FIG. 94. ANEMONE FULGENS.
A. decapetala (ten-petaled).* fl. cream white or pale sulphur, about 1in. to 2in. across, erect; sepals eight to twelve, oblong, spreading. May to June. l. tripartite, and freely divided into numerous linear-acute segments, of a deep green colour. h. 12in. to 18in. North-West America, &c. A pretty free-flowering species, suitable for naturalising in woods, &c. It is less ornamental than many others, but is very distinct.
FIG. 95. ANEMONE HEPATICA.
A. dichotoma (forked).* fl. white, with a tinge of red on the under side; sepals five, elliptical; pedicels many, usually bifid. May. l. three parted; lobes oblong, deeply-toothed at top; those of the involucrum sessile. h. 1½ft. Siberia, North America, &c., 1768. Border, or for naturalising in woods. SYN. A. pennsylvanica.
FIG. 96. FLOWER AND LEAF OF ANEMONE JAPONICA.
A. fulgens (shining).* fl. of a dazzling vermilion or scarlet, with a black central patch of stamens, about 2in. across; sepals obovate. May. Greece, South Europe, &c., 1865. A very beautiful variety, much more showy than A. hortensis (of which it is generally regarded as a variety), and a universal favourite. In "Hardy Perennials," Mr. Wood says of this splendid species: "It may be grown in pots for conservatory or indoor decoration. It needs no forcing for such purposes; a cold frame will prove sufficient to bring the flowers out in winter. Borders or the moist parts of rockwork are suitable for it; but perhaps it is seen to greatest advantage in irregular masses in the half shade of trees in front of a shrubbery; and, after all, it is impossible to plant this flower wrong as regards effect. To grow it well, however, it must have a moist situation and good loam." See Fig. 94.
A. Halleri (Haller's).* fl. purplish inside, large, erect; sepals six, oval-lanceolate. April. l. pinnate, very villous; segments three parted; lobes with lanceolate-linear, acuminated divisions. h. 6in. Switzerland, 1816. A sunny border or the rockery. SYN. Pulsatilla Halleri.
A. Hepatica (supposed remedy for liver diseases). Common Hepatica. fl. usually blue; sepals six to nine. February. l. cordate, three-lobed; lobes quite entire, ovate, acutish; petioles and scapes rather hairy. h. 4in. to 6in. There are numerous varieties of this species. England, &c. SYN. Hepatica triloba. Varieties: alba has large pure white flowers; cœrulea (blue), the double form of cœrulea is scarce and very showy; rubra produces reddish-pink flowers, and of which there is also a double variety, very bright and lasting; Barlowi has large sky-blue flowers. Besides these there are many others. They are all charming early spring-flowering plants, preferring rich light soil, and to remain undisturbed for years, when they form grand clumps, often producing seedlings where they stand. SYN. A. americana. See Fig. 95.
A. Honorine Jobert (Honorine Jobert). Synonymous with A. japonica alba.
A. hortensis (garden). Nearly approaches A. coronaria, the parent of a large number of garden forms. A. fulgens and A. stellata are by competent authorities placed as varieties.
A. Hudsoniana (Hudson's). Synonymous with A. multifida.
A. japonica (Japanese).* fl. rosy carmine, from 2in. to 2½in. across, on footstalks which spring from a whorl of three or four leaves; anthers golden yellow. Autumn. l. ternate, with unequally lobed, toothed segments. h. 2ft. to 3ft. Japan, 1844. See Fig. 96.
FIG. 97. ANEMONE JAPONICA ALBA.