ANEMIA 



ANEMONE 



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AA. Leaf only once pinnate with broad pinnae. 



B. Veins free. 



Mexicana, Klotzsch. Leaf 6-9 in. long, with 4-6 pinnae 

 on either side, which are distinctly stalked, ovate-lanceo- 

 late and rounded on both sides at the base : panicles 

 3-4 in. long, dense. Tex. and Mex. 



collina, Raddi. Plants a foot high, on hairy stalks ; 

 Ivs. with about 10 leaflets on each side, which are 

 rounded at the outer ends and truncate at the upper side 

 at the base : panicles about 1% in. long, dense. Braz. 

 S. 1:384. 



BB. Veins anastomosing (running together). 



Phyllitidis, Swz. (.1. lanceolata, Lodd. A. long i folia, 

 Link. Anemidictyon Phyllitidis, Willd.). Leaf 4-12 in. 

 long, with 4-12 pairs of sessile pinnae, with a crenulate 

 margin and a rounded or unequal base ; veins form- 

 ing long, narrow areolae : panicle 3-9 in. long, dense. 

 Cuba and Mex. to Braz. S. 1 : 390. L. -^ UNDERWOOD. 



ANEMIDtCTYON. See Anemia. 



ANEMONE (Greek, wind). JRanunculaceee. ANEMONE, 

 or ANEMONY. WINDPLOWER. A genus of about 85 spe- 

 cies, with many handsome garden forms; all hardy per- 

 ennials ; chiefly native of the north temperate and 

 mountainous regions. Stems usually erect, with great 

 variation in height. Basal leaves lobed, divided or dis- 

 sected, those of the stem forming an involucre near to, 

 or remote from, the flower. Sepals few or many, petal- 

 like ; no true petals. Stamens many, shorter than sepals. 

 Carpels numerous ; fruit a 1-seeded akene. 



The plants thrive best in a fresh, rather rich, sandy 

 loam, well drained; but most of the species will do well 

 in any good garden soil. The tuberous species are suit- 

 able for hardy borders, while most of the others prefer 

 a place in a rockery, and some are partial to shady places. 

 A. hortensis, coronaria, fulgens and others will well 

 repay the little indoor or greenhouse care they require 

 for producing winter blossoms. They require essentially 

 the same handling as tulips and hyacinths, and are usu- 

 ally classed with bulbous plants. Tubers placed in pots 

 in Sept. or Oct. bring forth a beautiful show of bloom by 

 Jan. or March. For this purpose they should be well 

 drained, and not kept very 

 wet or too warm before the 

 growth is well started ; 

 they prefer more moisture 

 at flowering time. Nearly 

 all the species can be read- 

 ily propagated by both root 

 division and seed. The 

 season for both out and 

 indoor planting will di- 

 rectly influence the flower- 

 ing season. Good seasons 

 for outdoor planting are 

 Sept., Oct., Nov., Dec., 

 Feb. and March. As a 

 rule, the tuberous Anem- 

 ones will blossom at any 

 time desired, being influ- 

 enced by the time they are 

 kept out of the ground. 

 The bulbs may be ripened 

 after flowering time by be- 

 ing taken from the ground 

 to dry, or by covering the 

 bed to keep out rains. A. 

 Japonica is one of the fin- 

 est of all fall-blooming 

 herbs. Pritzel, Revision 

 of Anemone, in Linnaea 

 15:498 (1841). Britton, N. 

 Amer. Anemone, in Ann. 

 N. Y. Acad. Sci. 6: 217 

 (1891-92). 



Alphabetical list of species described below (syno- 

 nyms in italics): A. acutipetala, Hort., 6 ; acutipetala, 

 Schl., 4 ; alpina, Linn., 6 ; alpina, Hort., 5 ; apennina, 

 13 ; blanda, 14 ; Canadensis, 23 ; Caroliniana, 11 ; coro- 

 naria, 7; decapetala, 11; deltoidea, 17; dichotoma, 23; 

 fulgens, 8; Grayi, 19 ; Halleri, 2 ; hortensis, Linn., 9 ; 



hortensis, Thore., 8; Japonica, 21 ; multifida, 22 ; nar- 

 cissiflora, 24 ; nemorosa, 15 ; nemorosa, var. quinque- 

 folia, 16 ; occidentalis, 5 ; Oregana, 19 ; palmata, 10 ; 

 patens, 3 ; Pavoniana, 8 ; Pennsylvania, 23 ; Pulsa- 

 tilla, 4 ; quinquefolia, 16 ; ranunculoides, 18 ; rubra, 4 ; 

 stellata, 9 ; sulphurea, 1 ; sylvestris, 12 ; umbellata, 

 24 ; vernalis, 1 ; Virginiana, 20. See supplementary 

 list. 



84. Anemone patens, var. 

 Nuttalliana (X K). 



85. Tubers of Anemone coronaria. 



A. Akenes with long styles, which may become feather 



like on ripening; fls. solitary . Pulsatilla sec 

 tion. 



B. Involucre bell-shaped, dissected into numerous lineal 



equal lobes. 



1. vernalis, Linn. (Pulsatilla vernalis, Mill. A. sul- 

 phurea, All.). Very shaggy, 6 in. high or less: Ivs. pin- 

 nately parted, segments trifid: fls. purple without, whit- 

 ish within, and smoothish ; erect, on very short pedun- 

 cles ; sepals 6, rarely spreading. Apr. Cool, moisl 

 places. Eu. 1896. J. H. III. 32: 223. Gn.25:436. 



2. Halleri, All. Villous, 6 in. or less in height ; 

 simple : Ivs. p innately divided with segments 3-4 parted ; 

 the lesser divisions lanceolate-linear ; involucre of long 

 narrow segments, sessile : fls. large, erect, whitish 

 purple ; sepals 6 ; anthers yellow. Apr. Sunny places. 

 Switzerland. 1889. L.B.C. 10: 940. 



3. patens, Linn. Much like the first variety below, 

 which is more common in Amer., but differs in its 

 broader and shorter leaf-segments and smaller fls. Eu. 



Var. Nuttalliana, Gray (Pulsatilla hirsutissima, 

 Brit.). WILD PATENS. AMERICAN PASQUE FLOWER. Fig. 

 84. Villous, with long, silky hairs, 4-9 in. high : radical 

 Ivs. petioled, others sessile, all much divided into narrow, 

 linear, acute lobes : fls. appearing before the root-lvs.. 

 bluish purple or whitish, erect, seldom nodding : akenes 

 silky : styles plumose, becoming 2 in. long ; peduncle 

 elongates several inches after flowering. Apr. Low 

 ground. N. central states and Siberia. 



Var. ochroleuca, Sims. Fls. creamy white, appearing 

 at same time as basaJ Ivs. Mar.- Apr. J. H. III. 30: 343. 

 B. M. 1994. 



4. Pulsatilla, Linn. (Pulsatilla vulgaris, Mill. A. 

 acutipetala, Schl.). PASQUE FLOWER of Europe. Villous, 

 hairy, rising %-l ft. : basal Ivs. finely thrice-pinnately 

 divided, on slender petioles ; involucre sessile, deeply 

 cut into long narrow lobes : fls. blue to reddish purple, 

 1K-2X in. across. Apr. Well-drained soil or stony 

 places. Eu. Gn. 32:623. L. B. C. 18: 1704. Var. rubra, 

 Hort. (A. rubra, Lam.). Dwarfer : fls. always erect. 

 Var. varieg-ata, Hort. Fls. pale, appearing in May. 



BB. Involucral leaves 3, on short petioles, sheathing 

 the stem. 



5. occidentalis, ^ts. (A. alpina, Hook., not Linn.). 

 Silky-hairy, %-lX ft. high, simple : Ivs. 2-parted, the 

 divisions deeply pinnatifid into usually incised linear, 

 acute lobes ; involucre short-petioled ; basal Ivs. long- 

 petioled : fls. solitary, white or purple, varying, 1-2 in. 

 across ; receptacle conic, sometimes much elongated : 

 akenes pubescent : plumose styles reflexed ; peduncle 

 becoming much elongated after sepals fall. May. Calif, 

 to Brit. Columbia. Int. 1892. 



