ANEMO NE PULSATIL'LA. 
PASQUE FLOWER. 
Class. 
POLYANDRIA. 
Natural Order 
RANUNCULACEiE 
Native of 
Height. 
Flowers in 
Duration. 
Inhabits 
Britain. 
8 inches. 
April, May. 
Perennial. 
dry pastures. 
No. 198. 
The term Anemone, from the Greek anemos, 
wind ; and Pulsatilla, from the Latin pulsare, to beat, 
seem to have been suggested by the same circum- 
stances ; or the one term, probably, gave rise to the 
other; as Pulsatilla, which was originally, the generic 
name of this plant, is expressive of the flower or 
seed being beaten about by the wind. The French 
term, pasque, signifying Easter, has been applied to 
it from its season of flowering. 
It is a pretty border plant, which should have a 
place in every collection ; and though, in moist situ- 
ations, we have generally observed it to be rather 
short lived, still as it can be readily propagated from 
seeds, no deficiency of the plant need occur, when 
once obtained. 
The whole of this plant is extremely acrid ; and 
Helwing states that it raises a blister when applied 
to the skin. The dried plant has been used as an 
escharotic ; and the distilled water from it is emetic. 
Sandy loam, a dry situation, and southerly aspect, 
suit the Pasque Flower. Its seed should be sown 
in pots, as soon as ripe, and have a little protection 
during the severity of the winter. 
Hort. Kew. 2, v. 3, 337. 
Order. 
POLYGYNIA. 
