CHAPTER XIII 
WILD FLOWERS 
THE ANEMONE 
The Canada anemone(Anemone canadensis)is a Northern 
species with a coarse stem. The leaves are broad, sharply 
toothed, and three-cleft. 
The under surface of the 
leaf is hairy. It grows in 
low, moist ground along 
the banks of streams and 
on prairies. It may be 
used as a border plant in 
the open or at the foot of 
rockeries, where it will 
obtain an abundance of 
moisture. The plant grows 
from one to two feet high 
in heavy, black soil and, 
when once established, 
spreads rapidly. A num- 
ber of the plants in a 
cluster, with their large Fic. 59. Canada Anemone (Anemone 
white flowers, make a canes) 
very pretty appearance. Transplant roots in the fall or 
early in the spring when the soil is moist. 
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