figure of the same author, which represents a sthaller plant 
with quite entire narrow-lanceolate leaves ; but whether these 
are mere varieties or rather to be considered as distinct 
species, we do not undertake to determine. The figure in 
the Pianie Rariores Hungaria belongs to our variety Our 
drawing was taken at an early period, at which time the flowers 
are much larger than later in the season, when the petals be- 
come indistinct and afterwards entirely wanting. The flowers 
appear at first to be pedunculated and terminal, but the pe- 
duncle is elongated into a branch and the fruit becomes sessile; 
or the branches are repeatedly bifurcated, one arm of the 
fork being very short and bearing a flower, the other arm 
ig ha to be again and again divided in the same manner. 
that De Canpotxe observes the flowers, though they 
appear lateral, are, in reality terminal, as in every other species 
of Ranunculus. x 
Native of Sicily and Hungary. Communicated by Mr. 
Anprrson from the Chelsea Garden. 
