ANEMONE 



ANEMONE 



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4. Pulsatilla, Linn. (Pulsatllla vulgaris, Mill. A. 

 acutipetala, Schleich). PASQUE FLOWER of Europe. 

 Villous, hairy, rising %-l ft.: basal lys. finely thrice- 

 pinnately divided, on slender petioles; involucre sessile, 

 deeply cut into long narrow lobes: fls. blue to reddish 

 purple 154-2H in. across. Apr. Well-drained soil or 

 stony places. Eu. Gn. 32:466; 71, p. 215, 530. L.B.C. 

 18:1704. G.C. III. 39:307. Gn. M. 13:17. G.M. 

 -.2:636. Gn.W. 20:225. Var rilbra, Hort. (.4. ritbra, 

 Lam.). Dwarf er: fls. always erect. Var. variegata, Hort. 

 Fls. pale, appearing in May. 



BB. Involucre Ivs. 3, on short petioles, sheathing the st. 



5. occidentalis, Wats. (A. alpina, Hook., not Linn.). 

 Silky-hairy, J4-1J^ ft. high, simple: Ivs. 2-parted, the 

 divisions deeply pinnatifid into usually incised linear, 

 acute lobes; involucre short-petioled; basal Ivs. long- 

 petioled: fls. solitary, white or purple, varying, 1-2 in. 

 across; receptacle conic, sometimes much elongated: 

 achenes pubescent: plumose styles reflexed; peduncle 



becoming much elongated 

 after sepals fall. May. Calif, 

 to Brit. Col. Intro. 1892. 



6. alpina, Linn. (A. acuti- 

 petala, Hort.). Closely allied 

 to the above. St. %-l/4 ft. 

 high, from thick, strong roots: 

 Ivs. large, finely divided, cut 

 and serrated, smooth or hairy ; 

 Ivs. of involucre similar: fls. 

 few, in an umbel or solitary, 

 2-3 in. diam., creamy white 

 inside, purple outside, but 

 varying much ; anthers yellow. 

 Mountain-sides. Eu. May, 

 June. L.B.C. 17:1617. B.M. 

 2007 (var. major). Var. sul- 

 phurea, Hort. Fls. a delicate 

 sulfur-yellow, larger, downy 

 beneath: Ivs. larger. Moist, 

 rich soil. Gn. 35:10; 66, p. 

 195. G.M. 49:797. 



AA. Achenes woolly or smooth- 

 ish, with short styles. 

 (Anemone proper.) 



B. Peduncle 1 (rarely 2): in- 

 volucre mostly S-lvd. 



C. Head of fr. cylindric: 

 achenes woolly. 



D. Roots tuberous: involucre 



usually sessile. 



POPPY-FLOWERED ANEMONE. 



Figs. 199, 200,' 201, 202. One-half to 1 ft. high, from 

 tuberous roots: Ivs. cut into many fine lobes and lob- 

 ules; involucral Ivs. sessile, 3^1-parted, deeply cut: fls. 

 lJi-2}^ in. across, poppy-like, of many colors and mix- 

 tures of red, blue, white, etc.; stamens blue. Early in 

 spring to June. Meadows, Medit. region. V. 11:257. 

 B.M. 841. Gn. 50:6; 61, p. 275; 16, p. 111. A.F. 

 25:93. C.L.A. 4:344. G. 24:5. G.L. 20:355. 

 Gn.M. 13:296. J.H. III. 48:383. R.H. 1893:232. 

 Caen, Scarlet, The Bride, St. Brigid, Victoria Giant, 

 etc., are some of the trade names given to the single 

 forms. Var. fldre-pleno, Hort. Fls. double, as shown in 

 Fig. 202; many colors, scarlet being the most common 

 at present. F.S. 16:1678. Gn. 63,p. 353. Var. chrysan- 

 themiflora, Hort. A seedling variety produced in 

 1848, and intro. many years later. Fls. more com- 

 pletely doubled than the above variety by the sta- 

 mens all becoming petal-like. A dozen forms, beau- 

 tiful, self-colored, as deep red, sky-blue and even pure 

 white, have been fixed and named. Useful as cut-fl. 

 Gn. 30:316. R.H. 1887:36; 1897, pp. 418-9. R.B 

 21:260-1. 



200. Anemone coronaria, 

 single-flowered form. ( x ^ 



7. coronaria, Linn. 



8. Mlgens, Gay (A. Pavo- 

 niana vta.fulgens, DC. A. hor- 

 tensis, Thore). Fig. 203. One 

 ft. high, simple: basal Ivs. 3-5- 

 lobed, with rounded outline, 

 followed later by deeply cut 

 Ivs.; involucre sessile, several 

 in. below the solitary fl. : fle. 

 vivid scarlet, 2 in. across; sta- 

 mens black. May, June. 

 France. Sometimes called a 

 variety of A. horlensis, 

 Linn., from which it 

 may have descended. 

 Several garden forms, 

 as A. annuata-grandi- 

 ftora, A. multipetala, 

 and Southern Star. 

 Gn. 11:214. Gt.37:66. 

 R.B. 21:262-3. R.H. 

 1877:270. G. 4:91. 



201. Anemone coronaria, semi-double- 9- hortensis, Linn, 

 flowered form. ( X M) (-A- stellata, Lam.). 



BROAD - LEAVED GAR- 

 DEN ANEMONE. Fig. 204. St. simple, erect, 10 in. 

 high: basal Ivs. lobed and cut irregularly; involucre 

 small, 3-5-lobed, usually 3 or more in. below the fl. : 

 fls. red, rosy purple, or whitish, single, 1J^ in. across; 

 stamens brownish violet. Rich, light soil. S. Eu. 

 May. This differs from A . coronaria in its coarse, broad 

 Ivs. and its elongated, rather narrow-pointed sepals. 

 Garden names are given to the forms with different 

 coloration. B.M. 123. Gn. 61, p. 352. F.W. 1877:257. 



10. palmata, Linn. St. 6-9 in. high from tuberous 

 root: basal Ivs. leathery, 3-5-lobed, cordate, toothed; 

 involucral Ivs. 3-parted: fls. golden yellow, solitary or 

 in 2's; sepals 10 or more. May, June. Deep, light soil. 

 Medit. region. B.R. 200. Three good varieties in the 

 trade. Var. flfire-pleno, Hort., with double yellow or 

 white fls. Var. albida, Sims (var. dlba, Hort.). Fls. 

 white: basal Ivs. lobed. B.M. 2079. L.B.C. 2:175. 

 Gn. 22:466. Var. Ifctea, Lodd. Like the last, but with 

 yellow fls. L.B.C. 17:1660. 



11. caroliniana, Walt. (A. decapetala, Amer. authors, 

 not Ard.). St. simple, slender, }^-l ft. high, arising 

 from a large tuber: Ivs. of involucre sessile, with 3. 

 wedge-shaped clefts; basal Ivs. thrjce divided, and 

 much lobed and parted, slender-petioled : solitary fl. 

 erect, 1-1^4 in. broad, creamy white or purple; sepals 

 often numerous: achenes densely woolly. April, May. 

 Open places, U. S. G. 6:521. 



DD. Rootstock creeping: Ivs. of involucre petioled. 



12. sylvestris, Linn. St. 1-1 J-^ ft., simple, or branched 

 once at invo- 

 lucre, from a 



creeping root- 

 stock: Ivs. 3-4- 

 parted, deeply 

 cut at top, hairy 

 beneath; invo- 

 lucre petioled : 

 fls. solitary' or in 

 2's, pure white, 

 13^ in across, 

 nodding, sweet- 

 scented; sepals 

 6. May -July. 

 Wooded places, 

 Eu. and Liberia. 

 B.M. 54. Gn. 

 18, p. 561; 30, 

 p. 173; 65, p. 



73; 75, p. 189. 202. Anemone coronaria var. flore-pleno. 



G. 2:223; 33:31. (full double) ( x M) 



