42 FLORA OF BURLINGTON AND VICINITY 



H. triloba Chaix. Round-lobed Liverleaf. Warm open woods; com- 

 mon. Apr., May. Interesting variations in leaf and flower char- 

 acters have been observed.* 



HYDRASTIS Ellis. Oraxge-root. Yki^low Puccoon 



H, canadensis L. Golden Seal. Rich woods; rare. May. Shelburne, 

 (Horsford). 



RANUNCULUS (Tourn.) L. Crowfoot. Buttercup 



K. abortivus L. Small-flowered Crowfoot. Shady banks; common. 

 Apr.-June. 



It. abortirus L., var. eucyclus Fern. Shady bank, Burlington, (N. F. 

 F.). May, June. 



R. ACRis L. Tall Crowfoot or Buttercup. Everywhere as a weed in 

 grass lands. May-Oct. Var. Steveni (Andrz.) Lange. Grass 

 lands; frequent. May-Oct. 



11, aquatilis L., var. capillaceus DC. Common White Water Crowfoot. 

 In slow water; rare. June, July. Colchester, (Griffin). 



E, BUEBOSUS L. Bulbous Crowfoot or Buttercup. Introduced in field. 

 South Burlington, (Collins). May, June. 



B. circinatus Sibth. Stiff Water Crowfoot. La Plot River, Shelburne, 

 (Torrey). June-Aug. 



R. delphinifolius Torr. Yellow Water Crowfoot. Still water and muddy 

 banks; occasional. May, June. Var. terrEstris (Gray) Farwell 

 Occasional. This seems to be the form the species takes when 

 rooting out of water or left in the mud of drying ponds. 



li. riamniula L., var. reptans (L.) Mey. Creeping Spearwort. Gravelly 

 or sandy shores; occasional. July, Aug. 



R. peunsylvanicus L. f. Bristly Crowfoot. Wet places; frequent. July, 

 Aug. 



R. recurvatus Poir. Hooked Crowfoot. Moist woods; frequent. May, 

 June. 



R. REPENS L. Creeping Buttercup. Adventive in lawns, Burlington, 

 (Jones, Mrs. Forbes). June, July. 



R. sceleratus L. Cursed Crowfoot. Wet ditches and low grounds; 

 local. June, July. Colchester and Burlington, (N. F. F.). 



*See "Vagaries of Hepatica" by F. A. Ross in Torreya, Vol. 3. (Apr., 

 iyOo) . 



