66 POISONOUS PLANTS OF ALL COUNTRIES 



RANUNCULUS FICARIA {British). 119. 



LESSER CELANDINE — BUTTERCUP — CROWFOOT — MARSH PILE 



WORT. 



Banunculacece. — Leaves heart-shaped. — Flowers solitary, 

 with many petals. — Roots consisting of clustered tubers. — 

 Hedge-banks and shady places ; common ; 4-6 ins. ; perennial ; 

 March and April ; yellow. 



Toxic Principles. —ACRID JUICE, ANEMONIN. 



There's a flower that shall he mine, 

 ^Tis the little celandine. 



Wordsworth: " To the Small Celandine.'^ 



RANUNCULUS SCELERATUS (British). 120. 



CELERY-LEAVED CROWFOOT. 



Banunculacece. — Lower leaves palmate, with 3 slightly 

 lobed segments; shining; lower ones fingered in 3 lobes. — 

 Fruit forming a cylindrical head. — Watery places; common; 

 1-2 ft.; annual; June-September; yellow. {Fatalities.) 



Toxic Principles.— ACRID JUICE, ANEMONIN. 



The tufted crow-toe. 



Milton: " Lycidas.'' 



RANUNCULUS ACRIS {British). 121. 



BUTTERCUP — BUTTER DAISY — UPRIGHT MEADOW CROWFOOT 

 — BLISTER PLANT — CROW FLOWER. 

 MEADOW RANUNCULUS — YELLOW GOWAN. 



Banunculacece. — Stem erect, hairy, round. — Calyx spread- 

 ing; petals with a small scale at the base. — Very common in 

 meadows and pastures; 1 ft.; perennial; June; yellow. 



Toxic Principle.— ACRID JUICE. 



All will be gay when noontide wakes anew 

 The buttercups, the little children's dower. 



Browning: " Home-thoughts from Abroad.'* 



