1 86 BLUE TO PURPLE 



This plant is a constant ornament to the alpine woods during 

 the summer months, for when its true flowering season is 

 past the pretty green foliage and large tufts of feathery seeds 

 still render it an object of admiration. 



PASQUE FLOWER 



Anemone Nitttalliana. Crowfoot Family 



Stems : erect, villous with long silky hairs. Leaves : ternately divided, 

 the lateral divisions two-parted, the middle one stalked and three-parted, 

 the segments deeply cleft into linear acute lobes. Flowers: developed 

 before the leaves ; sepals five to seven ; petals none. Fruit : achenes 

 compressed, pointed, ending in long feathery tails. 



The most remarkable feature of this large purple Anemone 

 is that it blossoms before its foliage is developed. Frequently 

 you will find lovely specimens of these flowers in full bloom, 

 standing up very straight on their thick downy stalks, while 

 the leaves, which are finely dissected, are still folded up in 

 soft silkiness about the base of the plant. The five to seven 

 sepals are pale purple outside, but almost white inside, and 

 are extremely soft and silky, while below them on the stalk 

 grows a circle of very hairy leaflets. Inside the floral cup are 

 numerous yellow stamens clustered close together round the 

 green carpels. 



As time passes the stalks elongate, the purple flowers fall 

 off, and the seeds are formed. Then the heads present a lovely 

 plumose appearance, for to each seed is attached a long silky 

 tail, the whole forming a pretty feathery tuft. 



