38 ENGLISH BOTANY. 
Sus-Srecies I—Ranunculus eu-acris. 
Puate XX XIII. 
R. acris, Jord. Obs. sur Pl. Nouv. et Crit. de la Fr. Frag. VI. p. 15. 
Rootstock short, oblique. Radical leaves with the primary 
segments divided into secondary ones by incisions, which reach at 
least half-way down to the base; secondary segments at least twice 
as broad as long, with a few large tooth-like lobes. Stem and leaves 
with adpressed hairs, except at the base of the former and on the 
stalks of the latter, where they are most commonly spreading. 
Petals broadly obovate, wedge-shaped at the base; nectary scale 
about as broad as long. 
Var. a. Steveni. 
R. Steveni, Reich. Ic. Fl. Germ. et Helv. Vol. III. Ran. Tab. XVII. Fig. 4605. 
R. Steveni, “ Andrz.” Boreau, Fl. du Cent. de la Fr. ed. iii, Vol. II. p. 15. 
Stem with scattered hairs at the base. Segments of the radical 
leaves not overlapping each other. Beak of the achene not half the 
length of the remaining part of the carpel, with a curved point, 
which disappears when the fruit is perfectly ripe. 
Var. 8. vulgatus. 
R. vulgatus, Jord. in Boreau, Fl. du Cent. de la Fr. ed, iii. Vol. II. p. 15. 
Base of the stem and petioles densely clothed with very numerous 
spreading or reflexed fulvous hairs. Segments of the radical leaves 
overlapping each other. Beak of the achene scarcely half as long 
as the remaining part of the carpel, with a hooked point, which is 
usually persistent. 
? Var. y. rectus. 
R. acris, Reich. Ic. Fl. Germ. et Helv. Vol. IIL. Ran. Tab. XVII. Fig. 4606. 
R. rectus, “ Bauh.” Boreau, Fl. du Cent. de la Fr. ed. iii, Vol. II. p. 15.‘ 
Hairs few, all adpressed. Segments of the radical leaves not 
overlapping each other. Beak of the achene about half as long as 
the rest of the carpel, slightly curved, “ disappearing at maturity.” 
(Boreau.) 
In meadows and pastures, and-on mountains. « and / very 
