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bably very variable in both. R. Javanicus, Bl. (Hook, in Lond. Journ. Bot. vii. 

 1. 17), is closely allied to both, but is more glabrous than either, with procumbent or 

 sarmentose stems, and leaf-opposed, one-flowered pedicels. The achenia are the same 

 in all three. 



5. R. pulchellus (C. A. Meyer, in Led. FL Alt. ii. 333); caule 

 erecto, foliis radicalibus ovali-oblongis indivisis vel ad medium usque 

 trilobis. — Ledeb. Ic. Alt. t. Ill ! FL Ross. i. 33. K. longicaulis, C. A. 

 Meyer, I.e.; Ledeb. Ic. Alt. t. 117- R. salsuginosus, Wall. Cat. 4708! 

 non Pall. R. flammula, Don! in Royle III. 53. R. rnembranaceus, 

 Royle! III. 53. R. nephelogenes, Edgew.! in Linn. Tr. xx. 28. Ra- 

 nunculus, No. 18, 19, Str. et Wint. Herb.! 



Hab. Afghanistan, Orif.! in Tibet occ. alt. 10-18,000 ped., ubique 

 vulgatissimus ! ; Kanawer! et in Sikkim int. alt. 14-18,000 ped.! — (v. v.) 

 Distrib. Sibiria altaica ! et Baikalensis ! Mongolia Chinensis ! 



Herba erecta, simplex vel ssepius parce ramosa, 1-12-uncialis, ramis elongatis 

 subaphyllis apice 1-floris. Folia radicalia lanceolata, oblonga vel late ovalia, obtusa 

 vel acuta, nervosa, indivisa vel grosse dentata vel ad medium usque 3-7-loba, lobis 

 oblongis basi non angustatis ; caulina inferiora petiolata, lanceolata, indivisa vel tri- 

 fida, suprema sessilia, linearia vel trisecta. Fedunculi elongati, sulcati, pubescentes. 

 Mores solitarii, diametro i-pollicares. Sepala patentia, elliptica, membranacea, dorso 

 pilosa pubernlave, apice saipe nigricantia. Fetala late obovata, sepalis dimidio Ion- 

 giora. Achenia in capitulum ovale vel oblongum collecta, numerosa, parva, glabra, 

 ovalia, vix compressa, stylo subrecto compresso fere sequilongo apiculata. 



Planta polymorpha: variat — 1. simplex vel ramosa; 2. foliis omnibus indivisis, 

 vel radicalibus indivisis caulinis trifidis vel trisectis, vel foliis omnibus trifidis; 3. 

 glabra vel pubescens, interdum adpresse sericea. Hee formse ut varietates non dis- 

 tinguenda3, quum formse innumerse intermedia? occurrunt. In forma sericea {R. 

 membranaceous > Royle) folia radicalia interdum glaberrima sunt, omnino ut in planta 

 typica. 



6. R. lobatus (Jacquem. mss. Camb.! in Jacq. Voy. Bot. p. 5. 

 t. 1 B) ; caule diffuso non stolonifero, foliis radicalibus rotundatis ere- 

 nato-lobatis. — It. salsuginosus, Don! in Royle III. 63. 



Hab. In Himalayse interioris alpibus, alt. 12-16,000 ped.: Zanskar! 

 Ladak! Piti! Kanawer! Hundes! Kumaon! Sikkim! — (v. v.) 



Herba 2-5-pollicaris, glabra vel puberula, 1-pauciflora. Folia radicalia §-l-pol- 

 licaria, rotundata vel reniformia, coriacea, basi cordata vel cuneata, apice obtusa, cre- 

 nato-dentata ; caulina tridentata, ssepe fasciculata. Flores t— § poll. diam. Sepala 

 ovalia. Fetala duplo longiora, late obovata, emarginata vel rotundata. Achenia in 

 capitulum ovatum collecta, obovata vel subglobosa, vix compressa, stylo longo recto 

 apiculata. 



Intermediate between R. Cymbalarice and R. pulchellus^ but differing from both 

 in habit and in its large flowers. 



7. R. Cymbalarise (Pursh, FL Bor. Am. ii. 392); stoloniferus, 

 foliis rotundatis vel oblongis varie lobatis, scapis 1-paucifloris. — DC. 

 Prod. i. 33; Schlecht. Anim. 22; Ledeb. FL Ross. i. 34; Hook. FL 

 Bor. Am. i. 11 ; Torrey et Gray, FL Bor. Am. i. 17. R. salsuginosus, 

 Fall.; DC. Prod. i. 33 ; Schlecht. Anim. 22. R. plantaginifolius,^rr. ; 

 Ledeb. FL Ross. i. 33. R. halophilus, Schlecht. Anim. 23. t. iv./. 1, R. 

 tridentatus, //. B.K. 



