ANEMONE MONTA'NA. 
MOUNTAIN WIND-FLOWER. 
Class. Order 
POLYANDRIA. POLYCYNIA. 
Natural Order. 
RANUNCUI.ACE.*. 
Native of 
Height. 
Flowers in 
Duration. 
Introduced 
Switzerland 
1 foot. 
June. 
Perennial. 
in 1830 ?. 
No. 795. 
For the derivation of Anemone, see No. 145, &c. 
If, under the management of the florist, the 
Anemone has greatly increased its beautiful varie- 
ties, it is not less observable that the zeal of the 
botanist has, year after year, brought together nu- 
merous distinct species. They are, in general, 
hardy plants, but, excepting a species or two, im- 
patient of moisture. Its habit, in this particular, 
may be considered as indicated by its tuberous 
roots, for nature provides a reservoir for moisture, 
only to meet contingencies, and if a plant be the 
inhabitant of moist places, it needs no reservoir to 
collect and retain its nutriment. In the Anemone 
nemorosa, which inhabits groves and the sides of 
brooks, we find its roots changing from the irre- 
gularly-shaped thick knob of numerous species, to a 
cylindrical creeper, of the size of a straw — an evi- 
dent approach towards the fibrous state. 
We are indebted to the favour of the Messrs. 
Pope, of Handsworth, for this handsome Anemone 
It was obtained by them from the Messrs. Loddiges, 
who received it from Switzerland. It is a handsome 
plant and flourishes in a light soil. 
