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compose the Pasque Flower section of the Anemone 

 (natural order Ranunculaceae) have feathery tails attached 

 to the seeds, which give the mature heads of fruit 

 a silky and ornamental appearance. They are amongst 

 the most welcome of spring flowering plants, with a 

 distinct beauty of their own, and as the flowers are 

 freely produced on established plants, especially in the 

 case of A. Pulsatilla and its varieties, they are very 

 desirable for the rock garden. The Pasque Flowers 

 are distributed over Europe and Northern Asia, with 

 one in North America. There are about ten kinds in 

 cultivation, of which the best are : 



A. alpina. The tallest and one of the most hand- 

 some of the group, with elegant foliage, and large white 

 flowers in May. It is a limestone plant, and varies in 

 height up to two feet. A. sulphurea is a counterpart 

 of this plant, found only on the granite, with yellow 

 flowers. Both are found on the Swiss Alps. 



A. Halleri. A native of the Alps, with pale purple 

 flowers, and the silky appearance of A. Pulsatilla, which 

 it resembles, but for the broader leaf segments. 



A. patens. A very handsome plant, with large, 

 widely spreading, pale purple flowers and somewhat 

 palmate leaves. It is found both in Europe and Siberia, 

 and there is a charming form with cream-coloured flowers. 



A. pratensis. This is very distinct, owing to the 

 drooping bell-shaped flowers, which bear little resemblance 

 to the usual Anemone. They vary in colour from very 

 dark purple to almost white. It is a native of Northern 



