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As these pretty plants are often found on the same bank, 
there is great facility for examination, and, if made with 
attention, the generic differences will never be forgotten. 
The Wood Strawberry is found throughout Great Britain ; 
the fruit is delicious with sugar, and considered very whole- 
some. In Sweden it grows plentifully, and Linneus was 
extremely fond of it. 
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POLYANDRIA. POLYGYNIA. 
THALAMIFLORZ. RANUNCULACE. 
RANUNCULUS. (Crowroor.) 
Generic Character. Calyx (which falls off) formed of three or 
five egg-shaped leaves. Petals five, roundish and shining. The 
stamens wamerous and shorter than the petals. The germens, or 
lowest part of the pistils, numerous, and collected into a round 
head. 
Two species of this genus I have almost invariably found 
during this early month. The first 
RanuncuLus Ficaria (Plate IL. Fig. 6.) Pile-wort Crow- 
foot, or Lesser Celandime. This plant makes the banks and 
shady places look gay with its handsome, shining, yellow 
petals; each flower has generally nine, an unusual number 
