. Handbook of hardy trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants ... Based on the French work of Messrs. Decaisne and Naudin ...entitled 'Manuel de l'amateur des jardins,' and including the original woodcuts by Riocreux and Leblanc. Plants, Ornamental. 6 Rammculacccc— Thalictrnm. varieties of this, one with purj)lish stems and flowers. Germany. 3. ANEMONE (including Hepatlca). Perennial herbs. Leaves all radical, variously lobed and dissected. Flowers showy, blue, white, red, purple, or yellow. Scape usually 1-flowered, with a 3-leaved involucre distant or closer under the calyx. Sepals 4 to 10, pe'ta
. Handbook of hardy trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants ... Based on the French work of Messrs. Decaisne and Naudin ...entitled 'Manuel de l'amateur des jardins,' and including the original woodcuts by Riocreux and Leblanc. Plants, Ornamental. 6 Rammculacccc— Thalictrnm. varieties of this, one with purj)lish stems and flowers. Germany. 3. ANEMONE (including Hepatlca). Perennial herbs. Leaves all radical, variously lobed and dissected. Flowers showy, blue, white, red, purple, or yellow. Scape usually 1-flowered, with a 3-leaved involucre distant or closer under the calyx. Sepals 4 to 10, pe'taloid. Petals un- developed. Stamens numerous, oviter ones sometimes petaloid. Carpels numerous, l-seedcd ; seed pendulous. A large genus, whose species are chiefly confined to the northern hemisphere. A few reach South America and South Africa, and one is found in Australia. The Grreek name of one of the species. We may con- veniently divide the cultivated species into two sections, though other species not in cultivation connect these two sections. § 1. Involucre close under the sepals havinej the appearance of a true calyx, especially as the sepals are petaloid. Hepatica. 1. A. Hepdllea, sjn. Hepatica trllbha (fig. 4).—This familiar little plant with its glossy trilobed lea\es and numerous blue. or pink or white single, and blue or pink double flowers, is an almost indispensable adjunct to the flower garden. Found wild in mountainous districts of Central and Southern Europe. Begins to bloom in Februnry. 2. A. av(jvlosa,.~A distinct and handsome hardy plant. Like the preceding, it grows in dense tufts, but this is a taller. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Hemsley, W. Botting (William Botting), 1843-1924; Decaisne, J. (Joseph) Manuel de l'amateur des jardins. Boston, Estes & Lauriat
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