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upper part of the peduncle, membranous, and slightly reflected in the 

 edges. Corolla yellow ; petals eniarginate, elliptical ; nectariferous scale 

 spathulato-linear, involute in its margin ; stamens longer than the pis- 

 tils, half the length of the petals ; anthers deeply grooved on their outer 

 surface. Achenia rounded, compressed, collected into a globular head, 

 obscurelv dotted, shining, terminated obliquely by the slightly recurved 

 persisting stvle. Ovules single, much smaller than the achenia. 

 Raised from seeds gathered on the Rocky Mountains by Mr Drummond. 

 Flowered in the Botanic Gardens of Edinburgh and Glasgow in May 

 and June. I have received wild specimens of the Ranunculi now de- 

 scribed from ray liberal friend Dr Hooker, and have thus ascertained 

 that the characters are not changed by cultivation. 



Celestial Phenomena from July 1. to October 1. 1829, calcu- 

 lated for the Meridian of Edinburgh, Mean Time. By 

 Mr Geokge Innes, Aberdeen. 



The times are inserted according to the Civil reckoning, the day beginning at midnight. 

 — The Conjunctions of the Moon with the Stars are given in Right Ascension. 



