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ANEMONE 



0. alpina, Linn. {A. aentip^tala, Bort.}. Closely al- 

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

 roots ; Its. 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^une. L.B.C. 17: 1617. B.M. 2007 (var. 

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

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

 soil. 1882. Gn. 35:682. 



AA. Ahenes woolly or smoothish, with short styles. 

 {Anemone proper.) 



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



0. Head of fr. cylindric ; ahenes woolly. 



D. Soots tuberous ; involucre usually sessile. 



7. coron^ria, Linn. Poppy-plowered A. Figs. 85, 



One-half 



ft. high, from tuberous roots : 

 Ivs cut into many fine lobes 

 and lobules mvolucral Ivs. ses- 

 sile "^-A parted deepl 



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, VA 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. palmita, 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 - 



- - - - - ^p_ ,j^, 



good va- 

 rieties in the trade. Var. fI6re-pleno, Hort., with double 

 yellow or white fls. V:ir. Albida, Sims (var. oJfta, Hort.). 

 Fls. white : basal Ivs, I, .1.1(1. B.M. 2079. L.B.C. 2: 175. 

 Gn. 22:36i. Var. lutea, L..1UI., like the last, but with 

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



11. Carolinijkna, Walt. (A. decapMala, Amer. authors, 

 not Ard.). St. simple, slender, K-1 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. nontsfoch creepinff : Ivs. of involucre petioled. 



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



1893 232 Caen Scarlet The Bride St Bngid \ ictoria 

 Giant etc are some of the trade names gn en to the 

 single forms \ ar fldre pUno Hort Fls double, as 

 shown in 1 u "^i 1 \ the pistils becoming petal like, the 

 starain di th t in uning perfect , many colors scarlet 

 beinu til 111 t Tiiiii n at present F S 16 1078 Var. 

 chrysanthemiflora H rt A seedlmg varietv produced in 

 1848 and intruduted man\ vears later Fls more com- 

 pletely doubled than the above variety b\ the stamens 

 all becoming petal like A dozen forms beautiful, self- 

 colored, as deep red, skj blue and even pure white, 

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

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



8. fiilgens, Gav (A. Pavonidna, var. ftilgens. DC. 

 A.hortinsis,rh6re.). 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. Gin. 11 : 65. Gt. 

 £7:66. R.B. 21:262-3. R.H. 1877: 270. 



9. hort^nsis, Linn. (A. stellAta. Lara.). Broad- 

 I.EAVED Garden A. Fig. 89. St. simple, erect, 10 in. 



89. Anemone hortensis. 

 Reduced from an old cut. to show 



a little-improved form. 

 on..- lit iiiv.iluire. from a creeping rootstock : Ivs. 3-4- 

 part.-.l, .1. .[.ly cut at top, hairy beneath : involucre 

 peticli-d ; lis. 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.fl6re-pl*no,Hort. Double 

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



739. 





form 



cc. Head of fruit hemispheri 

 silky-pubescent. 

 D. Soots tuberous. 

 Apennlna, Linn. St. simple, slender, 4-9 in.: 

 twi.-.- .livi.lf.l an.l l"l..'.l. iiiucb toothed : fls. sky- 

 I'.jiii. n.n.^s : .-i|.als lii-lJ. elongated, obtuse; 

 ■rs whitr. Mi,r.-A|.r, \V,...,ls, Italy. Gn. 46: 975. 

 vvhiti.sh fls., both well suited 

 : of shrubbery, etc. 

 14. bl4nda, 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. 



for shady no 



