STUDIES OF PLANT LIFE 
river-sides and under the shade of shrubs in most parts of 
Canada, as is also the downy-seeded species known as 
“ Thimble-weed ” (Anemone cylindrica), from the cylindri- 
cal heads of fruit. This latter is not very attractive for 
beauty of color; the flower is greenish-white, small, two of. 
the sepals being shorter and less conspicuous than the 
others. The plant is from one to two feet high; the leaves 
of the cut and pointed involucre are coarse, and are of a 
dull green, surrounding the several long flower-stalks. The 
soft cottony seeds remain in close heads through the 
winter till the spring breezes disperse them. 
The largest species of our native Anemones is the Tall 
Anemone (A. Virginiana). This handsome plant loves the 
shores of lakes and streams; damp rich ground suits it 
well, as it grows freely in such soil, and under moderate 
shade when transferred to the garden. 
The foliage of the Tall Anemone is coarse, growing in 
whorls round the stem; divisions of the leaf three parted, 
sharply pointed and toothed. In this, as in all the species, 
the colored sepals (or calyx leaves) form the flower. 
‘The outer surface of the ivory-white flower is covered with 
minute silky hairs; the round flattened silky buds rise 
‘singly on tall naked stems, but those of the outer series 
care supplied with two small leaflets embracing the stalk. 
‘The central and largest flowers open first, then the lateral 
or outer ones as these fade away; thus a succession of 
blossoms is produced, which continue to bloom for several 
weeks. The flowers of this plant under cultivation become 
larger and handsomer than in their wild state; sometimes 
the flowers are tinted with purple. This species is dis- 
tinguished from ‘A. cylindrica by its round heads of fruit 
and larger flowers. The Anemone is always a favorite 
flower wherever it may be seen, whether in British woods, 
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