THALACTRU.H — ANEHONE. 



%tm*r* Some of Umb seorple an exc«>(Hlindy acrid jnice, which prrxlucrs Mistors, 

 mm! the C. erecu aodflanitnula are used, it is said, liy ihe l>es:ear9 on ilio conimuni of 

 Rurope for the production o( ulcers, to excite the compcission of the public. 



.- ,^ Gkxts II. THALICTRUM. 



SrjHiIs 4 or 5. Petals none. SUimens numerous, very long. 

 Anthers innate. Carpels 4 lo 15, without tails, striate. Flow- 

 ers in corymbs or panicles. Often dicscious or polygamous. 



1. T. Comuti. Stem slender, erect, clabrous. Leaws ternately decom- 

 pound. Leaflets roundish obovntc or rli|)tical, 3-lobed or entire, glaucouR be- 

 neath, sliirhtly ru2<"»se on the upper surface, niariiin revoluie when old. (The 

 leaves of this species vary from the common type in almost every respect.) 

 Panicle terminal, compound. Stixih oblongs small. Filumcnts clavate. An- 

 thers oblong, pointed. Curpeh glabrous. 



White, b. Can. to Geo. ^ June to August. 



2. T. Dioicum. Stem herbaceous, clabrous. Leaves generally triternate 

 on short petioles, leaflet^ rounded, creiiately and obtusely lobed, glaucous be- 

 neath. Flotters dicecious, filaments filitorm, anthers linear, mucronate. 

 '^". '■■ ■-■ _'lv striate, sessile, <iblong." 



\ :.. ^ . 'itum. Carpels ftipitatc. Meadow rue. 



N\ lute. h;. May to July. ^Mountains. 



3. T. Ancminoides. ^/^m 6 to 10 inches high, in bunches. i>«re« radical 

 and cauline, radical ones on lona petioles, biternate, cauline ones virticilate, 

 trifolin* . - --i!e, leaflets roundish, peridate, obtusely 3 to 5-lobed. Sepals 6 

 to 10. Orurjf.N- 6-10, siisma sessile, simple. 



\S n.iL. 4 to 8 in. .Mar. Ap. Mountains. Rue anemone. 



Rf-^z'ks: — Thp Thr\V"Trir s :ir-> rasy of cuUivatiiin,and quite ornamenlal, from iheir 

 b- md dilicate fltwers- They possess, in a slight 



d- r:stic of ihe order, but are applied to no use ex- 



cept 



Gencs III. ANEMONE. 



Involucres 3-Ieaved, variously divided, remote from the flow- 

 er. Sepals pctaloid. 5 to 15. Petals none. Carpels nume- 

 rous, mucronate. Herhs^ perennial, with radical leaves. 



1. A. Carc'LI.viana. Scape 10 to 16 inches hinh, pubescent, particularly 

 towards the summit. Leaves ternatc, leaflets notched and serrated. Invo 

 lucrum 3 leaved near the middle of the scape, leaflets 3-clefr, sessile. Sepals 

 16 to 20, the e.xterior oblong, oval, thick, and sprinkled with purple specks, 

 the inner thin, petal-like, and sometimes almost linecr. Carpels in an ob- 

 long cylindrical head, covered with a silky down. 



VVhite. h. March. Geo. and Car. 18 in. 



2. A. ^ 'JA. Stem 8 to 12 inches high. Leaves ternatc, leaflets lob- 

 ed, to-i*' .e, l-flowercd, corolla 5 or 6 petaled, seeds ovate, with a 

 shor point. 6-8 in. 



^ -inged with purple. March, Geo. and Car. Wood Anemone. 



1. A. VfRGixTAnA. Stem 2 to 3 feet high, simple, pubescent Leaves ter- 



T ' ■ - . rj-cleft, acuminate, serrate. Involucre simi- 



it on the outer surface, coriaceous, the 2 ex- 

 •• .;c, aciiu . the interior eliptical. Caipels in an oblong 



o. oly. Peduncles one-flowered, 3 to 4 from each involu- 



crum. 



Yellowiah green. 1^. Car. and Geo. July to August. 18 in. 



IViU flower. Thimble weed. 



Prmark*. — Maoj beautiful foreign specita of thii genus are cultivated, which are 



