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{Atiemdiu) Anemonv. 

 (Th(iHclrum) Mkadow-Rik. 



(li'indncHlus) Ckowfoot. 

 {Caltha) MAKMH-M.vuKior.D. 



No 8uch calyx-like leaves (or involucre) dose to the flower. 

 Flowers single, on loii<,', imked stalks, 

 Flowers several in a simple uinliel, hiindsome, j 

 Flowers many in a panicle, small, ( 



Petals present as v^-ll as sepals, the latter falling off early, 

 Pistils more than i-secdeii, l.ecomiuj,' pods (t-xccpt in IJanehorry). 

 Sepals petiil-likf, not falling when the flower first opens, and 

 Golden-yellow : petals none. Leaves rounded, not cut, 

 Yellow or yellowish : petals stamen-like. Leaves deejdy cut, (TnVlius) iii.oKv.yi.owy.H. 

 Wliite : pistils several, on stalks of their own. Leaflets 3, (Cnptin) {i()].]>r}inr..\]K 



Blue, purple, red, Ace, rarely wliite. Pistils not stalked. 



Pistils 5, united below into a hladdery pod, (NvjcUn) * Fennk Fr.owElt. 



< Pistils 2 to 5, rarely i, separate. 



Sepils 5, all alike : petals 5, in the form of large spurs, (AquUtijia) (. Ll'.M»l.NE. 

 Sepals 5, dissimilar. Flower irregular. 



Li^pper sepal long-sjnirred : i)etals 4, (Ihlpliininm) Lauksimu. 



L^pper sepal hood or helinet-sh;iped ; petals 2, {AcniiUnm) A( o.MTE. 



Sepals petal-like, white, falling when the flower opens : i>etals minute or none. 



Flowers in a short raceme. Pistil i, making a berry, (Artan) H.\NE»ei!UY. 



F'lowers ir. a l<mg r.aceme. Fruit a dry jiod, {Cimii'i/ti'in) ]Ji (jh.vne. 



Sepals Iciif-like, not falling off : i)ctals large .'ind showy, [Ptrmna) *I'konv. 



*^* Those genera which have more tian one common species are next given, with the distinguish, 

 ing marks of the species. 



Virgin's-bower. CU'matis. 



Calyx of 4 petal-like sepals, their margins not overlaj)ping, but turned or rolled inwards in the 

 bud. (Fig. 244, a cross-section of the calyx in the bud, shows tliis slightly in species No. i, ami 

 Fig. 245, much rolled inwards, in No. 3., No real petals. Fruit of many akenes, their style 

 remaining generally in the form of a long and feathery tail (Fig. 246). Flowering in summer. 



1. Wir.I) VlUGIN s lioWER. I"lowers white, in ])anicles, sniiill, somewhat diiecious ; leaflets 3, 



toothed ; akenes with long feathery tails (Fig. 246). lianks of streams. f. Viriiiniana. 



2. Sweet V. Flowers panicled, white; leaflets 5 to 9, entire. Cultivated in gardens. C. F/nminufa. 



3. Vine-IjOWEK. F'lower single ; sepals purple, large ; fruit short-tailed, naked. Cult. C Vitinlfu. 



Hepatica (or Liverleaf). J/cpdtica. 



Calyx of 6 to 12 petal-like sepals, which an; naturally taken for a corolla, because just umler- 

 neath is a whorl of 3 little leaves exactly resembling u calyx ; but it is a little way below tlie 

 flower. Real petals none. Pistils several, making naked-pointed akenes. Low herbs, in wo<)ds, 

 sending up from the ground, in early Hi)ring, rouvided 3-lobed leaves, which last over the next 

 winter, .and scapes with single (blue, purple, or nearly white) flowers. 



I. KouND-LOBEl) U. Lobes of the leaves 3, rounded and blunt. Commou N. and E. H. tr'ilolin. 

 3. Sharp- LOBED H. Lobes of the leave . 3 or 5, acute. Common W. H. aciUi/o'ja. 



Ane'n-'ony. Anemone. 



Calyx of from 5 to 15 petallike sepals; no leaves just underneath it, but the flowers on long 

 and naked footstalks. No real petals. Akenes blunt or short-pointed, not ribbed nor grooved. 

 Perennial herbs : their upper or stem-leaves opposite or in whorls. Flowers generally single, 



