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THE DICTIONARY .OF GARDENING, 



Anemone con K nued. 



is impossible to plant this flower wrong as regards effect. To 

 prow it well, however, it must have a moist situation and good 

 loam." See Fig. 94. 



A. Halleri (Haller's).* Jl. purplish inside, large, erect ; sepals six, 

 oWnceolate. April/ I pinnate, very villous; segments three 

 parted ; lobes with lanceolate-linear, acuminated divisions. A. .6m. 

 Switzerland, 1816. A sunny border or the rockery. SYN. PuUa- 

 tilla Ilalleri. 



A. Hcpatica (supposed remedy for liver diseases). Common He- 

 paticl /. usually blue ; sepals six to nine. February. 1. cor- 

 date, three-lobed ; lobes quite entire, ovate, acutish ; petioles 

 and scapes rather hairy, h. 4in. to 6in. There are numerous 

 varieties of this species. England, &c. SYN. Hepatwa trdoba. 

 Varieties: alto has large pure white flowers; carulea (blue), 

 the double form of caerutea is scarce and very showy , rwra 

 produces re.ldish-pink flowers, and of which there is also a double 

 "ariety, very bright and lasting ; Darloici has large sky-blue flowers 

 Uesides these there are many others. They are all charming early 

 spring-flowering plants, preferring rich light soil, and to remain 

 umlisturbe.l for years, when they form grand clumps, often pro- 

 ducing seedlings where they stand. SYX. A. amencana. See 

 Fig. 95. 



A. Honorinc Jobcrt (Honorine Jobert) Synonymous with A. 

 japonica alba. 



A. hortensls (garden). Nearly approaches A coronaria the 

 parent of a large number of garden forms. A. fulyens ana A. 

 ttcllata are by competent authorities placed as varieties. 



A. Hudsoniana (Hudson's). Synonymous with A. multifida. 



A. japonica (Japanese).* fl. rosy carmine, from 2in. to 21in. 

 across, on footstalks which spring from a whorl of three or four 

 leaves ; anthers golden yellow. Autumn. I. ternate, with i un- 

 equally lobed, toothed segments, h. 2ft. to 3ft. Japan, 1844. 

 See Fig. 96. 



Anemone con tinned. 



Fio. 97. ANEMONE JAPONICA ALBA. 



A. J. alba (white).* This is a splendid variety, with a profusion of 

 large pure white flowers, which are produced from August to 

 November. This white form is one of the handsomest of border 

 flowers. The blooms are 2in. to Sin. across, with a centre of dense 

 lemon coloured stamens. For cutting purposes the flowers are 

 invaluable. It thrives best in deep soil. SYN. A. Uonorine 

 Jobert. See Fig. 97. 



A. J. elegans (elegant).* Very like A. japonica, with broader 

 leaves, and pale rose-coloured flowers, which are more than Sin 

 across. This is also called rosea and hybrida. Japan. 



A. lanoifolia (lance-leaved). /. white ; sepals five, ovate-acute 

 scapes one-flowered. May. I. all Btalked, ternate; segments 

 lanceolate, crenate-toothed. h. Sin. Pennsylvania, 1823 Very 

 rare. Bockery. Tuberous rooted. 



A. multlflda (many-cleft).* /.red, whitish yellow, or citron 

 colour, small ; sepals five to ten, elliptical, obtuse ; peduncles three, 

 one-flowered, one of which is naked and earlier, the other two 

 longer, and bearing two-leaved multifid involucels on their middle 

 June. I. radical ones It-mate; segments cuneated, three parted, 

 multifld, with linear lobes ; those of the involucrum multifid on 

 short petioles. h. 6in. to 12in. North America. Border or 

 rockery. SYN. A. Hudsoniana. 



Fio. 98. ANEMONE NARCISSIFLORA, showing Habit and Flower. 



A. narcissiflora (Narcissus-flowered).* /. usually cream coloured, 

 sometimes purplish on the outside ; umbels generally many- 

 flowered ; pedicels in some instances twice or three times longer 

 than the involucrum, and in others very short ; sepals five or six, 

 ovate or oval, blunt or acute. May. I. radical ones palmately 

 three to five parted ; lobes deeply toothed ; lobules linear, acute ; 

 those of the involucrum three to five cleft, h. about 1ft. Europe, 

 North America, 1773. An extremely variable and beautiful species. 

 Ilockery. See Fig. 98. 



A. nemorosa (grove).* Wood Anemone, fl. generally white; sepals 

 six, elliptical ; scapes one-flowered. March. I. ternate ; segments 

 trifid, deeply toothed, lanceolate, acute ; involucral leaves 

 stalked, h. 6in. This species varies greatly in the colour of its 

 flowers. It is a most beautiful little plant, frequent in our native 

 woods, and suitable for planting in shaded shrubberies, &c. 

 Tuberous rooted. 



A. n. coerulea (blue),* from the North-west States of America, 

 is very near, if not identical with, the variety Robinsoniana, of our 

 native woods. 



A. n. flore-pleno (double-ft^yered).* /. pure white, over lin. 

 across, solitary, double. This is an exceedingly pretty plant, and 

 remains in beauty considerably longer than the type. It should 

 be grown in large clumps, and in rich loam. 



A, n. Robinsoniana (Robinson's).* fl. bright azure blue, large, 

 over IJin. in diameter. A charming variety for the rockery or 

 border, and one of the prettiest in the whole genus. 



A. n. rosea (rosy).* A very pretty form, with rose-coloured 

 flowers, of which there is a double flowered sub-variety ; there is 

 also a double form of the type, named bracteata fl.-pl., white 

 flowers, surrounded with a large involucrum. 



A. obtusiloba (blunt-lobed-leaved). /. cream coloured ; sepals 

 five, obovate; peduncles two to three, one-flowered, villous, 

 naked, or the lateral ones are bracteate. June. I. three lobed 

 cordate, and are, as well as petioles, very villous ; segments 

 broadly cuneated, and deeply crenate ; involucral leaves trifid. 

 Himalaya, 1843. This species requires a warm and sheltered 

 position. 



A. palmata (palmate).* /. golden yellow ; sepals ten to twelve, 

 oblong, obtuse ; scape one, rarely two, flowered. May. I. cordate, 

 sub-orbicular, hluntly three to flve-lobed, toothed ; involucral 

 leaves trifid. South-west Europe, 1597. A white flowered variety, 

 though scarce, is in cultivation, and is very pretty. True alpines, 

 which should be grown on the rockery, where the soil is both 

 rich and deep, with a somewhat damp situation. Tuberous 

 rooted. 



A. patens (spreading).* /. purplish, or rarely yellew, erect, spread- 

 ing, in the involucre almost sessile ; sepals five to six. June. 

 I. pinnate, rising after the flowers ; segments three parted ; 

 lobes toothed at the top. Northern Europe, &c., 1752. 



A. p. Nnttalliana (Nuttall's).* fl. purple, sometimes cream 

 coloured, erect, villous on the outside ; sepals five or six, erect, 

 connivent. June. 1. three parted ; segments cuneate, trifid, cut ; 

 lobes linear-lanceolate, elongated ; those of the involucre with 

 linear lobes, h. 1ft. North America, 1826. A pretty border 

 plant. 



A. pavonlna (peacock). Synonymous with A. stellata. 



A. pennsylvanica (Pennsylvanian). Synonymous with A. dicho- 

 toma. 



A. pratensis (meadow).* fl. dark purple, pendulous ; sepals six, 

 erect, reflexed at the top, acute. May. I. pinnate, many parted ; 

 lobes linear, h. 6in. to 12in. Northern Europe, &c., 1731. Differs 

 chiefly from the following species in having smaller flowers, 

 sepals narrower and more acute, connivent at base, and reflexed at 

 apex. SYN. PuUatilla pratensis. 



A. Pulsatllla (common Pulsatilla).* Pasque Flower, /.generally 

 violet, sub-erect ; sepals six, spreading, externally silky, very 

 handsome. April. I. pinnate; segments many parted; lobes 

 linear, h. bin. to 12in. England, &c. A singular and beautiful 

 species, Uiriving best in a dry situation and well-drained soil of 



