4 RANUNCULACEÆ. 
1 C. erecta (All. pedem. No. 1078.) stem erect; leaves 
pinnate, with stalked ovate, acuminated quite, entire leaflets; 
corymbs dense; sepals oval. Yy. H. Native of the south of 
Europe, particularly in France, Spain, Austria, Tartary, &c. 
on hills and in woods. Schkur. handb. 2. t. 15]. C. récta, 
Lin. spec. 767. Jacq. aust, t. 291. Woodv. med. bot. 1. p. 
173. t. 62. C. flammula. All. pedem. no. 1080, exclusive 
of the synonymes. Flowers white, sweet-scented. This 
plant was recommended by Baron Stærk, in 1769, as an use- 
ful medicine in many obstinate complaints. He found it suc- 
cessful in inveterate syphilitic diseases. It was usual for him to 
employ the leaves and flowers, as well as an extract prepared 
from the former; yet the preparation which he chiefly recom- 
mends is an infusion of two or three drams of the leaves in a pint 
of boiling water, of which he gave four ounces three times a day, 
while the powdered leaves were applied as an escharotic to the 
ulcers. 
Var. 3, C. surrécta precécior, &c. Tourn. inst. 394. stems 
reddish ; leaflets cordate or ovate-lanceolate. 
Var. y, C. Hispánica surrécta, &e. Tourn. inst. 594. leaflets 
oblong-lanceolate; bracteas large, elongated, oblong. C. His- 
panica Mill. dict. no. 3. C. corymbosa, Poir. dict. 2. p. 297. 
Var. ò, bractedsa (Banks. herb.) bracteas oblong, large, elon- 
gated. 
Erect Virgin’s Bower. Fl. Ju. to Aug. Clt. 1597. Pl. 2 to3 ft. 
2 C. maritima (Lin. spec. 767.) stem erect, herbaceous ; 
leaves pinnate; leaflets lanceolate, tapering to both ends, entire, 
and 3-lobed ; upper leaves linear; corymbs loose; sepals spa- 
tulate. 4%. H. Native of Europe. Leaflets 5, stalked, 3-nerved. 
Corymbs terminal and axillary. Flowers white, larger than those 
of C. erécta; sepals 3-5. 
Sea-side Virgin’s Bower. Fi. Jul. Aug. Clt.? Pl. 3 to 4 ft. 
3 C. Fra’mnuta (Lin. spec. 766.) leaves pinnate, smooth with 
orbicular, oval, oblong or linear, entire or 3-lobed, acutish leaflets. 
h. |. H. Native of the South of Europe and North of Africa, 
common in hedges and bushy places. Flowers white, sweet- 
scented. 
Var. a, rotundifolia (D.C. syst. 1. p. 134.) leaflets almost 
orbicular. Native of Naples. C. fragrans, Tenore, fl. neap. vol. 1. 
t. 48. prod. 32. 
Var. B, vulgaris (D. C. 1. c.) leaflets oval or oblong-lanceo- 
late. C. flammula, Lin. spec. 766. C. maritima, All. pedem. 
no. 1081. 
Var. y, maritima (D.C. 1. c.) leaflets linear. 
Montpelier, by the sea-side. 
Var. ò, rubélla (D. C. syst. 1. p. 135.) leaflets oval, usually 
emarginate ; sepals 4, reddish on the outside. 
Var. ¢, cæspitósa (D. C. prod. 1. p. 3.) leaflets minute, en- 
tire, or cut. C. cæspitòsa, Scop. fl. carn. ed. 2. vol.i. p. 389. 
C. flammula, B. Bertol. amoen. 236. These plants are less acrid 
than any others of the genus. 
Flame, or sweet-scented Virgin’s Bower. 
Cit. 1596. Shrub cl. 
4 C. Massonta'na (D. C. syst. 1. p. 135.) leaves pinnate; 
leaflets smooth, rather glaucous, ovate, deeply-toothed, 3-lobed 
or ternate. kh. G. NativeofSouth Africa. Leaflets usually 7. 
Pericarps elliptical, pubescent. 
Masson's Virgin's Bower. Fl.? Clt.? Shrub cl. 
5 C. oRIENTA`LIS (Lin. spec. 763.) leaves pinnate; leaflets 
smooth, wedge-shaped, with 3 toothed pointed lobes. h. |. H. 
Native of the Levant and Caucasus, in bushy places. Pict. hort. 
par. p. 37. f. 3. C. flava. Moench. meth. 296.—Dill. elth. 144, 
t. 119, f. 145, good. There is a variety with trifid peduncles. 
Flowers greenish-yellow, with a tinge of russet on the upper part 
and outside; sweet-scented. 
Eastern Virgin's Bower. Fl. Aug. Sept. Clt. 1731. Sh. cl. 
Native near 
Fl. Jul. to Oct. 
I. CLEMATIS. 
6 C. crav'ca (Willd. arb. 65. t. 4. f. 1.) leaves pinnate ; 
leaflets smooth, glaucous, wedge-shaped, with entire bluntish 
lobes ; peduncles trifid. Ry o H. Native of the southern 
parts of Siberia in arid places. Wats. dend. brit. t. 78. Leaf- 
lets usually 3-lobed. Panicle somewhat corymbose. Flowers 
yellowish, scentless. l 
Glaucous Virgin’s Bower. Fl. Ap. to Jul. Cit. 1800? Sh. cl. 
7 C. panicuta‘’ra (Thunb. in Lin. trans. 2. p. 337.) leaves 
pinnate ; leaflets ovate-cordate, acute, entire ; peduncles panicled, 
many-flowered. h. VY. H. Native of Japan, near Nagasaki. 
C. vitalba japonica, Houtt. pflanz. 7. p. 309. f. 2. C. crispa, 
Thunb. fl. jap. 239, but not of Lin. Leaves pinnately decom- 
pound. Panicles axillary. Flowers white, sweet-scented, resem- 
bling those of C. flammula. 
Panicled-flowered Virgin’s Bower. 
Shrub cl. 
8 C. roxcřrosa (D. C. syst. 1. p. 136.) leaves pinnate ; 
leaflets oblong-lanceolate, quite entire, smooth. R. o H. 
Native of China. An intermediate species between C. panicu- 
láta, and C. minor. Leaflets 5 or 7, distant, on long stalks. 
Flowers probably white, and sweet-scented. 
Long-lobed-leaved Virgin’s Bower. Shrub cl. 
9 C. mrnor (Lour. fl. cochin. 1. p. 422.) leaves pinnate ; 
leaflets ovate-lanceolate, quite entire; peduncles many flow- 
ered, length of leaves; ovaries 4. h. H. Native of China, 
in the suburbs of Canton. A little like C. flámmula. Stem 
suffruticose. Leaflets 5, blunt, on long stalks. Flowers the 
smallest of all the genus, white and sweet-scented. 
Smaller-flowered Virgin’s Bower. Shrub cl. 
10 C. Cuine'nsis (Retz. obs. 2. p. 18. No. 53. t. 2.) leaves 
pinnate, leaflets ovate-lanceolate, quite entire; peduncles few- 
flowered, longer than the leaves; ovaries usually 4, with almost 
naked tails. h. H. Native of China, in the islands called 
Danes. C. Sinénsis, Lour. coch. 1. p. 422. Leaflets 5. Flowers 
small, dark-purple, and probably sweet-scented. 
Chinese Virgin’s Bower. Fl.? Clt. 1820. ‘Shrub cl. 
11 C. rerniriora (D.C. syst. 1. p. 137.) leaves pinnate ; 
leaflets ovate, blunt, quite entire ; peduncles trifid, 3-flowered ; 
ovaries usually 5, with bearded tails. h. ~ F. Native of 
China, in the province of Chekiang. Leaflets 5 or-7. Flowers 
probably white and sweet-scented. Middle pediclé naked, late- 
ral ones bearing awl-shaped bracteas beneath their middle. 
Three-flowered Virgin’s Bower. Shrub cl. 
12 C. previcaupara (D. C. syst. 1. p. 188.) leaves pin- 
nate ; leaflets ovate-lanceolate, acuminated, grossly serrated; pe- 
duncles spreading, crowdedly panicled, shorter than the leaves. 
h. u F. Native of China, between Pekin and Jehol. Flowers 
probably white. 
Short-tailed-carpelled Virgin’s Bower. Shrub cl. 
13 C. HERACLEÆFÒLIA (D. C. syst. 1. p. 138.) leaves pin- 
nate; leaflets ovate-lanceolate, broadly and deeply-toothed, ter- 
minal one 3-lobed; peduncles erect, and are, as well as the 
branches, velvety-cinereous. k.. F. Native of China, be- 
tween Pekin and Jehol. Leaflets coriaceous. Flowers white. 
Heracleum-leaved Virgin’s Bower. Shrub cl. 
14 C, Gouria`wa (Roxb. ined in herb. Lamb. D. C. syst. I. 
p- 138.) leaves pinnate; leaflets ovate-lanceolate, usually 
5-nerved, acuminated, -entire or toothed, cordate at the base ; 
peduncles pubescent, generally longer than the leaves. h. S. 
Native of the East Indies. Leaflets 3 or 5, on long stalks. Se- 
pals velvety. > 
Gour’s Virgin’s Bower. Shrub cl. 
15 C Vira’ LBA (Lin. spec. 766.) leaves pinnate; leaflets 
ovate-lanceolate, acuminated, cordate at the base, partly cut ; 
peduncles forked, shorter than the leaves. k.o H. Native 
of the middle and south of Europe, in the islands of the Archipe- 
Fl. Jul. Aug. Clt. 1796. 
