CROWFOOT FAMILY 



the leaf -lobes are rounded; and Hepatica acutUoha, so called 

 because the leaf-lobes are pointed. The first is more abundant 

 in the Eastern States, the second is the prevailing form in Ohio 

 and westward; in other respects the two are one. 



SPRING ADONIS 



Addnis vemdlis. 



Adonis, named in honor of the lover of Venus, who, after his death, 

 was changed into a flower. 



A perennial, cultivated for its showy, early yellow flowers. Native of 

 Italy. 



Stem. — Simple, one foot high. 



Leaves. — Finely cut, produced in whorls on the stem; lower leaves 

 scale-like. 

 Flowers. — Large yellow, solitary, terminal. 

 Sepals. — Five. 



Petals. — Ten to fifteen, lanceolate, slightly toothed. 

 Stamens. — Many. 

 Carpels. — Many. 

 Fruit. — An akene. 



Introduced into England from southern Europe two hundred 

 and fifty years ago, the Spring Adonis has remained a favorite 

 there to the present time. In this country it has never had the 

 recognition that perhaps it deserves. The flowers are like large 

 anemones, two or three inches across, and the finely cut leaves 

 are produced in whorls about the stem. 



The annual species in cultivation are Pheasant's Eye, Adonis 

 astivdlis, bearing crimson flowers with yellow centres, and Flos 

 Adonis, Adonis autumndlis, bearing small crimson flowers with 

 dark centres. 



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