STUDIES OF PLANT LIFE 



river-sides and under the shade of shrubs in most parts < f 

 Canada, as is also the downy-seeded species known as 

 "Thimble-weed" (Anemone cylindrica], from the cylindri- 

 cal heads of fruit. This latter is not very attractive for 

 beauty of color; the flower is greenish-white, small, two of 

 the sepals being shorter and less conspicuous than the 

 others. The plant is from one to two feet high; the leaves 

 of the cut and pointed involucre are coarse, and are of a 

 dull green, surrounding the several long flower-stalks. The 

 soft cottony seeds remain in close heads through the 

 winter till the spring breezes disperse them. 



The largest species of our native Anemones is the Tall 

 Anemone (A. Virginiana). This handsome plant loves the 

 shores of lakes and streams; damp rich ground suits it 

 well, as it grows freely in such soil, and under moderate 

 shade when transferred to the garden. 



The foliage of the Tall Anemone is coarse, growing in 

 whorls round the stem; divisions of the leaf three parted, 

 sharply pointed and toothed. In this, as in all the species, 

 the colored sepals (or calyx leaves) form the flower. 

 The outer surface of the ivory-white flower is covered with 

 minute silky hairs; the round flattened silky buds rise 

 singly on tall naked stems, but those of the outer series 

 are supplied with two small leaflets embracing the stalk. 

 The central and largest flowers open first, then the lateral 

 or outer ones as these fade away; thus a succession of 

 blossoms is produced, which continue to bloom for several 

 weeks. The flowers of this plant under cultivation become 

 larger and handsomer than in their wild state; sometimes 

 the flowers are tinted with purple. This species is dis- 

 timguished from A. cylindrica by its round heads of fruit 

 and larger flowers. The Anemone is always a favorite 

 flower wherever it may be seen, whether in British woods, 



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