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Genus 5. Myosurus. 
M. minimus. Mouse-tail. Fig. 11. 
Calyx ot' 5 sepals elongated at the base. Seed-vessels arranged on a 
long columnar receptacle. Leaves long and narrow. Fields and waste 
places. G in. Ann. May. Greenish. (|) E. B. 1. 435. E. B. 
2. 4G1. II. fy Am. 7. Bub. 5. Lind. 10. 
Genus 6. Ranunculus. 
R. aquatilis. Water Crowfoot. Fig. 12. 
Lower leaves under water, hair-like; upper ones floating, 3-lobed, 
sometimes wanting. Ponds, ditches and slow streams. Perenn. Mav. 
White, (i) E. B. 1. 101. E.B. 2. 795. H. Am. 7. Bab. 6. 
Lind. 12. 
R. pantotiirix. Small Water Crowfoot. Fig. 13. 
All the leaves hair-like and submersed. Petals little larger than 
calvx. Ditches. Perenn. May-Aug. White, (i) H. Am. 7 . ? 
Bab. 7.1 Lind. 12. 
R. hederaceus. Ivy-leaved Crowfoot. Fig. 14. 
Stem creeping. Leaves glossy, roundish, slightly 3-5-lobed, all 
floating or spreading. Wet places and shallow pools. Perenn. June— 
Sept. White. (£) E.B. 1. 2003. E.B. 2. 7 96. II. Am. 8. Bab. 8. 
Lind. 11. 
R. Lingua. Great Spearwort. Fig. 15. 
Leaves lanceolate, serrated. Stem erect, many-flowered. Ditches; 
not common. 2 to 3 ft. Perenn. July. Bright yellow. Q-) E. B. 
1. 100. E. B. 2. 782. II. Am. 9. * Bab. 0. Lind. 10. 
R. ophioglossifolius. Adder''s-tongue Spearwort. Fig. 16. 
Lower leaves oval heart-shaped, serrated, with very long foot-stalks. 
Stem erect, manv-flowered. Marshes, Jersey. 2 ft. Perenn. June. 
Yellow. (^) E. B. Supp • 2833. H. fy Am. 9. Bab. 9. 
R. Flammula. Lesser Spearwort. Fig. 17. 
Lower leaves ovato-lanceolate, serrated, with long foot-stalks. Stem 
reclining. Ditches and wet places; common. 1 to 2 ft. Perenn. June- 
Sept. Yellow. (^) E.B. 1.387. E.B. 2.783. H.fyArn. 9. Bab. 9. 
Lind. 10. 
R. gramineus. Grass-leaved Crowfoot. Fig. 18. 
All the leaves linear-lanceolate, not serrated. Stem erect, with few 
flowers. Dry alpine pastures. 1 ft. Perenn. June. Yellow. (i) 
E.B. 1. 230G. E. B. 2. 784. II. Am. 10. Bab. 9. Lind. 10. 
R. Ficaria. Small Celandine. Pilewort. Fig. 19. 
Leaves heart-shaped. Flowers solitary, with many petals. Roots 
consisting of clustered tubers. Hedge-banks and shady places; com¬ 
mon. 4 to 6 in. Perenn. March and April. Yellow. (4) E. B. 
1. 584. E. B. 2. 785. II. $ Am. 10. Bab. 10. Lind. 10. 
R. alpestris. Alpine Crowfoot. Fig. 20. 
Lower leaves in 3 deep, lobed segments. Stem-leaf lanceolate. 
Flowers solitary. Moist places on mountains; rare. Acrid. 6 in. 
Perenn. May. White. (£) E. B. 1. 2390. E. B. 2. 786. II. 
Am. 9. Bab. 9. Lind. 10. 
