THALAMIFLOR^ 



ThaLICTRUM AI-PINUM 



(Alpine MeadoivRue) 



Thalictrum {Meadow Rue) 



1. T. Alpinum (Alpine Meadow Rue). 

 Stem unbranched; flowers in a simple ter- 

 minal cluster, drooping when fully expanded. 

 A graceful little alpine plant, 4-6 inches 

 high, common on the mountains of Scot- 

 land ; occasionally in the north of England 

 and North Wales.-^Fl. June, July. Per- 

 ennial. 



2. T. minus (Lesser Meadow Rue). — Stem 

 zigzag, branched ; leaves thrice pinnate 

 leaflets three-cleft, glaucous ; flowers in loose 

 panicle, drooping, pale greenish yellow 

 sepals tinged with pink ; stamens con 

 spicuously yellow. A very variable species 

 usually found in limestone and chalky pas 

 tures, where it grows from 1-2 feet high 

 on richer soils it grows more luxuriantly and 

 the foliage loses its glaucous appearance. 



Great Britain and Ireland ; uncommon. — Fl. June, July. Perennial, 

 3. T. flaviim (Yellow Meadow Rue). — Stem erect, branched, 

 3-4 feet high ; flowers crowded, not drooping, yellow ; leaves 

 twice pinnate. Not uncommon about the banks of ditches 

 and streams in England, Ireland, and the south of Scotland. — 

 Fl. June, July. Perennial. 



3. Anemone {Wood Anemone) 



1. A. nemorosa { Wood Anemone, Wind-flower). — Rootstoek 

 creeping beneath the surface of the soil ; flower drooping ; sepals 

 6 ; carpels without tails. Plant from 3-6 inches high. This 

 is one of cjur most beautiful spring flowers, adorning our wood- 

 lands at the season when primroses and violets are in perfection. 

 The sepals are generally white, but not imfrequently tinged with 

 pink externafly ; more rarely they are of a delicate sky-blue, 

 both within and without. — Fl. March to May. Perennial. 



2. A. Pulsatilla (Pasque-flower). — Flower slightly drooping; 

 sepals 6 ; carpels with feathery tails. The whole plant is clothed 

 with silky hairs. The large, solitary flowers are of a dull violet 

 hue, and are thickly covered with sUky hairs on the outside. 

 High chalky pastures. Rare. — Fl. about Easter {Pdqucs), hence 

 the name. Perennial. 



Two other species are described by Brilish botanists — A. 

 apennina, with blue flowers of 12 or more sepals, and A. raniin- 

 culoides, which has yellow flowers. They are not natives, but 

 have apparently become thoroughly established in many places. 



