148 POPULAR FIELD BOTANY. 
July, and it is equally beautiful in September, from its seed- 
vessel. The leaves are divided, and the leaf-stalks act as 
tendrils, twining themselves round other plants lke the 
tendrils of the vine. The flowers are fragrant. 
PoLYANDRIA,. POLYGYNIA. 
THALAMIFLORZ. RANUNCULACE, 
RANUNCULUS. (Crowroor.) 
Generic Character. See page 56. 
Five species may now be added to this genus. 
Ranuncutvs aquatiuis. Water Crowfoot. The white 
flowers of this species are found at this season on most 
ponds and ditches. The upper and floating leaves have 
three lobes, and those under the surface are divided into 
very minute segments, so that the leaf is more like a mass 
of green hairs. These vary according to the depth or still- 
ness of the water. 
Ranuncutus BuLBosus. bulbous Crowfoot, or Buttercup. 
This well-known species is very frequent in meadows and 
pastures. It is about a foot high, with many flowers. 
Leaves cut into three-stalked leaflets, which are again 
