28 WOOD ANEMOI^E. 



its tough roots creeping extensively underneath 

 the surface of the soil. 



AVe have, besides this, three wild species of 

 Anemone, all of them beautiful to look upon, 

 but all possessing very acrimonious, and several 

 of them highly poisonous properties. Some of 

 the species which grow on American pastui'es 

 are well known to prove fatal to cattle. All 

 our wild Anemones are in bloom dming April 

 and May, but no species is so common as that 

 represented by the engraving. The beautiful 

 Pasque-flower Anemone {Anemone Pulsatilla) 

 is not, however, a rare flower in some counties, 

 where chalky soils abound; the blossom, which 

 is much larger than that of theAVood Anemone, 

 is of a delicate lilac colour. It is very silky, 

 and its tint is so elegant that it is a favourite 

 garden flower also. 



The light blue Mountain Anemone {Anemone 

 Apennind) is so rare a wild flower, that perhaps 

 it ought rather to be regarded as having escaped 

 from some garden near the spot where it may 

 be found \ and the yellow Wood Anemone 

 {Anemone ranunculoides) is almost equally rare. 

 It has a bright yellow blossom. 



