Ord. 5.] POLYANDRIA POLYGYNIA. 117 



Hedges, chiefly on chalky soil. T? . 7. Stems woody. Fl. white, 

 sweet-scented. 



277. THALlCTRUM. Meadow-Ruc. 



1. Th. alpinum, 4. 262. (Alpine M.) Stem quite simple, and almost 



naked, with a simple terminal cluster. 

 Moist, alp. past. If. 6. L. alternate, shining. Stem 3 — 6 in. 



2. Th. minus, 1. 11. (Lesser M.) Leaves doubly pinnate ; leaflets 



ternate, three-cleft. Flowers panicled, pendulous. Stipulas 

 rounded. 

 Chalky past. If. 6, 7- Glauc. Stem 1 f zigzag. Pet. pale purple. 



3. Th. majus, 9. 611. (Greater M.) Leaves triply pinnate ; leaflets 



ternate, lobed. Branches of the panicle aggregate, somewhat 

 umbellate. Flowers drooping. Stipulas crescent-shaped, notched. 

 Mount, thickets. !(.. 6, 7. Stem 3f. L. dark green above, glauc. 

 beneath. — A var. of the preceding. 



4. Th. Jidvum, 6. 367. (Common M.) Stem erect, furrowed, leafy. 



Leaves doubly pinnate ; partly three-lobed. Panicle compound, 

 close, corymbose. Flowers and stamens erect. 

 Wet mead. 2£. 7. Root yellow. Stem 3 — 4f. Pet. cream-col. 



278. AD6NIS. Pheasant's-eye. 



1. A. autumndlis, 5. 308. (Corn Ph.) Petals about eight, obcordate. 

 Fruit ovate. Stem branched. 

 Corn-fields; introd. ©. 5 — 10. L. pinn. segm. linear. Pet.crims. 

 Anth. viol. 



279. RANUNCULUS. Crowfoot, or Ranunculus. 

 * Leaves simple. 



1. R. Flarnmula, 6. 387. (Lesser Spear-wort C.) Leaves ovate-lanceo- 



late, bluntish, stalked. Stem reclining. Root fibrous. Seeds 

 smooth. — 0. reptans, Lightf. 

 Watery pi. 7J.. 6 — 9. Stems spreading. Fl. of a golden yellow. 



2. R. Lingua, 2. 100. (Great Spear-wort C.) Leaves lanceolate, 



pointed, nearly sessile, somewhat serrated. Stem erect, many- 

 flowered. Root fibrous. Seeds smooth. 

 Marshes. If . 7. Thrice the size of the last. Col. hairy. Fl. large, yell. 



3. R. gramineus, 33. 2308. (Grassy C.) Leaves linear-lanceolate, 



many-ribbed, entire. Stem erect, of few flowers, very smooth. 

 Root tuberous. 

 N. Wales? 1{. 5, 6. Stem If L. glaucous. Cal. spreading. 



4. R. Ficdria, 9. 584. (Pilewort C.) Leaves heart-shaped, angular, 



stalked, smooth. Petals numerous, elliptic- oblong. 

 Mead, and past. U . 4. About 4 in. L. shining. Pet. bright yellow. 



** Leaves lobed, or ait. 



b. R. auricomus, 9. 624. (Wood C. Goldilocks.) Radical leaves 

 kidney-shaped, deeply three-cleft, notched ; stem-leaves divided 



