THE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING, 



Anemia continued. 



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

 clothed with ferruginous hairs, fronds, barren portion 6m. to 12m. 

 long, half as broad, ovate-deltoid, bipinnatifld orbipinnate ; lowest 

 pinnse the largest, the blunt lobes iin. to |in. long, Jin. broad, 

 nearly entire ; rachis and surfaces densely pilose, with a firm 

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

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

 flexuosa, A. villosa. 



A. villosa (hairy). Synonymous with A. tomentosa. 

 ANEMIDICTYON. See Anemia. 

 ANEMONE (from anemos, wind ; the greater part of 

 the species grow in elevated places, much exposed to the 

 wind). Wind Flower. ORD. Ranunculacece. An extensive 

 genus of very ornamental hardy perennials. The generic 

 characters of Anemone proper are : Involucre 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- 

 ticas 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 Gin. 

 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 thinly, in a shady, airy situation, until they 

 are dry, 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, they should be protected 

 through severe weather, and brought into warmth as re- 

 quired. The perennial 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. narcissiflora, 

 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, will produce results commensurate 

 with the trouble incurred. So soon as the Beed ripen, they 

 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. I. ternate or quinate; segments deeply 

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



A. alplna (alpine).* fl. variously coloured, sometimes white, white 

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

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

 sometimes smooth, sometimes clothed with long crowded silky 

 hairs, biternate; segments pinnate and deeply serrated; invo- 

 lucre of the same form. h. 6in. Middle Europe, 1658. Very 

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

 damp situation. SYN. Pulsatilla alpina. 



A. a. snlphnrea (sulphur).* fl. beautiful soft yellow, 2in. to 2iin. 

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



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

 colour. May and June. I. radical, stalked, drooping, more than 

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

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

 situation. See Fig. 92. 



Fio. 92. ANEMONE ALPINA SULPHUREA, showing Uabit and Flower. 



A. americana (American). A synonym of A. Hepatica. 



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

 numerous black anthers surrounding a tuft of yellow styles ; sepals 

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

 lobed ; lobes serrated, h. Sin. to 12in. East Europe. A very fine 

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

 suited for the border or rockery, enjoying a deep rich soil. SYN. 

 Hepatica angulosa. 



A. apennlna (Apennine).* fl. blue, liin. across ; sepals ten to 

 fourteen, oblong, obtuse, erect ; pedicel one-flowered. March. 

 I. binately pinnate ; 'segments lanceolate, deeply-toothed, acute. 

 h. 6in. England (naturalised here and there), and Southern 

 Europe. An exceedingly pretty plant, with soft-looking feathery 

 foliage. It thrives best under the partial shade of trees, where 

 the flowers retain their colour longer. Tuberous rooted. 



A baldensls (Mount Baldo).* fl. white, clothed with adpressed 

 hairs on the outside, and reddish tinged with blue ; sepals eight 

 to ten, oblong-oval ; pedicels one-flowered. May. I. biternate ; 

 segments many-parted ; lobes linear ; involucral leaves multifid. 

 h. 6in. Switzerland, 1792. A. ccerulea is probably identical with 

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



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

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

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

 h, 6m. 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 caroliniana (Carolina). /. purple or whitish, pubescent on 

 the outside, on a long one-flowered pedicel ; sepals ten to twenty, 

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

 toothed lobes ; involucral leaves trifld, with cut lobes, h. 9in. 

 Carolina, 1824. A very slender and delicate plant. Shady parts 

 of the rockery. Tuberous rooted. 



A cernua (drooping). /. somewhat drooping, dark purple ; sepals 

 six, spreading, elliptical-oblong. May. I. pinnate, villous under- 

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

 and peduncles clothed with downy hairs, h. oin. Japan, 1806. 

 Rare. 



Poppy Anemone, fl. very various in 

 sepals six, oval, approximate. April to May. 

 1. ternate ; segments multifid ; lobules linear, mucronated ; 

 involucral leaves sessile, multifld. South Europe, 1596. This i* 



