1 68 The Wild Garden. 



of limestone pastures, and occurs in several dis- 

 tricts in England, though it is wanting in Scot- 

 land and Ireland. It is, however, a rare plant in 

 England, but may be seen occasionally in a garden 

 or nursery. Another kind, A. ranunculoides (yellow), 

 is a doubtful native found in one or two spots. 

 It is worth growing as a border plant, and must be 

 had from a nursery or garden, as it is not to be 

 found wild except in one locality. 



So much for the Anemones, of which the first 

 two are the gems. Adonis autumnalis is the very 

 pretty and conspicuous-flowered "pheasant's -eye," 

 an annual plant of easy culture found occasionally 

 in corn-fields, and of which the seed is in- 

 cluded in most lists under the name of Flos 

 Adonis. It is singular rather than beautiful, and 

 though the flowers are very bright, it is not very 

 attractive. 



The Ranunculuses, or crowfoots, begin with R. 

 aquatilis and its several varieties, and several other 

 species of Water Ranunculi with divided leaves. 

 Few gardens offer any facilities for cultivating these. 

 The most we can do is to introduce them to a pond 

 or stream in which they are not already found, or 

 add one of the long-leaved or rarer kinds to the 

 common kind or kinds ; but their home is in the 



