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ANEMONE 



6. alplna, Linn. (A. acufipitala, Hort.). Closely al- 

 lied to the above. Stem %-lKft. high, from thick, strong 

 roots : Ivs. large, finely divided, cut and serrated, sraootli 

 or hairy ; Ivs. of involucre similar : fls. few, in ;ui uml.. I 

 or solitary, 2-3 in. in diam., creamy white iiiM-!. . i iiril- 

 outside, but varying much ; anthers yellow. .M. untiiin 

 sides. Eu. May-June. L.B.C. 17: 1617. B.M. J.-n; , vac. 

 major). Var. sulphilrea, Hort. Fls. a delicate t,ullur 

 yellow, larger, downy beneath : Ivs. larger. Moist, rich 

 soil. 1882. Gn.35:C82. 



AA. ATcenes woolly or smoothisli, with short styles. 



{Anemone proper.) 



.B. Peduncle 1 [rarely S); involucre mostly S-leaved. 



0. Sead of fr.cylindric ; akenes woolly. 



D. Soots tuberous ; involucre usually sessile. 



7. coroniria, Linn. Poppy-flowered A. Figs. 85, 

 86 87 One half to 1 ft hi h from tuberous roo*s 



Ivs cut into many fine lobes 



s,^. 

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ANEMONE 



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, 1^ in. across ; sta- 

 mens brownish violet. Rich, light soU. S. Eu. May.— 

 Tliis differs from A. coronaria in its coarse, broad Ivs. 

 anil its elongated, rather narrow-pointed sepals. Gar- 

 den names are given to the forms with different colora- 

 tion. B.M. 123, from which Fig. 89 is taken. 



10. palmllta, 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^une. Deep, light 

 soil, Mediterranean region. B.R. 200. -Three good va- 

 rieties in the trade. Var. fldre-pl^no, Hort., with double 

 yellow or white fls. Var. tllbida, Sims (var. alba, Hort.). 

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

 Gn. 22:361. Var. liitea, Lodd., like the last, but with 

 yellow fls L E C 17: 1600. 



11 Carohmina Walt. (A. decapitala, Amer. authors, 

 n t \i 1 ) St simple, slender, %-l ft. high, arising 

 ) I tuber Ivs. of involucre sessile.with 3 wedge- 



basal Ivs. thrice divided, and much lobed 



DD JfnoliitocK creeping : Ivs. of involucre petioled. 

 12 Bylv6stns Linn. St. 1-lJ^ ft., simple, or branched 



87. Anemone coronaria, double- 

 single-fld. form (XK)- fid. form (X34)- 



TSnri: 2P.2. Caen, Scarlet, The Bride, St. Brigid, Victoria 



i:i:iiii. . ir , air some of the trade names given to the 



r \ar. fldre-pWno, Hort. Fls. double, as 



\ -V, by the pistils becoming petal-like, the 



. I , \ ic-maining perfect ; many colors, scarlet 



Iji III- 111. luK-t common at present. F.S. 16: 1678. Var. 

 chrysanthemilldra, Hort. A seedling variety produced in 

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

 pletely doubled than the above variety, by the stamens 

 all becoming petal-like. A dozen forms, beautiful, self- 

 colored, as deep red, sky-blue and even pure white, 

 havebeen fixed and named. Useful as cut fls. Gn.30:56i. 

 R.H. 1887:30; 1897, pp. 418-19. R.B. 21: 260-1. 



8. flilgens, Gay {A. Pam,ih)i,a. var. fulfitna. DC. 

 A. horthisis, T:\iore.). Fia. >-, i Mi. ii. ln-li. Min|.|.- : 

 basal Ivs. 3-5-lobed, witli i" i ■ ■ i: i . . i.>ll<i«. .1 later 

 by deeply cut Ivs. ; sessil. i . . . i ■ . . lal uhIh-- Im 



1 hia.- 



^\:~ 



avariefN ■ i 1 '. . ' . ;, Linn., from which itmayhave 

 descend.! ~ . .r.len forms, as annuata-grandi- 



flora, mill;., ; Southern Star. Gn. 11:65. Gt. 



37:00. H.i;. JliUi.J :;. U.K. 1877:270. 



9. hort^nais, Linn. (A. sttllilta. Lam.). Broad- 

 leaved Garden A. Fig. 89. St. simple, erect, 10 in. 



a little-improved form, 

 once at involucre, from a creeping rootstock : Ivs. 3-4- 

 parted, deeply cut at top, hairy beneath : involucre 

 petioled ; fls. solitary or in 2's, pure white, IK in. 

 across, nodding, sweet-scented ; sepals 6. May-July. 

 Wooded places, Eu. and Liberia. B.M. 54. Gn. 18, p. 561 ; 

 30, p. 173. L.B.C. 18:1739. Var.fldre-pUno.Hort. Double 

 Snowdrop A. Has large, white, double fls. G.C. III. 

 19:739. 



00. Head of fruit hemispherical ; akenes 



silky-picbesct'nf. 



D. Boots till'' /-..a.-'. 



13. Apennina, Linn. St. siii,|.l. . >1. n.l. r, 4-9 in.: 

 Ivs. twice-divided and lobed. inn. li i....ili.,l : fls. sky- 

 blue, p.; in. across: sepals in-lL'. .■I..ii-au.l. obtuse; 

 anili.is wliii. . .Mar.-.\|.r. Woods. Italv. Gn. 46:975. 

 -Till, an. I a I'.. nil Willi whitish fls., both well suited 

 r..r -lia.lN I k- 111 .■liiiit|.^ of shrubbery, etc. 



II. blanda, S.lioti \ Kotschy. St. 4-6 in. high, from 

 a cylindrical rootstock : Ivs. like A. apennina, but 

 harder and smoother, and principal divisions sessile : 

 fls. intense sky-blue, differing from above species in 

 being larger, more finely rayed, styles black-pointed, 

 and sepals smooth on the outside ; opens in earliest 

 spring or mild winter weather. From Taurus Mts. and 

 Greece. Rocky places. Int. 1898. Gn. 14: 143; 46, p. 152. 



