28 Anemone thalictroides.
their extremities. Radical leaves bitemate, with subcordate leaflets,
obscurely three-lobed. Stems and base of petioles reddish, invested by
a sqamous sheath. Umbels consisting of but few flowers. Petals ovate,
debcate blossom-red or white, and liable to duplication by culture.
When this happens, the plant is much valued. It is one of the early
harbingers of spring, and decorates the woods with its delicate foliage
and flowers for a long time before any other verdure appears. In rich
woods throughout the Union. April and May.
The table represents the plant, of its most usual size.
