ANEMONE 



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ANEMONE 



A. nemoro'sa lancifo'lia. White. N. Amer. 1822. 

 robinsonia'na (Gfl., t. 945). Pale blue. 

 palma'ta (palmated). . Yellow. May. Portugal. 



1597- 

 flo're-a'lbido (whitish-flowered). |. Whitish. 



May. 

 flo're-fla'vo (yellow-flowered). J. Yellow. May. 



Portugal. 1597. 



flo're-ple'no (double-flowered). f . Yellow. May. 

 parvifto'ra (small-flowered). . White. May. N. 



Amer. 1824. 

 ,, quinquefo'lia (five-leaved. American wood). $. 



White. April. N. Amer. 1817. See A. 



NEMOROSA. 



,, ranunculoi'des (ranunculus-like). |. Yellow. April. 



England. 

 refle'xa (bent-back). . Yellow. April. Siberia. 



1818. 

 ,, stella' to, purpu'rea (purple-star- leaved). See A. 



HORTENSIS. 

 umbella'ta (umbelled). See A. NARCISSIFLORA. 



HERBACEOUS. 



A. acutipe'tala(pomted-petaled). See A. PULSATILLA. 

 a'lba (white). See A. SYLVESTRIS. 

 ,. alba'na (Albana). J. White. May. Caucasus. 



1821. 



alpi'na (alpine). $. White. Austria. 1658. 

 ,, angulo'sa. i. Blue. March. E. Europe. 

 a'lba. 



lilaci'na grandifto'ra. 

 ,, ,, ro'sea. 

 bungea'na (Card., 1907, Ixxi. 214). Golden yellow. 



Siberia. 



., ca'ffra (G. C., 1890, vii. 389). White. S. Africa. 

 cape'nsis (Cape), i. Purple. April. Cape of Good 



Hope. 1795. Greenhouse. 

 ce'rnua (drooping). J. Red, white. May. Japan. 



1806. 

 ,, dahu'rica (Dahurian). f. Flesh. May. Dahuria. 



1819. 

 deltoi'dea (triangular). White. May. Columbia. 



1827. 

 dicho'toma (forked), i. Red, white. May. N. Amer. 



1768. 



elonga'ta (G. C., 1907, xlii. 127). Himalaya. 

 .. Fanni'nii (G. C., 1886, xxv. 432, f. 84). White. 



NataL 



.. gavania'na (Gavan's). Nepaul. 1844. 

 Halle'ri (Haller's). $. Purple. April. Switzerland. 



1816. 

 Hepa'tica. |. February to April. Purple. Europe. 



1573. Svn. Hepatica triloba. 

 a'lba. White, red anthers. 

 a'lbo-ple'na. Double white. 1903. 

 ctcrulea. Blue. 

 ceeru'leo-plc'na. Double blue. 

 ni'vea. Wholly white. 

 ,, ru'bra. Red. 

 ,, ru'bro-ple'na. Double red. 

 hudsonia'na (Hudson's). See A. MULTIFIDA. 

 hupehe'nsis (Hupeh). 3. Mauve, carmine base. 



China. 1910. 

 japo'nica (Japan). 2. Rose. September. Japan. 



a'lba. White. 



h/brida. Pale rose. 



longisca'pa (long-stalked). See A. POLYANTHES. 



magella'nica (Gard., 1907, Ixxi. 77). Yellow. Straits 

 of Magellan. 



., micra'ntha (small-flowered). See A. ALPINA. 



.. monia'na (mountain), i. Purple. June. Switzer- 

 land. 1830. 



multi'fida (many-cleft), i. White. June. Magellan. 

 1824. 



nardssiflo'ra (narcissus-flowered), i. White May. 

 Siberia. 1773. 



., nuttallia'na (Nuttall's). See A. PATENS. 



,, obsoleta (obsolete). See A. PRATENSIS. 



obtusifo'lia (blunt-leaved). White. June. Himalaya. 

 1844. 



obtusilo'ba (blunt-lobed-fcat;^). . White. June. 

 Himalaya. 1843. 



pa'tens (spreading), i. Light yellow. June. Siberia. 

 1753. 



A. pa'tens nuttallia'na. $. July. N. Amer. 1827. 



,, ,, ochrpleu'ca (yellowish-white), i. Cream. April. 

 Siberia. 1752. 



pennsylvd 'nica (Pennsylvanian). i. White. May. 

 N. Amer. 1756. 



,. polya'nthfs. White. Himalayas. 1839. 



,, prate'nsis (meadow). |. Dark purple. May. Ger- 

 many. 1731. 



,, Pulsati'lla (common pulsatilla). . Violet. May. 

 England. 



,, ,, a'lba. White. 



a'lbida (whitish- flowered), i- Whitish. April. 

 Germany. 1834. 



,, ,, ru'bra (red-flowered). Reddish-purple. May. 

 Germany. 1834. 



,, rc^dja'na (Regelian). i. Violet. Central Asia. 1904. 



Richardso'ni (Richardson's). J. Yellow. June. 

 N. Amer. 1827. 



rivula'ris (river). i. White. June. N. Ind. 1840. 



sibi'rica (Siberian)." J. White. June. Siberia. 

 1804. 



,, sulphu'rea (sulphwt-coloured). i. Sulphur. May. 

 Europe. 1816. 



sylve'stris (wood-snowdrop). $. White. May. Ger- 

 many. 1596. 



triio'lia( three-leaved). . White. April. France. _I597- 

 See A. HEPATICA! 



tri'loba a'lbo-ple'na (G. M., 1903, 219, 238 f.). White. 



urale'nsis (Ural). See A. BALDENSIS. 



,, verna'lis (spring). . White. April. Switzerland. 



1752. 

 ,, flo're-lu'teo (yellow-flowered). J. Yellow. April. 



South of Europe. 

 ,, virginia'na (Virginian). . White. May. N. Amer. 



1772. 

 ,, ,, grandiflo'ra (large-flowered). 2. White. June. 



Gardens. Greenhouse. 

 ,, vitifo'lia (vine-leaved). 3. White. September. 



Nepaul. 1829. Half-hardy. 



The anemone, the florist's flower of our gardens, is the 

 offspring of the A. corona'ria (poppy anemone), and A. 

 horie'nsis. Sprung from these there are annually in- 

 creased varieties. A variety lasts about twelve years. 



Characteristics of a good Single Anemone. The stem 

 strong, elastic, and erect, not less than nine inches high ; 

 the flower at least two inches and a half in diameter, 

 consisting of large, substantial, well-rounded petals, at 

 first horizontally extended, and then turning a little up- 

 wards, so as to form a broad, shallow cup ; the colour 

 clear and distinct when diversified in the same flower, or 

 brilliant and striking if it consists only of one colour, as 

 blue, crimson, or scarlet, &c. 



A double anemone should have the outer petals quite 

 flat, the second series a little shorter, the third shorter 

 still, and so on till the centre is quite full, when the whole 

 should form a rather flat hemisphere. Every double 

 flower should be of one full colour. 



Propagation. Offsets from the root, and new varieties 

 from seed. 



By offsets, all the best kinds should be taken up annually 

 at the decay of the leaf, and the root divided, at the time 

 of taking up, to allow the wound to heal, into as many 

 pieces or knobs as are furnished with an eye or bud, 

 observing, however, that if they are divided very small, 

 they flower very weak the first year. 



The time for taking up the roots is June and August, 

 when the leaf and stalk are withered ; for then the roots 

 cease to grow for a month or six weeks. 



Take them up in dry weather, spread in an airy place 

 out of the sun for about a week, then clear from earth, 

 and store in bags or boxes. 



The Seed. Sow from the best single or semi-double 

 flowers. Double flowers produce none. 



Sowing. Make the beds in a sheltered part of your 

 garden, facing the south ; remove the old soil from the 

 beds to the depth of sixteen or eighteen inches. If it is 

 low and swampy, with a wet, clay bottom, drain well, 

 and do not dig so deep ; if high and dry, or with a sandy 

 or gravelly subsoil, you may go a little deeper. Then put 

 in from four to six inches of unmixed cowdung, such as 

 might be gathered up where these animals feed. Upon 

 this layer of dung place as much good fresh loam as will 

 raise the beds to their former level, or a little higher. 

 Make the surface very fine, and then sow. Anemone- 



