Anemone Apennina, 
Mountain Anemone. 
ANEMONE. Linn. Gen. PI. Polyandria Polygynia. 
Cal. o. Petala 6 -g. Sem. plura. 
Rail Syn. Gen. 15. Herby semine nudo polyspermy. 
ANEMONE apennina feminibus acutis, foliolis incifis, petalis lanceolatis numerofis. Linn. Syfh Veg, 
ed. 14. Murr. p. 511. Spec. PI. ed. 3. p. 762. HudJ'on FI. Angl. ed. 2» p. 237. 
ANEMONE geranii robertiani folio casrulea. Bauh. Pin. 174. 
RANUNCULUS nemorofus, flore caeruleo, apennini montis. Mentz. pug. t. 8 .f. 2. 
ANEMONE hortenfis tenuifolia, fimplici flore 1. Cluf. Hi/l, 1. p. 254. 
ANEMONE Geranifolia. Storke’s-bill Winde-flower. Ger. Herb. p. 304. fig. 7. 
RANUNCULUS nemorofus flore purpureo czeruleo. The Angle purple wood Crowfoote. Park. Th. 
p. 325. Rail Syn. ed. 3. p. 259. 
RADIX 
perennis, tuberofa, craflitie minimi digiti, § 
difformis, fufea. | 
CAULIS teres, glaber, purpurafeens, uniflorus, fpitha- 
masus. 
FOLIA radicalia ternata, petiolata, foliolis tripartitis, 
laciniis incifis, acutiufculis, utrinque pilofis; 
folium caulinum pedunculo fubjeftum (five 
involucrum) feflile, ter aut quaternatum, foli- 
olis uti in folio radicali. 
FLOS ere£lus, pallide caeruleus, odore fuavi. 
PEDUNCULUS fubpalmaris, teres, pilofus, fubpur- 
purafeens, juxta florem viridis. 
CALYX nullys. 
COROLLA: Petala 12 ad 15, in tres ordines dif- 
pofita, oblonga, yfig-. 1. 
STAMINA: Filamenta numerofa, insequalia, capil- 
laria, alba ; Anthery ereftae, didymae, 
flaventes, fig. 2. 
PISTILLUM; Germina numerofa, in capitulum col- 
legia ; Styli breves; Stigmata obtufa, 
fii- 3 - 
SEMINA plurima, fubovata, comprefla, villofula, apice 
purpurea, ftylum incurvum retinentia, haud 
infrequenter abortiva, fig. 4, 5. 
ROOT perennial, tuberous, the thicknefs of the little 
finger, irregular in its lhape, and of a brown 
colour. 
STALK round, fmooth, purplifh, about a fpan high, 
fupporting a fingle flower. 
LEAVES from the root growing three together. Han- 
ding on foot-ftalks, fmall leaves tripartite, 
fegments incifed, fomewhat pointed, hairy on 
both fides ; the ftalk-leaf placed under the 
peduncle (or involucrum) feflile, compofed of 
three or four leaves, fmall leaves as in thofe 
from the root. 
FLOWER upright, of a pale blue colour, and fweet 
fmell. 
FLOWER-STALK about a hands breadth in length, 
round, hairy, purplifh, clofe to the flower 
green. 
CALYX wanting. 
COROLLA: Petals from 12 to 15, difpofed in three 
rows, of an oblong lhape, fig. 1 . 
STAMINA: Filaments numerous, unequal, capil- 
lary, white; Anther y upright, double and 
yellowifh, fig. 2. 
PISTILLUM: Germina numerous, growing in a lit- 
tle head; Styles fhort; Stigmata blunt, 
f&- 3 - 
SEEDS numerous, fomewhat ovate, flattened, {lightly 
villous, purple at top, retaining the llyle, 
which is bent downward, fig. 4, 5. frequently 
proving abortive. 
The Anemone apennina found undoubtedly wild on the Apennine mountains, grows plentifully in Lord Spencer’s 
Park at Wimbledon, but in fuch fituations as leaves room to doubt its being an original native of that fpot ■ we 
fhould therefore have fcarcely confidered ourfelves iuftified in figuring it, as an Envlith plant had it not been 
mentioned by feveral authors as growing wild in different parts of the kingdom, as near Harrow on the Hill 
Mr, Dubois; in a wood near Luton-Hoe in Bedfordlhire, Mr, Th. Knowlton; Rays Syn. and near Berkhamt- 
fiead, Herts, Mr. Good all; With. Arr. ed. 2. ' 
This fpecies flowers the beginning of April at theffame time as the Wood Anemone, with which it has fomi 
affinity in its foliage, but differs widely in its root and flowers, the former is much thicker and more knobbv 
the Petals of the latter much narrower, more than twice as numerous, and of a colour wholly different beini 
°f a , Il S h f P lea , fam P ur P lllh blue : yhen they foil expand, the outer part of the Petals has a rich purplilh tin! 
which is lolt when the bowers have been lome time expofed to the fun. r r 
It is a very ornamental plant fuitable to decorate the flower garden, fhrubbery, or wildernefs, it delights in 
a pure air, and a light loamy foil; we never could make it fucceed in our Garden at Lambeth-Marfh but at 
Bromptbn it thrives greatly. 5 1 
