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which appear before the flowers, always resemble those of parsley. The involucre is very large, and of the same 
form as the leaves. The height of the plant also diflfers, from a few inches to two or three feet. When grown in 
gardens it does not require any particular care, but it attains the largest size, and has the finest flowers in a sandy 
loam. The flowers are very often seen double, as is the case with that of the specimen represented in Plate 2. 
6.— PULSATILLA PRATENSIS Spreng. THE MEADOW PASQUE FLOWER. 
Synonymes. p. nigricans Storck ; Anemone pratcnsis Lin. ; Specific Character. — Leaves pinnate, segments deeply cut, lobca 
A. Pulsatilla )3 iam. ; A, sylvestris Vill. ; A. obsoleta. linear. Involucre large, resembling tlic leaves. Flower campanuliUr, 
Variety. P. p. 2 albiina ; A. albana, flowers wliite. G. Don. pendulous ; segments six, rcflcxcd at tlie tip. 
Engravings. — Bot. Mag. t. 186 ; and onr fig. 3, in Plato 2. 
Description, &c. — This species is very distinct, from its drooping, bell-shaped flower, which bears very 
little resemblance to that of an Anemone. The leaves resemble those of parsley, and the involucre is very large, 
and joined together so far up, as to give it the appearance of a deep cup. It is a native of Denmark, the north 
of Germany, and Russia, and it is found occasionally in France, always growing in meadows, but in dry, poor, 
clayey soils. The whole plant is extremely acrid. There are three kinds ; one with very dark purple flowers, 
another with the flowers cream-coloured, and a third with the flowers of a pure white. When grown in gardens 
it should be in a DOor soil, and in an open situation. 
OTHER SPECIES OF PULSATILLA. 
P. HALLERI Spreng. ; I.odd. Bot. Cab. t. 940. 
A native of Switzerland ; introduced in 1816. Flowers pale purple covered with white ailky hairs on the 
outside. 
P. CERNUA Thunb. ; Ladies' Mag. of Gard. t. 7. 
A native of Japan ; introduced in 1806. Flowers crimson, covered with golden-coloured hairs on the outside. 
P. NUTTALIANA. Dec; ANEMONE LUDOVICIANA Nutt.; A. PATENS Hook.; CLEMATIS HIRSUTISSIMA Pursl. 
A very distinct species, with ternate leaves, and erect flowers, which are sometimes purple, and sometimes 
cream-coloured. 
GENUS VIL 
ANEMONE C. Bauh. THE ANEMONE, OR WIND-FLOWER. 
Lin. Syst. POLYANDRIA POLYGYNIA. 
Generic Character — Involucre of three leaves more or less distant J from five to fifteen coloured, petal-like sepals. Caryopsides without 
from the flower. PetalB wanting in the single flowers. Calyx of | feathery tails. Leaves deeply lobed. Roots tuberous. 
Description, &c. — The true anemones dififer from the Pasque flowers, principally in the carpels ; which, in 
the present genus, are without the feathery tails that formed so marked a feature in the preceding one. The 
flowers of the species of Pulsatilla are also generally hairy on the outside, while the true anemones are smooth. 
The name of anemone signifies wind-flower, the species generaUy growing wild in places exposed to the wind. 
