Salisbury . — Variations in Anemone nemorosa. 
5 2 7 
Vegetative organs — 
Colour • • 
Average diameter of rhizome .... 
Average spread of involucre .... 
Width of sheathing-base of involucral 
leaves 
Diameter of inflorescence axis . . . 
Leaves 
Hairs 
Reproductive organs— 
Diameter of flower ....... 
Length of petals . 
Maximum width of petals .... 
Form of petals . ....... 
Margin of petals . 
Average length of anthers 
Carpels 
A. nemorosa, var. 
genuina . 
Green. 
4 mm. 
100 mm. 
3-3'= mm. 
2 mm. 
Under surface dull. 
Sparse to numerous. 
To 40 mm. 
1 9- 2 a mm. 
8-1 1 mm. 
Tapering towards apex. 
Rounded or tapering 
towards base. 
Broadest below middle. 
Slightly crenate. 
1 mm. 
Pubescent. 
A. nemorosa , var. 
robust a. 
Pale green. 
5*5 mm. 
125 mm. 
5-7 mm. 
3*5 mm. 
Under surface glossy. 
Numerous. 
40 mm. 
18-19 mm. 
11 -1 2 mm. 
Rounded at apex. 
Rounded at base. 
Broadest above middle. 
Slightly crenate. 
1*5 mm. 
Densely pubescent. 
It will be seen from this comparison that, quite apart from the more 
robust character of the vegetative organs (in which respect this variety 
agrees with y grandiflor a of Rouy et Foucaud, ‘ FI. de France/ p. 44, 1893), 
the flowers are distinguished from those of the common form by the fact 
Fig. 3. Anemone nemorosa, var. apetala. xf. 
that the perianth-segments are broadest above the middle and are rounded 
towards the apex. Rouy et Foucaud (loc. cit.) do not state the form of the 
perianth-segments in var. grandiflor but the large size of the flowers of this 
variety, up to 7 cm., would appear to indicate that our variety is distinct 
A second type, which appears to be worthy of varietal rank, usually 
bears inconspicuous flowers and may be termed var. apetala (Fig. 3). This 
bears much the same relation to the normal form as Ranunculus auri- 
comus, var. depauperata, to Ranunculus auvicomus itself. It is interesting 
