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Anemone — contin tied. 



Fig. 93. Anejione couo.naria floiik-plk.n'o. 



one of the siiei-ies finm wliicli tlu' ni;i,i>iiity of "fiovista' varieties" 

 have origiiiateil, wliicli can lie punha^ecl at sucli a clieap rate, 

 either in named varieties, ur in mixture, and are iuvahiable for 



Fig. 94. Anemone fulgens. 



spring flowering. It thrives best in a good loamy soil, and should 

 be somewhat shaded from the mid-day sun. Tuberous rooted. 

 See Fig. 93. 



Anemone -conliii'.ied. 



A. decapetala (ten-)ietaled).» Jt. cream white or pale sulphur, 

 aljout Ini. tn 2in. across, erect ; sepals eight to twelve, oblong, 

 spreading. May to June. (. tripartite, and freely divided into 

 numerous linear-acute segments, of a deep green colour, h. 12in. 

 to 18in. North- West America, Ac. A pretty free-Howering species, 

 suitable for naturalising in woods, &c. It is less ornamental 

 than many others, but is very distinct. 



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Fig. 95. Anemone Hepatica. 



A. dichotoma (forkotl).* Jl. white, with a tinse of red on tlie 

 iiULler side; st'itals live, elliptical; pedicels many, usually bitid. 

 I\Iay. L thice parti'd ; lobes oblon;;', deo'ply-toothed at top ; those 

 of the invulucnuu sessile, h. l.Wt. Siberia, North America, 

 &c., 1768. JJorder, or for naturalising' in woods. SvN. A. 

 yentwjlvanica. 



Fig, 



Flower and Leaf of Anemone Japonica. 



A. fulgens (shining).* Jl. of a dazzling vermilion or scarlet, 

 with a black central patch of stamens, about 2in. across; sepals 

 obovate. May. Greece, South Kurojie, &c., 1865. A very 

 beautiful variety, much more showy than A.hortensis (of which 

 it is generally regarded as a variety), and a universal 

 favourite. In "Hardy l'ereuni;ils," Mr. Wood says of this 

 splendid species : " It may In3 gniwn in pots for conservatory or 

 indoor decoration. It needs no forcing for such purposes ; a cold 

 frame will prove sutiicient to bring the flowers out in winter. 

 Borders or the moist parts of rockwork are suitable for it; but 

 perhaps it is seen to greatest advantage in irregular masses in 

 the half shade of trees in front of a shrubbery ; and, after all, it 



