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A GUIDE TO THE WILD FLOWERS 



(The following three plants have no petals, but their sepals 



are petal-like and white. All belong to the Buttercup 



Family 

 Plants 4-8 in. tall 



Leaflets with few teeth, towards the tip 



Rue Anemone no. 440 



Leaf divisions toothed throughout .... Wind-flower no. 441 

 Plants 1-3 ft. tall Tall Anemone no. 442 



440. Rue Anemone. Syndcsmon thalictr aides. (Anemonella 

 thalictroides.) A low^, smooth woods plant, mostly 6 in. high, 

 soon v^ithering when picked. Leaves partly basal, but some 

 near the flowers, all compound, the leaflets on long thread- 

 like stalks. Leaflets roundish, with a few (2-3) roundish 

 teeth, towards the tip. Flowers white, or pinkish-white. 

 Petal-like sepals 5-10. May. New England to Florida, and 

 westward. See No. 349. 



441. Wind-flower. Anemone qiiinquefolia. A low woods 

 plant with basal leaves and some near the flowers. Leaves 

 deeply-divided, the segments toothed throughout. Basal leaves 

 much longer stalked than the stem-leaves. Flowers white. 

 Petal-like sepals 4-9. Nova Scotia to Georgia, and westward. 

 Very common. May. Fig. 441. See No. 349. 



442. Tall Anemone. Anemone virginiana. A stout woods 

 plant, hairy, 1-3 ft. tall, with 3-divided basal and stem leaves. 

 Divisions of the leaf broad, coarsely toothed. Flower usually 

 solitary, white or greenish-white, about i in. across. Petal- 

 like sepals 5. Nova Scotia to So. Carolina, and westward. 



