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R. n. 1163. Hall. Hist. V. 2.69. 



R. aquatilis albus. Bauh. Hist. v. 3. 773./. 



R. aquatilis albus, lato et fceniculi folio. Barrel. Ic. t. 565. 



R. aquaticus, hepaticee facie. Lob. lev. 2.35./. 



R. heterophyllus. fViggers Holsat. 42. Sibth. \7i>. Abbot 123. 



Purt.v.].263. 

 Water Crowfoot with various leaves. Pet. H. Brit. t. 30. f. 1 . 

 (3. Ranunculus aquatilis omnino tenuifolius. Kaii Syti. 249. 



Bank. Hist. V.3. 773. f. 

 R. aquatilis. Wigg. Holsat. 42. Sibth. \75. 

 R. trichophyllon aquaticus medio luteus. Column. Ecphr. 315. 



t.3\6. 

 R. aquaticus albus fceniculi folio. Barrel. Ic. t. o66. 

 R. n. 1162. Hall. Hist. v. 2. 69. 



R. pantothrix. Brot. Lnsit. v. 2. 375. DeCand. Syst. v. 1. 235, a. 

 Millefolium, sive Maratriphyllon, flore et semine Ranunculi aqua- 



tici, hepaticae facie. Ger. Em. S27.f- 

 Fine Water Crowfoot. Pet. H. Brit. t. 39. f. 2. 

 y. Ranunculus aquaticus albus, circinatis tenuissime divisis foliis, 

 floribus e.\ alis longis pediculis innixis. Bad Syn. 249. Pliik. 

 Almag.3\\. Phyl. t.55.f.2. 

 R, circinatus. Sibth. 175. 

 R. pantothrix /3. DeCand. Syst. u. 1 . 236. 

 R. n. 1 1 G2 ^. Hall. Hist. v. 2. 69. 

 Fine trimmed Water Crowfoot. Pet. H. Brit. t. 39./. 3. 

 $. Ranunculo, sive Polyanthemo aquatili albo affine. Millefolium 

 Maratriphyllon fluitans. Bank. Hist. v. 3. 774./. Raii Syti. 2b0. 

 Fl. Dan. t. 376. 

 Ranunculus fluviatilis. Wigg. Holsat. 42. Sibth. 176. Abbot \ 23. 



Willd. V. 2. 1333. 

 "R. pantothrix y. DeCand. Svst. v. 1 . 236. 

 R. Ti. 1161. Hall. Hist. V. 2. '68. 

 Fennel Water Crowfoot. Pet. H. Brit. t. 39./. 4. 

 Foeniculus aquaticus. Dalech. Hist. 1023./. 

 In ditches and ponds every where. S in rivers. 

 Perennial. May, June. 



The natural state of this species is when it mantles the surface of 

 still pools or ditches with its lobed floating leaves, and abun- 

 dance of white^ou.'ers, yellow in the middle, the branched stems 

 throwing out long fibrous roots from their lower joinl;s, and the 

 leaves which are under water being repeatedly divided, in a 

 threefold manner, into narrow, linear, acute segments. The 

 /lowers are solitary, on long stalks, opposite to the leaves. Cal. 

 smooth, deciduous. Pet. obovate, twice as long as the calyx, 

 with a tubular nectary in the middle of the yellow claw. Seeds 

 numerous, in a round head, obovate, transversely wrinkled ; 

 more or less hairy, or minutely bristly, especially in the vane- 

 lies. |3 has all the leaves cut as above mentioned, and im- 



