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Out of the several species of Anemone, or Wind Flower, only 

 one, A. decapetala, can come into the class now under considera- 

 tion. It grows a foot high, and has numerous cream colored 

 flowers. The Hepatica, or Liver-leaf, is now classed among the 

 Anemones. The two native species are very neat and compact 

 plants, flowering in the early spring, and sometimes even under 

 the snow. H. triloba has flowers varying from blue to white ; and 

 H. aculiloha pinkish or nearly white. 



The Aconitura,or Monkshood, is also worth growing, especially 

 A. reclinatinii, with white flowers produced on arching stems, and 

 A. uncinatum of the same habit but with blue flowers ; both are 

 autumn flowers, and thus more valuable, although not so showy as 

 A. JSfapellus, which grows erect, and has very large blue or purple 

 flowers. 



Not less valuable is the Delphinium or Larkspur ; there are 

 several species with mostly blue flowers. D. 3IenziesU, D. exal- 

 tatum, D. azureuvi, D. simplex, and D. tricorne are among the best 

 for ordinary culture. 



Under the genus Coreopsis we find also many valuable plants, 

 such as C. la7iceolata, of very compact and dwarf habit, and pro- 

 ducing a multitude of deep 3'ellow flowers. C. grandiflora, C. 

 pubescens, and C. auriculata are all similar to each other in habit, 

 and not unlike C. lunceolata. C. verticillata grows eighteen 

 inches high, has finely divided leaves, and numerous bright yellow 

 flowers. C. delphinifolia, C. senifolia, and C. palmata are pretty 

 much alike ; the}' grow from one to three feet in heiglit, have rath- 

 er broad palmately divided or cleft foliage, and ample heads of 

 bright 3-ellow flowers. C. roaea is quite distinct, growing only six 

 inches high, and having small rose colored flowers, while again (7. 

 tripteris ma}' be easily mistaken for a sunflower. 



Nearly all of the one hundred and twenty-four species and many 

 varieties of Aster are worth growing, because they flower late ia 

 summer and autumn, when flowers are scarce. Especially showy 

 is A. turbinelhis, with slender stems from two to four feet high, 

 and innumerable pretty violet flowers in October and November. 

 A. 2Mtens, A. loevis, and A. Sho7-tii are of similar habit and merit. 

 A. ptarmicoides has large trusses of white flowers, on stenas eight- 

 een inches long, produced in midsummer. A. Novce-Anglim is 

 quite showy and more known than any other species. A. spectabi- 

 lis, A. palndosus, and A. surculosus are all of dwarf habit and have- 



