ANEMONE 



DD. Bootstock slender, creeping, cylindrica!. 



15. nemordsa, Linn. Wood A. St. simple, 3-8 in., 

 nearly smooth : rootstock horizontal, 3-4 times the st. 

 in diameter : Ivs. of involucre petioled, 3-5-parted ; ba- 

 sal Ivs. appearing after the fl. .St., 5-parted. divisions 

 wedge-shaped, toothed : fls. white or purplish, solitary, 

 1 in. across : akenes pubescent ; styles hooked. Apr.- 

 May. Eu. and Siberia. Three or more horticultural va- 

 rieties. Var. dlba, Hort. (var. «ore-p?eno, Hort.). Fls. 

 larger, pure white, and abundant. Int. 1883. Gn. 32 : 618. 

 D. 25. Var. Eobinsoniana, Hort. (var. caii-ulea. Hort.). 

 A robust form, 6-12 in., with broader and thicker Ivs., 

 and large fis., becoming blue. Sometimes given as a 

 separate species. Mar.-Apr. Gn. i6,p. 153 ; .32: 618: 

 p. 34.T. Var. rdsea, Hort. (var. riifirn flore-pleno, Hort.). 

 Fls. a redilish purple ; now much used. 



11). quinquefolia. Linn. {A. nemordsa, var. guinguefd- 

 lia . Gray ) . This American species differs from A . nenio- 

 rosa in having smaller fls., involucral Ivs. less lobed, fo- 

 liage paler, and much more slender st. and petioles. The 

 common Windflower or Spring Anemone, formerly called 

 A. nemorosa. 



17. deltoidea, Dougl. St. simple, slender, 6-12 in. 

 high, from a slender rootstock : Ivs. trifoliate, basal 

 ones petioled, others nearly .sessile, coarsely crenated, 

 often incised : fls. solitary, white, rather large: akenes 

 several, densely pubescent ; style very short. Spring. 

 Pacific slope. 



DDD. Bootsiocli Iwrhontal, fleshy orsomeivJint tuberous. 



18. ranunculoides, Linn. Yellow Wood A. St. 3-8 

 in., from elongated, somewhat tuberous rootstock : Ivs. 

 3-5-parted, divisions deeply cut and serrated : fls. gol- 

 den yellow, usually solitary, single or serai-double. 

 Mar. and Apr. Rich, light soil in open places and woods. 

 Eu. and Siberia. Gn. 35:699. L. B.C. 6:556. 



19. GiiLyi,BehT. {A. Oregiiia,GTa.j). St. slender, 3-12 

 in. high, from a fleshy, brittle rootstock: basal Ivs. slen- 

 der-petioled, 3-parted, coarsely serrate ; involucral Ivs 

 petioled, trifoliate, the parts 2-3-lobed, much toothed . 

 sepals blue or purplish: akenes pubescent, in a globose 

 head. Moist, shady slopes. Oreg. and Wash. In gardens 

 west of the Rockies. Int. 1892. 



BB. Peduncles S-5 (mostly S). 



c. Fruits (akenes) u-ooUy or lery silky ; secondary 



involucre present. 



20. Virginiana, Linn. Plant hairy, 2-3 ft. high, stout, 

 branching at the involucre : the petioled involucral Ivs. 

 3-parted, the leaflets cleft and lobed ; basal Ivs. similar, 

 broader than long, on long petioles: fl. peduncles naked 

 (or the lateral ones 2-lvd. ) : fls. greenish or white, 1-1 J^in. 

 across: akenes woolly, in an oblong head ; styles short, 

 awl-shaped. June-Aug. Woods and meadows. U.S. and 

 Canada. G.M. 33:763. 



21. Jap6nica, Sieb. & Zucc. Fig. 90. Stately, branch- 

 ing St., 2-3 ft. high : plant soft and downy, with short 

 hails : Ivs. ternate, much lobed and toothed : fls. rosy 

 purple or carmine; 1-3 whorls of sepals, 2-3 in. in diam., 

 on long peduncles from leafy involucre ; stamens yel- 

 low : akenes silky. A very useful species for mixed 

 borders or for pot culture. Hardy in N. states. Sept. to 

 late frosts. Rich soil, China and Japan. 1844. Gn. 30:558. 

 B. M. 4341. P.M. 14:25. A.G. 19:305. Gng. 1:221; 

 3:131. G.C. III. 16:661. A.F.12:29. F.S.2:74. Var. 41ba, 

 Hort. HonorineJobert. The Bride. Whirlwind, etc. 

 Two or three whorls of large, white sepals : fls. 2-3 

 in. across, lasting until hard frosts. Vick's Mag. 

 14:47. Gng. 5:117. R.H. 1867:11. Var. hybrida, Hort. 

 (vars. rosea and elegans, Hort.). Radical Ivs. 5-lobed, 

 often cordate; lobes twice serrate: fls. somewhat paler, 

 earlier; sepals rather broader. Said to be a hybrid oiA, 

 Japonica and A . viti folia ; produced in Royal Gardens, 

 1848. G.M.B. 1:17. Var. ribra, Hort. Lady Ardilaun. 

 Probably the same as the type, but having Ivs. and fls. 

 with a waxy gloss: plant 4-5 ft. high. 



22. multifida, Poir. Plant silky - hairy, somewhat 

 branched, 14-I%tt. high, from a branched, upright root- 

 stock : main involucre 2-3-lvd., others 2-lvd. or naked, 

 short petioles, similar to the root Ivs., 2-3 times 3-parted 



ANEMONOPSIS 65 



and cleft, divisions linear: fls. J^-l in. across, red, vary- 

 ing to white or yellow: akenes very woolly. Early sum- 

 mer. Rocks and uplands. Middle states to Hudson Bay. 



cc. Fruits (aken 



23. Canadensis, Linn. (^.Pt» I, 

 chdtoma. Am. Auth. & Michx., ii< 

 1-2 ft. high, branching at or alto 

 Ivs. of main involucre sessile. :> 

 each 2-lvd. ; basal Ivs. l:)roader tl 

 cleft and toothed: petioles long: : 

 akenes wing-margined, naked, 

 grouped into a spherical 



bee 



iuiai. Linn. A.di- 

 in. i. Ilairv, stout, 

 r iiiv.ilurn. : the 3 

 ; upi" r involucres 

 .ug. nju.li divided, 

 liite, 1-2 in. across: 

 oming pubescent, 

 miner. In shaded 



woods and open meadows. N. Amer. Gng. 2:21. 

 24. narcissiJldra, Linn. (4.?(m6e»(J?a, Lam.). St. erect, 



rather stout, 5^-1 kft. high : Ivs. of involucre sessile ; 



basal Ivs. petioled, 3-5-parted, divisions deeply cut: fls. 



white, y^-l in. across, several in an umbel ; anthers 



yellow : akenes smooth, with short style. May-July. 



Mountainous regions. Northern hemisphere. Gn. 30, p. 



173. B.M. 1120. 



90 Anemone Japonica 



A alba Juss Allied to A 5ylve<!tn? if not the 

 4:322 BM 21b7 — ^ cuhndnta t ri> A tall nitne species 

 used foi be-iutv of fobige iml truit — ' 

 (A. trilobita Juss A heterophi 11 1 ^utt 

 vated in fe stites lh91 - 

 in. across 5 tt high h 

 A.parvifldra Miclix Pi 

 Canada —4 polyanth, 



ni 32 259 ~ I 

 tilla L B C 9 900 — 4 ; 

 leaflets terminated with i i t 

 phylla Poepp Pis blue s \V 

 beautifvdlyregular fls white In 



ANEMONELLA. See Synde 



decapttala Ard 



pure white 2-i 



P "M no ,H I n J4 bb4 — 



' ^ ,u^> of N stites and 



I 1 \ ...LisMrtori BM 

 Mhed to ^. Pulsi 



I I Sinib Fls pile 



II I \1 18bi ~A spheno 

 ■> — i tnfolia Lmn Lvs 

 uiosb Two blue vars B M 

 A Japonica Has cordate 



K. C. Dam: 



ANEM0N6PSIS (Anemone-like). Ranunculdcem. A 

 monotypic genus from Japan, now much planted in 

 American gardens. A beautiful hardy plant for border 

 purposes. Perennial herb, with erect stems ; radical 

 and stem lvs. rather large, temately compound and 



