116 POLYANDRIA POLYGYNIA. [CI. 13. 



272. ACONlTUM. Wolfs-bane, or Monkshood. 



1 A. Napellus, Suppl. 2730. (Common W. or M.) Upper petal 

 arched at the back ; lateral ones hairy at the inner side. Germens 

 three, smooth. Leaves deeply five-cleft, cut, with linear seg- 

 ments, furrowed above. 

 Watery pi. Herefordsh., Devon ; not wild. If. 6, 7. Fl. dark blue. 



273. AQUILeGIA. Columbine. 



]. A. vulgaris, 5. 297- (Common C.) Nectaries about the length of 

 the petals ; their spurs incurved. Stem and leaves smooth. Cap- 

 sules hairy. 

 Mead, and thickets. If . 7. L. twice ternate, lobed. Fl. pendulous, 

 purplish. 



274. STRATIoTES. Water-soldier. 



1. S. aloides,6. 379. (Water Aloe, or Water-soldier.) Leaves sword- 

 shaped, channelled, with a prominent rib, and sharp marginal 

 prickles. 

 Pools & ditch. If . 7. Stoloniferous, float. FL white, some imperfect. 



POLYANDRIA POLYGYNIA. 



275. ANEMONE. Anemone. 



1. A. Pulsatilla, 1.51. (Pasque-flower A.) Flowers solitary, nearly 



upright. Involucrum in deep linear segments. Petals six, erect. 

 Seeds with feathery tails. Leaves doubly pinnate, cut, with 

 linear lobes. 

 Chalky past. If . 4, 5. Fl. large, erect, of a dull violet blue. 



2. A. nemorosa, 5. 355. (Wood A.) Flower solitary. Involucrum of 



three ternate or quinate, stalked, lobed and cut leaves. Seeds 

 pointed, without tails. 

 Thickets. If . 4. Pet. 6, or more, ellipt. whitish ; purple at the back. 



3. A. apennina, 15. 1602. (Mountain A.) Flower solitary. Involu- 



crum of three ternate, stalked, deeply cut leaves. Seeds pointed, 

 without tails. 

 Groves, rare, not wild. If . 4. Pet. 12 — 16, lanceolate, bluntish, blue. 



4. A. ranunculoides, 21, 1484. (Yellow A.) Flowers solitary, or in 



pairs. Involucrum of three, somewhat stalked, deeply cut leaves. 

 Seeds pointed, without tails. 

 Groves, rare, not British. If. 4. Pet. 5, ellipt. yellow. Leaves Ian- 

 ceol. cut. 



276. CLEMATIS. Traveller's-Joy. 



1. C. Vitdlba, 9.612. (Common Tr.) Leaves pinnate ; leaflets heart- 

 shaped, partly cut ; their stalks twining, permanent. Panicles 

 forked, not larger than the leaves. 



