged with purple on the outside, particularly the 

 three outer ones ; and sometimes they are entirely purple on both 

 sides. The joint of the stem and the backs of the leaves are also 

 apt to be tinged with red. The varieties are : with single flowers, 

 with double flowers white, with single, purple flowers, with double 

 purple flowers, and with reddish purple flowers. 



Anemone apennina. Mountain-blue Wood Anemone. In tiiis 

 species the root is perennial and tuberous; the stem round, purplish, 

 and about a span high ; the root-leaves on long petioles, ternate, and 

 leaflets usually three-parted ; the segments variously cut and divided, 

 somewhat pointed, hairy on both sides ; one tiiree-parted leaf, or 

 three leaves together on the stem, like the others, but on short, 

 sheathing petioles. From the centre of these arises the peduncle, 

 about six inches high, round, and purplish except near the flower, 

 where it is green. The stem-leaves and peduncle are slightly hairy ; 

 the flowers are upright, of a pale blue color, and sweet smell ; the 

 petals oblong, from twelve to fifteen, and disposed in three rows. It 

 flowers in April. The varieties are : with single blue flowers, with 

 double blue flowers, with single violet-colored flowers, and witii 

 double violet-colored flowers. 



Anemone ranunculoiclcs. Yellow- wood Anemone. This plan 

 diflers from the one previously described, in its having a yellow 

 corolla, and two petals standing alternately outer, and two inner, and 

 one having one side within and the other side without the next 

 petal — whereas that has three outer and three inner petals ; it diders 

 also in the peduncles being accompanied with two leaflets, the latter 



