RANUNCULACEZ. 
10 Aponts. Involucre wanting. Calyx of 5 pressed sepals. 
Petals 5 to15. Carpels dry, ovate, pointed with the style. 
11 Hamapry‘as. Involucre wanting. Calyx of 5 or 6 se- 
pals (f. 8. a.). Petals 10 or 12 (f. 8. b.). Carpels ovate. 
Flowers dioecious. 
. TriseE III. 
Ranu'ncutex. Calyx and Corolla imbricate in the bud (f. 
14. a.). Petals bilabiate, or increased with a scale on the inside 
at the base (f. 9. ¢.). Carpels 1-seeded (f.9. g.), dry, inde- 
hiscent (f. 9. e. d.). Seed erect (f. 9. f.) Leaves radical or 
alternate (f. 9.). Herbs. 
12 Myosu‘rus. Sepals 5, unconnected at the base, and drawn 
out downwards beyond their insertion. Petals 5. Carpels dis- 
posed on a long slender receptacle. 
13 CERATOCE'PHALUS. Sepals 5, connected at the base. Pe- 
tals 5. Pericarps gibbous on both sides at the base, and drawn 
out at the apex in a horn, which is 6 times longer than the seed, 
disposed in a long spike. 
14 Ranv’ncutus. Sepals 5, connected at the base (f. 9. a.). 
Petals usually 5 (f. 9. b.). Pericarps not gibbous at the base, 
pointed, disposed in globose or cylindrical heads (f. 9. e. d.). 
15 Casa‘tia. Calyx of 3 petal-like sepals connected at the 
base. Petals 3. Pericarps not gibbous at the base, pointed, 
disposed in hemispherical or cylindrical heads. 
16 Apnwanoste’mma. Calyx of 5 petal-like sepals, connected 
at the base. Petals 5, small, gland-like. Pericarps not gibbous at 
the base, compressed, orbicular, pointed, somewhat marginate. 
17 Fica‘r1a. Sepals 3, connected at the base. Petals 9. Pe- 
ricarps blunt. 
Triger IV. 
Hetre'sorex. Calyx and Corolla imbricate in the bud (f. 
14, a.) Petals sometimes wanting (f. 12. a.), sometimes ir- 
regular, bilabiate, nectariferous (f. 11. e. f. 12. b.). Calyx 
petal-like (f. 11. b. f. 12. a.). Carpels capsular, dehiscent, 
many-seeded (f. 11. c. f. 12. c.). Leaves radical or alternate 
(f. 10. 12.). Herbs. 
18 Ca'trna. Calyx deciduous, or permanent, of 5 regular 
petal-like sepals (f. 10. a.). Petals wanting. Capsules sessile. 
19 Trétuivs. Calyx deciduous, of from 5 to 20 regular 
petal-like sepals. Petals from 5 to 20, unilabiate. Capsules 
sessile, 
20 Era’nruis. Involucre many-parted, just under the flower 
(£11. a. d.). Calyx deciduous, of from 5 to 8 regular petal-like 
sepals (f. 11. b.). Petals 6 to 8. Capsules on pedicels (£. 11. e). 
21 HELLEBORUS. Calyx permanent, rather coriaceous, of 5 
sepals. Petals 8 to 10. Capsules coriaceous, sessile. 
22 Cértis. Calyx deciduous, of 5 or 6 regular petal-like 
sepals. Petals 5 or 6. Capsules membranaceous, on pedicels. 
23 IsoPY'RUM. Calyx deciduous, of 5 regular petal-like sepals. 
(f 12. a.) Petals 5 (f. 12. b.). Capsules sessile, membrana- 
ceous (f. 12. e). 
td Faraon, Calyx of 5 deciduous petal-like sepals. Fila- 
with avated. Capsules ovate, compressed, 2-seeded, pointed 
th the style, sessile, membranaceous. 
I. CLEMATIS. 8 
25 GaARIDE'LLA. 
pals. Petals 5. 
26 NIGELLA. 
5 to 10. 
27 AQUILEGIA. 
5, each drawn out downwards into a hollow spur. 
28 Derpurnium. Calyx of 5 deciduous petal-like irregular 
sepals, with the upper one drawn out downwards into a hollow 
Petals 4, the 2 upper ones drawn out downwards into the 
Calyx deciduous, of 5 regular petal-like se- 
Carpels 3, connected. Styles very short. 
Calyx of 5 deciduous petal-like sepals. Petals 
Carpels 5, connected. Styles very long. 
Calyx of 5 regular petal-like sepals. Petals 
spur. 
spur. 
29 Aconitum. 
sepals, with the upper .sepal helmet-shaped. 
tubular, within the hollow of the upper sepal. 
Calyx deciduous, of 5 irregular petal-like 
Petals 2-stalked, 
Trise V. 
PxoniacEx, or spurious Ranuncutace®. Anthers bursting 
inwards. Leaves radical or alternate. Herbs, rarely shrubs. 
30 CimicrFruca. Calyx of 4 deciduous sepals. Petals 4. 
Styles 1 to 12. Carpels dry, dehiscent, many-seeded. 
31 Actma. Calyx of 4 deciduous sepals. Petals 4. Style 1. 
Carpel baccate, indehiscent (f. 13. b.), many-seeded (f. 13. c.). 
32 Zantuorniza. Calyx of 5 deciduous sepals. Petals 5. 
Carpels 2 or 3-seeded, but from abortion usually 1-seeded. 
33 Paonta. Calyx of 5 permanent sepals (f. 14. b.). Pe- 
tals 5, flat (f. 14. c.). Carpels follicular, many-seeded (f. 14. 
fen. 
Tribe I. 
CLEMATIDE (plants resembling Clematis,) D. C. syst. 1. 
p. 131. prod. 1. p. 2. Calyx when in bud valvate (f. 2. 1. c.) 
or induplicate (f. 4. d. c.). Petals none (f. 3. and 4.). or 
flat (f. 5.).  Anthers linear, turned outwards (f. 4. b.). Carpels 
aggregate (f. 3. b.), l-seeded, indehiscent, terminated by a tail. 
(f. 3.¢.). Seed pendulous (f. 3. d.). Leaves opposite (f. 3. and 4.). 
Roots fibrous. . 
I, CLEMATIS (from «Anpa, clema, a vine branch, because 
most of the species climb like the vine) Lin. gen. no. 695. Geert. 
fruct. 1. p. 353. t. 14. D. C. syst. 1. p. 131. prod. 1. p. 2. 
Lin. Syst. Polyándria, Polygy'nia. Involucre none, or situated 
under the flower, in the form of a calyx. Calyx of from 4 to 8 
coloured sepals. Petals none (f. 3. and 4.). Carpels numerous, 
aggregate (f. 3. b.), terminated by a long, mostly feathery, tail. 
(f. 3. c.) Climbing shrubs, with variously cut opposite leaves. 
(f. 3. and 4.) The recent herb of all the species is more or 
less acrid, and when applied to the skin occasions blisters. 
The English name of this genus, Virgin’s-Borer, is given to 
it on account of several of the species being used for covering 
bowers. It is also called Tyraveller’s-joy, because several of 
the species grow in hedges by way-sides, as well as from the 
beauty and the scent of their flowers, or more probably from their 
affording a grateful shade’ 
Secr. I. Fra’muvta (from flammeo, to inflame ; blistering 
qualities of plants). D. C. syst. 1. p. 151. prod. 1. p. 2. Invo- 
lucre wanting. Tail of carpel long, bearded, feathery (f. 3. c). 
Cotyledons distant in the seed. 
§ 1. Flowers panicled. Leaves pinnate (f. 4.), or bipin- 
nate. Those species that are said to have pinnate leaves have the 
leaflets of the lower leaves often ternate. 
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