RANUNCULACEiE. 



Stem 6-12 in., simple, oue-flowered, rarely two-flowered, erect. 

 Root-le.a\ es on long petioles, in 3-5, oblong, cuneate, incised or 

 dentate segments; sometimes abortive. Involucre of 3 petio- 

 late ternate leaves, similar to the root-leaves. Flowers solitary, 

 on long peduncles, slightly pendulous, white or rose-coloured ex- 

 ternally. Sepals 6-9, oblong -roundish. Carpels pubescent, spread- 

 ing, with glabrous styles, forming a longish beak. 



Woods, copses, and bushy places. Per. ; March, April. 



A. Apennina,Lin. Blue Anemone . — E. B.1062. L. B. S, H.7. 



Root similar to the root of ^. nemorosa. Stem erect, 9-15 

 in., slender, erect, one-flowered. Root-leaves twice ternate, with 

 rather blunter segments than in A. nemorosa. Involucre like the 

 root-leaves. Flowers erect. Sepals 10-12, elliptical, lanceolate, 

 spreading, blue. Carpels downy, with a short beak. 



Wimbledon Park, Surrey. Per. ; March, April. Naturalized 

 at Cullen, in Scotland. See Cybele, vol. i. p. 75. 



A. ranunculoides, Lin. Ranunculus-like Anemone. — E. B. 

 1484. L. B. S. H. 8. 



Root similar to the two last. Stem slender, erect. Root-leaves 

 and involucre twice ternate, as in^. nemorosa. Veduncle slightly 

 curved when ripe. Sepals 5-8, yellow. Carpels pubescent, slightly 

 longer than the curved style which crowns the fruit. 



Naturalized ? Per. ; April. We have only seen garden or cul- 

 tivated specimens of this species. 



A. Pulsatilla, Lin. Pasque Flower.—^. B.51. L. B.S.H.5. 

 A. 5. C. 10. Lat. 51-54°. Alt. 0-200 yds. Tern. 49-47°. 



Root oblique, thick, woody. Stems cylindrical, stout, erect, 

 1-12 in. high; the whole herbage is doisety clothed with long 

 silky hairs. Root-leaves bipinnate, . with pinnatifid segments 

 and linear acute lobes. Involucre sessile, with linear segments. 

 Flowers erect. Sepals oblong or oblong-lanceolate, curved above, 

 clothed on their outside with dense silky hairs. Carpels silky, 

 with long feathery appendages. 



Chalky pastures. Per. ; April-June. Streatly Downs, Berks ; 

 Northamptonshire, etc. 



Adonis, Lin. — Root annual. Stems branching, many-flowered. 

 Leaves many-parted, with linear, very narrow segments. Flowers 

 solitary, at the extremities of the branches. Sepals 5, more or 

 less coloured, caducous. Petals 3-15, longer than the sepals. 



