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bitter -medicine, as a substitute for gentian, and in 

 Sweden and Norway as a substitute for hops. The 

 Water Ranunculus, Ranunculus aquaticus, that beau- 

 tiful little floating plant, distinguished by its white 

 flowers, and yellow stamens, and fine, thread-like, 



MYRIOPHYLLUM SPICATUM. 



mossy leaves, form the favourite harbour for 

 numerous water-snails and other mollusca, and 

 innumerable insects, water-spiders, sticklebacks, and 

 minnows. The Water-frog Bit, Hydrocharis morsus 



