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R. auricomus. Wood Crowfoot. Goldilocks. Fig. 21. 
Leaves 3-parted, with deeply-cut lobes. Stem erect, slender, many- 
flowered. Petals with a pore at the base. Dry woods. 1 ft. Perenn. 
April-June. Yellow. (^) E. B. 1. 624. E. B. 2. 788. II. fy Am. 
10. Bab. 10. Lind. 10. 
R. sceleratus. Celery-leaved Crowfoot. Fig. 22. 
Lower leaves palmate, with 3 slightly lobed segments, shining; stem 
ones fingered in 3 lobes. Fruit forming a cylindrical head. Watery 
places; "common. Acrid. 1 to 2 ft. Ann. June-Sept. (£) E. B. 
1. 681. E. B. 2. 787. H. fy Am. 10. Bab. 8. Lind. 11. 
R. acris. Buttercup. Fig. 23. 
Stem erect, hairy, round. Calyx spreading. Petals with a small 
scale at the base. Very common in meadows and pastures. Acrid. 1 ft. 
Perenn. June. Yellow. (1) E.B. 1. 652. E.B. 2. 789. H. 
Am. 10. Bab. 10. Lind. 11. 
R. repens. Creeping Buttercup. Fig. 24. 
Shoots creeping. Flower-stalks furrowed. Calyx spreading. Pas¬ 
tures; common. 10-12 in. Perenn. June-Sept. Yellow. (|) 
E. B. 1. 516. E. B. 2. 790. H. Arm. 10. Bab. 10. Lind. 11. 
R. bulbosus. Bulbous Buttercup. Fig. 25. 
Root bulbous. Flower-stalks furrowed, hairy. Calyx reflexed. Pas¬ 
tures ; common. 1ft. Perenn. May. Yellow. (^) E. B. 1. 515. 
E. B. 2. 791. H. fy Am. 10. Bab. 10. Lind. 11. 
R. HiRSUTUs. Hairy Buttercup. Fig. 26. 
Root fibrous. Calyx reflexed. Plant hairy. Fruit tuberculated. 
Moist meadows. 4 to 18 in. Ann. June-Oct. (-§-) E. B. 1. 1504. 
E. B. 2. 792. H. fy Am. 11. Bab. 10. Lind. 11. 
R. arvensis. Corn Crowfoot. Fig. 27. 
Leaves with narrow lanceolate segments. Stem much branched. 
Fruit prickly. Corn-fields. Acrid. 1ft. Ann. June. Q) E.B. 
1. 135. E. B. 2. 793. H. Am. 11. Bab. 11. Lind. 11. 
R. parviflortjs. Small-flowered Crowfoot. Fig. 28. 
Stem prostrate. Leaves roundish, 3-lobed. Hairy. Calyx as long 
as the petals. Corn-fields. Ann. June-Sept. Yellow. (^) E. B. 
1. 120. E. B. 2. 794. II. Am. 11. Bab. 11. Lind. 11. 
Genus 7. Caltha. 
C. palustris. Marsh Marigold. Fig. 29. 
Stem erect. Lower leaves large, rounded heart-shaped, deep glossy 
green. Marshes and river-sides. Acrid. 1-1|- ft. Perenn. May. 
Bright yellow. (^) E. B. 1.506. E.B. 2. 798. H.fyArn. 11. Bab. 11. 
Lind. 12. 
C. radicans. Creeping Marsh Marigold. Fig. 30. 
Stem reclining. Leaves triangular. Scotch Mountains. Perhaps 
a variety of the preceding species. 6 in. Perenn. May and June. 
Yellow, (i) E. B. 1.2175. E.B. 2. 799. H. Am. 11. Bab. 11. 
Lind. 12. 
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