ANEMONE VARIATA. 



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The formula would therefore be Ab — - in the individuals I have 



a 



observed. But I would note that the only divergent character upon which 

 we should place great importance is in the colour of the sepals. In this 

 one respect there is no doubt that A. variata holds an intermediate position ; 

 but the doubt may certainly arise whether two forms of the genus which 

 only differ markedly from each other in the one respect of colour should 

 not be included in one species. On the other hand, as garden plants, 

 A. fulgens and A. stellata are sufficiently distinct, the former being 

 noticeable for the regularity of its intensely coloured sepals, and the latter 

 for the comparative irregularity of its palish sepals and for its richness in 

 albinos and albinoids. 



The alleged hybrid is generally of an intense purple, and varies 

 between a crimson-purple and a brilliant old-rose colour. Up to the 

 present time I have not seen any other shades of colour. 



