ANEMONE 



ANEMONE 



6. alpina, Linn. (A. acutipetala, Hort.). Closely al- 

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

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

 or hairy ; Ivs. of involucre similar : fls. few, in an umbel 

 or solitary, 2-3 in. in diam., creamy white inside, purple 

 outside, but varying much ; anthers yellow. Mountain 

 sides. Eu. May-June. L.B.C. 17: 1617. B.M. 2007 (var. 

 major). Var. sulphurea, Hort. Fls. a delicate sulfur 

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

 soil. 1882. Gn. 35:682. 



AA. AJcenes woolly or smooth is Ji,u'it7i sliort styles. 



(Anemone proper. ) 

 B. Peduncle 1 (rarely 2}; involucre mostly 3-leaved. 



c. Head of fr. cylindric ; akenes woolly. 

 D. Roots tuberous ; involucre usually sessile. 

 1. coronaria, Linn. POPPY-FLOWERED A. Figs. 85, 

 86, 87. One-half to 1 ft. high, from tuberous roots : 

 Ivs. cut into many fine lobes 

 and lobules; involucral Ivs. ses- 

 sile, 3-4-parted, deeply cut : fls. 

 1^2-2% in. across, poppy-like, of 

 many colors and mixtures of 

 red, blue, white, etc. ; stamens 

 blue. Early in spring to June. 

 Meadows Mediterranean region. 

 Vick's Mag. 11:257. B.M. 841. 

 Gn. 50: 1073 ; 16, p. 111. R.H. 



Anemone coronaria. 

 single-fid, form (X%). 



87. Anemone coronaria, double- 

 fid, form (X%). 



1893: 232. Caen, Scarlet, The Bride, St. Brigid, Victoria 

 Giant, etc., are some of the trade names given to the 

 single forms. Var. flore-pleno, Hort. Fls. double, as 

 shown in Fig. 87, by the pistils becoming petal-like, the 

 stamens mostly remaining perfect ; many colors, scarlet 

 being the most common at present. F.S. 16: 1678. Var. 

 chrysanthemiflora, 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, 

 have been fixed and named. Useful as cut fls. Gn. 30 : 564. 

 E.H. 1887:36; 1897, pp. 418-19. R.B. 21: 260-1. 



8. fiilgens, Gay (A. Pavoniana, var. fulgens, DC. 

 A.nortensis, Thore.). Fig. 88. One ft. high, simple: 

 basal Ivs. 3-5-lobed, with rounded outline, followed later 

 by deeply cut Ivs. ; sessile involucre several inches be- 

 low the solitary fl. : fls. vivid scarlet, 2 in. across ; sta- 

 mens black. May and June. France. Sometimes called 

 a variety of A. hortensis, Linn., from which it may have 

 descended. Several garden forms, as annuata-grandi- 

 flora, multipetala, and Southern Star. Gn. 11 : 65. Gt. 

 27:66. R.B. 21:262-3. R.H. 1877: 270. 



9. hort6nsis, Linn. (A. stellata, Lam.). BROAD- 

 UEAVED GARDEN A. Fig. 89, St. simple, erect, 10 in. 



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, IX in. across ; sta- 

 mens brownish violet. Rich, light soil. S. Eu. May. 

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

 and 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. palmata, 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-June. Deep, light 

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

 rieties in the trade. Var. fldre-pleno, Hort., with double 

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

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

 Gn. 22:364. Var. Ititea, Lodd., like the last, but with 

 yellow fls. L.B.C. 17: 1660. 



11. Caroliniana, Walt. (A. decape"tala, Amer. authors, 

 not Ard.). St. simple, slender, %-l ft. high, arising 

 from a large tuber : Ivs. of involucre sessile, with 3 wedge- 

 shaped clefts ; basal Ivs. thrice divided, and much lobed 

 and parted, slender-petioled : solitary fl. erect, 1-1% in. 

 broad, creamy white or purple ; sepals often numerous : 

 akenes densely woolly. April-May. Open places. U". S. 



DD. Rootstock creeping : Ivs. of involucre petioled. 



12. sylvSstris, Linn. St. 1-1% ft., simple, or branched 



89. Anemone hortensis. 



Reduced from an old cut,to show 



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, 1% 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-pl6no,Hort. DOUBLE 

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

 19 : 739. 



cc. Head of fruit hemispherical ; akenes 



silky -pubescent. 

 D. Roots tuberous, 



13. Apennina, Linn. St. simple, slender, 4-9 in. : 

 Ivs. twice-divided and lobed, much toothed : fls. sky- 

 blue, 1% in. across ; sepals 10-12, elongated, obtuse ; 

 anthers white. Mar.-Apr. Woods, Italy. Gn. 46:975. 

 This and a form with whitish fls., both well suited 

 for shady nooks in clumps of shrubbery, etc. 



14. blanda, Schott & 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. 



