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Norway it is frequently used in brewing instead of 

 hops. 



The Great Spearwort (Ranunculus lingua) is quite 

 as common by the river as in the marsh. Its blossoms 

 are much like the common crowfoot ; but its foliage is 

 slender, and somewhat spear-shaped. The smaller 

 species (Ranunculus flammula) flowers later, and is 

 distinguished by its silky foliage. Ere it has done 

 blooming, autumn days are at hand. 



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