494 POLYANDRIA. POLYGYNIA. Ranurculus. 
Dod. 432. 2—Lob. obs. 382. 3, and ic. i. 670. 2-Ger. ente 
962. 3—Pet. 39. 6-H. ox. iv. 29. 35-F. Bs ili, 864. 34 
Ger. 814. 3=Park. 1215. 3. 
Lesser Spearwort. Bogs, boggy meadows and ae of rivu- 
e. Sept.” © 
Lin’gua. R. Leaves long spear-shaped: stem upright. 
BE. bot. 100—F/. dan. 755-Ger, 814. 1-Ger. em. 961. 1= 
Park. 1215. 1-H. ox. iv. 29. 33—Pet. 39. 5-F. B. iii. 
865. 
ow aot. 
‘ lakes. Bogs on Iver Heath, near Uxbridge. Between Ros 
therhithe and Deptford. Bogs son Malvern Chace, Worcester. 
ire. Mr. Battarp.— n Pool, near Stafford. Sr. 
Ditches about Restennet, Angua shire. Mr. Brown.—Sides o 
Ancott Pool, Salop. Mr. Arxin.] P. = my Ae 
gramin’eus. R. Leaves spéar-strap-shaped : stem sarc very smooth, 
few-flowered. y 
Bauh. hist. iti. 866. 3. 
About a foot high. Leaves quite smooth, sitting, long and 
narrow like those of the grasses. F lowers pale yellow, smaller 
han those o 
ingua. 
cimens brought from North Wales, by Mr. Prarrcnarp. 
rep'tans, R. Leaves strap-shaped: stem creeping. 
Dicks. bh. s.—Kniph. 9-Lightf. i. frontispiece-Fl. dan. 108 
Amman. 13. 1-Fl. lapp. 3. 5. 
* It is very acrid. — externally it inflames and blisters the 
skin. Horses eatit. Cows, sheep, goats, and swine refuseit. Its acri- 
mony rises in distillation. Some years ago a man travelled in several 
instant they were swallowed. The distilled water of this plant was his 
edicine ; and, from the pened mer have had of it, I feel myself au- 
thorised to assert, of in the case of poison being swallowed, or other 
which the white ee sometimes does, thereby defeating the intention 
for which it was give 
