THALAMIFLOR.E 



Thalictrum (Meadow Rue) 



1. T. Alpinum (Alpine Meadow Rue). 

 Stem unbranched ; flowers in a simple ter- 

 minal cluster, drooping when fully expanded. 

 A graceful little alpine plant, 4-6 inches 

 high, common on the mountains of Scot- 

 land ; occasionally in the north of England 

 and North Wales. Fl. June, July. Per- 

 ennial. 



2. T. minus (Lesser Meadow Rue). Stem 

 zigzag, branched ; leaves thrice pinnate ; 

 leaflets three-cleft, glaucous ; flowers in loose 

 panicle, drooping, pale greenish yellow ; 

 sepals tinged with pink ; stamens con- 

 spicuously yellow. A very variable species, 

 usually found in limestone and chalky pas- 



Thalictrum Alpinum tures > where [t S rows from x " 2 feet hi h > 

 (Alpine Meadow Rue) on ncher S0lls lt S rows more luxuriantly and 



the foliage loses its glaucous appearance. 

 Great Britain and Ireland ; uncommon. Fl. June, July. Perennial. 

 3. T. flavum (Yellow Meadow Rue). Stem erect, branched, 

 3-4 feet high ; flowers crowded, not drooping, yellow ; leaves 

 twice pinnate. Not uncommon about the banks of ditches 

 and streams in England, Ireland, and the south of Scotland. 

 Fl. June, July. Perennial. 



3. Anemone (Wood Anemone) 



1. A. nemorosa ( Wood Anemone,* Wind-flower). Rootstock 

 creeping beneath the surface of the soil ; flower drooping ; sepals 

 6 ; carpels without tails. Plant from 3-6 inches high. This 

 is one of our most beautiful spring flowers, adorning our wood- 

 lands at the season when primroses and violets are in perfection. 

 The sepals are generally white, but not unfrequently tinged with 

 pink externally ; more rarely they are of a delicate sky-blue, 

 both within and without. Fl. March to May. Perennial. 



2. A. Pulsatilla (Pasque-flower). Flower slightly drooping ; 

 sepals 6 ; carpels with feathery tails. The whole plant is clothed 

 with silky hairs. The large, solitary flowers are of a dull violet 

 hue, and are thickly covered with silky hairs on the outside 

 High chalky pastures. Rare. Fl. about Easter (Paques), hence 

 the name. Perennial. 



Two other species are described by British botanists A. 

 apennina, with blue flowers of 12 or more sepals, and A. ranun 

 culoides, which has yellow flowers. They are not natives, but 

 have apparently become thoroughly established in many places. 



