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Anemia — continued. 



A. tomentosa (tomentose).* uti 6in. to 12in. long, strong, erect, 

 clotlioil u itii li'rruginous hairs, fronds, barren portion 6in. to 12in. 

 lonji, half us broad, ovate-deltoid, bipinnatifid orbipinnate ; lowest 

 pinn;e the lar^ost, the blunt lobes Ain. to .^in. long, ^lin. broad, 

 nearly entire ; raehis and surfaces densely pilose, witli a firm 

 texture ; panicle 4in. to 9in. long, loose ; peduncle lin. to 2in. long. 

 Tropical America. Greenhouse species. Stns. A. deltoidea, A. 

 fiexuosa, A. villosa. 



A. villosa (hniryX Synonymous ^vith A. tomentosa. 



ANEItllDICTYOIT. See Anemia. 



ANHMOITI! (from aneinos, wind ; the greater part of 

 the species H'row iu elevated places, much exposed to the 

 wind). Wind Flower. Obd. Ranimcidacece. An extensive 

 genus of very ornamental hardy perennials. The generic 

 characters of Anemone proper are : Involircre of three cut 

 leaflets, distant from the flower; calyx of five to twenty 

 petal-like sepals ; petals absent. Of sub-genus Hepatica : 

 Involucre of three entire leaflets, just under the flowers ; 

 calyx of six to nine petal-like sepals; petals absent. For 

 botanical purposes, they are both now included under the 

 one generic name of Anemone ; but in gardens the Hepa- 

 tioas are frequently regarded as a distinct genus. They 

 delight in a rich sandy loam, but most will thrive in 

 ordinary garden soil. Some are suitable for borders, 

 while others thrive best on the rockery, most of them 

 preferring a damp and partially shady position. , For the 

 numerous varieties of A. coronaria, both double and single 

 flowered, the soil can hardly be too rich, and the position, 

 though open, should be a sheltered one, and well drained. 

 The tubers may be planted early in October, about 6in. 

 apart, and Sin. deep, various colours being intermixed, when 

 a splendid effect is produced in the following spring. After 

 flowering, the tubers should be taken up — say in June — 

 and spread out tliinly, in a shady, airy situation, until they 

 are di-y, when they should be thoroughly cleaned, and, if 

 necessary, divided, and finally stored away in a cool place, 

 in pots or boxes of dry sand until the planting season. 

 Anemones make admirable pot plants if placed in a compost 

 of two parts turfy loam, and one of leaf mould or rotten 

 hotbed or cow manure, with about a sixth part of sharp 

 gritty sand ; but, if so grown, tliey should be protected 

 through severe %veather, and brought into warmth as re- 

 quired. The herbaceous species are propagated by root 

 divisions or root cuttings, or by seeds, in autumn or early 

 spring ; the seeds are better sown as soon as ripe in pans 

 in a cold frame. Some, such as A. japonica, are freely 

 increased by division ; while others, such as A. 7iarcissiflora, 

 are very slow; and the tuberous rooted ones, by root divi- 

 sion and seeds. The best and most rapid means of propa- 

 gating the invaluable varieties of A. coronaria, and also of 

 obtaining new ones, is by seed. A careful selection of flowers, 

 and skilful hybridising, wiU produce results commensurate 

 with the trouble incurred. So soon as the seed ripen, tbey 

 should be gathered and sown at once in a warm sheltered 

 situation outside, or in pans under glass, covering lightly 

 with sandy soil, and keeping moist. They are somewhat 

 difficult to sow on account of a mass of cotton-like down 

 which adheres closely to them ; they should be thoroughly 

 separated therefrom by rubbing them in dry sand. Of 

 course, if the seed are sown at different times, plants will 

 be produced which will flower at different periods, and a 

 succession of bloom may be had from April to November 

 — indeed, nearly all the year. 



A. alba (white). /. white ; pedicel solitary ; sepals five, obovate, 

 very blunt. June. (. ternate or quinate; segments deeply 

 toothed at top ; those of the involucre stalked, h. 6in. Siberia, 

 1820. 



A. alplna (alpine)." jl. variously coloured, sometimes white, white 

 with the back purple, cream, yellowish or yellow with their backs 

 paler ; sepals six, spreading, elliptical, rarely ovate. May. t. 

 sometimes smooth, sometimes clothed with long crowded silky 

 hairs, biternate ; segments |)innate and deeply serrated ; invo- 

 lucre of the same form. h. bin. Middle Europe, 1668. Very 

 handsome alpine. Plant on the rockery in rich deep soil, with a 

 damp situation. Sv.N. I'lilsalilla alpina 



A. a. sulphurea (sulphur).* /. beautiful soft yellow, 2in. to 2iin. 

 across when expanded, but they arc usually cup-shaped; sepals 



Anemone — continued. 



six, covered with a silky down outside ; anthers of a rich golden 

 colour. May and June. I. radical, stalkeil. drottping, more than 

 1ft. long ; leaflets pinnatifirl, deeply toothed. A very beautiful 

 form, thiiving in ordinary garden soil, and a rather moist 

 situation. See Fig. r2. 



Fig. 92. Anemone alpina sulphurea, showing Habit and Flower. 



A. amerlcana (American). A synonym of A. Bcpatica. 



A. angulosa (angled).* ./!. fine sky blue, over 2in. across, with 

 numerous black "anthers surrounding a tuft of yellow styles ; sepals 

 eight to nine, elliptical, spreading. February. /. palmately five- 

 lobed ; lobes serrated, h. Bin. to 12in. East Europe. A ' ery fine 

 species, twice the size of A. Hepatica in all its parts ; it is well 

 suited for the border Dr rockery, enjoying a deep rich soil. SVN. 

 Ilepatica angulosa. 



A. apennina (Apennine).* Jl. blue, IJin. across ; sepals ten to 

 fourteen, oblong, obtuse, erect; pedicel onffl(.\M>red. March, 

 i. iunately pinnate; segments lanceolate, dceiily-tnuthed, acute. 

 h. 6in. 'England (n.aturalised here and there), and Southern 

 Europe. Aii excecdini;l>' pi .tty plant, with soft-looking feathery 

 foliage. It tlirivLs bi-^t under' the partial shade of trees, where 

 the flowers retain tliiir lulnur longer. Tuberous rooted. 



A. baldensis (Mnuut llaldi.).* fl. white, clothed mth adpressed 

 hairs on Dm- oiilsiik', anil reddish tinged with blue; sepals eight 

 to ten, obloug-uval ; pedicels nne-flioviied. May. I. biternate; 

 segments manv-paited ; lubes liutai ; iiivolucral leaves imiltifld. 

 7t. 6in. Switze'rlaud, 1792. J. niriilci U probably identical with 

 this species. Shady parts of the rockery. Rare. Tuberous rooted. 



A* blanda (fair).* ./f. deep blue, nearly 2in. across ; sepals nine to 

 fourteen, narrow. Winter or early spring. I. triternate ; segments 

 deeply cut and acute ; involucral leaves stalked, trifid, deeply cut. 

 h. 6in. Eastern Europe. A very handsome early flowering plant. 

 It requires a rich, light, and well drained sandy loam, and a 

 warm, sheltered position. It closely resembles A. apennina, 

 of which it is merely a form, with deeper blue flowers. Tuberous 

 rooted. 



A. carolinlana (Carolina), fl. purple or whitish, pubescent on 

 tlie outside, on a long one-flowered pedicel ; sepajs ten to twenty, 

 obli'U^-liuear. 

 tontlieil lubes 

 fariilina, 1824. 

 of the rockerj 



A. cernua (di 



six, spreading 



May. I. ternate, with three-parted, or cut acutely- 

 involucral leaves trifid, with cut lobes, h. Sin. 

 A very slender and delicate plant. Shady parts 

 Tuberous rooted, 

 iil'iiig). It. somewhat drooping, dark purple ; sepals 

 ., , „ elliptii-al-oblong. May. I. pinnate, villous under- 

 neath ; segments pinnatiftd ; lobes cut, oblong ; scapes, petioles, 

 and peduncles clothed with downy hairs, h. 6in. Japan, 1806. 

 Eiire. 

 A. coronaria (garland).* Poppy Anemone. /I. very various in 

 coliinring, sohtary ; sepals six, oval, approximate. April to May. 

 I. ternate ; segments multifld ; lobules linear, mucronated ; 

 involucral leaves sessile, multifld. South Europe, 1596. This is 



