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B. AQUATILIS (Water Crowfoot). 



** Flowers yellow ; leaves undivided. 



3. R. Lingua (Great Spear- wort). Leaves narrow, 

 tapering to a point, sessile: stem erect. The largest 

 British species, 2 4 feet high, growing in watery 

 places. FL July. Perennial. 



4. R. Fldmmula (Lesser Spear- wort). Leaves nar- 

 row, tapering to a point, slightly stalked ; stem creep- 

 ing at the base. Sides of watery places, much smaller 

 than the last; leaves sometimes clothed with silky 

 hairs. Fl. June August. Perennial. 



