No. 1704, 
A ANEMONE ACUTIPETALA. 
Class, Order, 
POLYANDRIA POLYGYNIA. 
A native of Switzerland, introduced in 
1819 by Mr. Schleicher, and flowers with 
us in April: its flowers are large and shewy, 
and it is perfectly hardy. It will not in- 
crease much excepting by seeds, which we 
have not yet got to ripen with us. The soil 
should be light loam. 
Viewing such a pleasing flower ought to 
exhilarate our minds, and lead them up to- 
wards the Great Author of it, and us, and 
all things; for, as is beautifully observed by 
Bishop Burnet, “True religion is a perfec- 
tion of human nature, and the joy and de- 
light of every one that feels it active and 
strong within him. Of this I write with 
the more concern and emotion, because I 
have felt this the true, and indeed the only 
joy, which runs through a man’s heart and 
life. It is that which has been for many 
years my greatest support: I rejoice daily 
