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Ranunculus continued. 



R. m. coneatus (wedge-shaped). L, lobes wedge-shaped, trifidly 

 toothed at the top. (S. B. F. G. ser. L 94.) 



R. m. rotnndifolius (round-leaved). L roundish, trifld ; lobes 

 toothed, obtuse. 



R. montanus (mountain). Jl. yellow, a little larger than those 

 of R. aerit ; calyx smoothish ; stigmas beautifully revolute. May 

 to July. L, radical ones smooth, three-parted, orbicular, with 

 trifid, blunt segments ; cauline ones sessile, three to five-parted 

 into linear, quite entire lobes. Stem one-flowered, clothed with 

 pressed pubescence at the top. A. 6in. Europe, &c., 1775. 

 (B. M. 3022 ; J. F. A. 525, 326, under name of R. nivali*.) 



R. parnassifolius (Parnassia-leavedX* JL snowy-white or some- 

 times purplish, about the size of those of R. amplexicaulig ; 

 peduncles hairy. June and July. I., radical ones stalked, rather 

 heart-shaped, ovate-roundish ; cauline ones sessile, ovate-lanceo- 

 late; footstalks much dilated at their base. 



flowered. A. Sin. to6in. 



Stem one to six- 

 Alps and Pyrenees, 1769. See Fig. 356. 



Ranunculus continued. 



R. spicatus (spike-flowered). JL bright yellow, large, one to 

 three to a stem. Spring. I. cordate-reniform or cordate-elliptic 

 in outline, somewhat three-lobed, irregularly toothed. A. 1ft. 

 Algeria, 1881. An ornamental plant, dying down early in 

 summer, and appearing again in September and October. 

 (B. M. 4585 ; F. A S. 666; G. C. n. s., XT. 693.) 



RAPANEA. A synonym of Myrsine (which see). 



RAPATEACE2E. A small natural order of peren- 

 nial, usually tall, marsh, monocotyledonous herbs with 

 abort, thick rhizomes ; they are found in Brazil or Guiana, 

 extending a little way into Venezuela. Flowers herma- 

 phrodite, regular, generally in dense, terminal heads, 

 sessile or pedicellate, with many imbricate bracts ; 

 perianth inferior, sis-parted, three outer leaflets caly- 

 cine, three inner petaloid; stamens six, erect; ovary 



FIG. 355. RAMJJ.CCLCS 



R. pedatus (pedate-leaved). A. yellow ; calyx appressed. May 

 and June. I. smooth; radical ones stalked, three-parted or 

 pedate ; lobes linear, entire or bifid ; cauline leaves sessile, 

 parted ; uppermost ones linear. Stem erect, one to five-flowered. 

 A. 1ft Eastern Europe, 1806. (B. M. 2229.) 



FIG. 356. RAMIMCULCS PARXASSIFOLIUS, showing Habit and 

 detached Single Flower. 



R. repens (creeping). JL yellow, lin. in diameter ; sepals spread- 

 ing, hairy ; petals generally sub-erect ; peduncles furrowed. May 

 to August. L petioled, triangular or ovate, trifoliolate or ter- 

 nately pinnatisect ; segments variable, the middle one usually 

 largest. Stem decumbent below, Sin. to 2ft long, with long 

 runners. Bootstock stout, short Europe (Britain), Asia, Ac. 

 This is often a very troublesome weed. (Sy. En. B. 34.) Jlore- 

 pleno is a double-flowered garden variety. 



R. rutejfolius (Rue-leaved). JL yellow; petals eight to ten, 

 oblong, with an orange claw. May to July. L pinnate, with 

 three-lobed, multin<l lobes. Stem generally one, rarely two or 

 three-flowered. A. Sin. to 6in. Higher Alps (among rocks, near 

 the limits of perpetual snow), 1759. 



superior, sessile, included in the corolla tnbe ; scapes 

 erect. Capsnles membranous or coriaceous, sessile. Leaves 

 radical, broadly linear- lanceolate or oblong, often long, 

 acuminate, petiolate or sessile in a sheath. The order 

 comprises six genera, and about a score species, none of 

 which are of much use or very ornamental. Examples: 

 Rapatea, Saxofridericia, and Spatanthus. 



RAPATEA PANDANOIDES. A synonym of 

 Saxofridericia regalis (which see). 



RAPE (Brassica Napus, a sub-species of B. campestris). 

 A British, hardy biennial, sometimes grown in gardens, 

 in a similar way to Mustard and Cress, for forming a 

 small salad. 



RAPE, BROOM. See Orobanche. 



RAPHANTSTRUM. Included xmder Raphanus 

 (which see). 



RAPHANUS (the old Greek name used by Theo- 

 phrastus, connected with the Latin rapvm). Including 

 Raphanistrum. OKD. Cruciferce. A genus comprising 

 about half-a-dozen species of hardy, annual or biennial, 

 branched herbs, natives of Europe and temperate 

 Asia. Flowers white or yellow, purple-veined, slenderly 

 pedicellate ; sepals erect, lateral ones sub-saccate at 

 base ; racemes elongated, terminal and opposite the 

 leaves, ebracteate. Pods elongated, erecto-patent. Lower 



