RANALS. 148 CROWFOOTS. 
4. R. sceleratus Linneus. Fig. 212. i 
Succulent, smooth, annual; lower leaves palmate, crenated, upper 3-parted} 
head of achenia like a spike ; achzenia not keeled, finely wrinkled. 
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212 
Habitat. Ditches everywhere. tidote. 
Quality. Acrid, corrosive, very dangerous if taken internally ; water an am 
HEuiEBorvs. Linnaeus. 
Sepals 5, petaloid, permanent. Petals small, tubular, 2-lipped. 
sessile, many-seeded. Fig. 218 
1. H. niger Linneus—(Biack Hettenors. Curistmas Rose.) Fig. 4*?" = 
Scape 1-2-flowered, with 2-3 oval bracts ; flowers whitish. I 
Habitat. Shady woods of Central Europe. : 
Quality. Drastic purgative, emmenagogue ; a narcotico-acrid poison. 
Uses. Mania, epilepsy, dropsy, chronic skin diseases. ie ) 
2. H. orientalis De Candolle ; officinalis Sibthorp.—(ORIENTAL HELLE sie . 
Scape 3-5-flowered, with lanceolate finely serrated bracts ; 8¢ . 
flowers whitish. 
Habitat, Asia Minor. . 
Quality and Uses. As H. niger. The true Black Hellebore of the ancients. 
Pollicles 
Fig. 212.—Ranunculus sceleratus. 
