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RANUNCULACE.E. 



species, from 6 inches to 2 feet high, growing in watery 

 places in most parts of the world. Leaves glossy ; petals 

 inconspicuous. PL June August. Annual. 



8. E.bulbosus (Bulb- 

 ous Buttercup). 

 Calyx reflexed; flow- 

 er-stalks channeled ; 

 root bulbous.' This 

 is by children asso- 

 ciated with the two 

 following, under the 

 name of Buttercups. 

 Meadows. PL May, 

 June. Perennial. 



9. E. repens (Creep- 

 ing Buttercup). 

 Calyx spreading ; 



flower -stalks chan- 

 neled; root creeping. 

 Moist meadows and 

 sides of ditches. A 

 troublesome weed, in- 

 creasing by creeping 

 shoots, or scions, which 

 take root wherever a 

 leaf is produced. PL 

 June August. Per- 

 ennial. 



1 0. E.acris (Meadow 

 Crowfoot). Calyx 

 spreading ; flower- 



R. BULBOSUS (Bulbous Buttercup] . , 17 v i i 



stalks cylindrical, not 



furrowed ; root composed of long fibres.' Meadows, 

 common. Well distinguished from the preceding by 

 the above characters, as well as by its slender stem, 

 and by the narrower segments of its upper leaves. PL 

 June, July. Perennial. A double variety is common in 

 gardens, under the name of Yellow Bachelor's Buttons. 



