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petalis duplo breviora. Petala flava, 7-11, cuneato-oblonga, obtu- 
sissima, ungue squama nectarifera. Stamina numerosa. Anthere 
ovatæ, adnatæ.  Pistilla numerosa, in capitulum subglobosum con- 
gesta. Ovaria ovato-subrotunda, compressa. Stylus ovario longior, 
late subulatus, paululum recurvus. 
With a general habit resembling the arctic species of Ranunculus, 
R. nivalis and R. Eschscholtzii, this species differs very much in other 
respects from them, having a grumose root (not much unlike that of 
our Ranunculus Ficaria), and in that character according with the Ranun- 
culastrum groupe of De Candolle, and in the numerous narrow petals 
it approaches several of the South American species. 
Tas. IV. Fig. 1. Flower; fig. 2, petal with nectary; fig. 3, stamen ; 
fig. 4, capitulum of carpels ; fig. 6, single carpel :—magnified. 
BOTANICAL INFORMATION. 
Mr. N. Prants Natural History Journey in South America. 
Mr. Plant, late Curator of the Leicester Museum of Natural History, 
has issued cireulars explanatory of his intended visit as a collector to 
South America, the Sandwich Islands, &e. His route is so extremely 
interesting, that we gladly lay before our readers a notice of it. 
He intends going first to Rio Grande, and thence to the La Plata. 
and Paraguay, he will then cross to Chili, and work northwards, 
examining the western slopes of the Chilian and Peruvian Andes; from 
Peru, he will make for the Sandwich Islands, and carefully examine — 
that groupe, and proceed thence to Vancouvers Island and several _ 
adjoining districts of the North American continent; here he will turn. — 
his steps homewards, and visit the East India Islands, and devote as. 
much time as possible in exploring these little-known but rich localities. 
Mr. Plant will make collections of birds, insects, shells, dried plants, 
and other objects of natural history, and he has no doubt of being 
able to send home many interesting and valuable specimens during the _ 
four or five years which will be necessary to accomplish the journey __ 
sketched out. : 
