CL. XIII.] POLYANDRIA POLYGYNIA. 237 



anthers oblong, two-lobed, incurved. Germans very numerous, 

 incurved, collected into a round head. Styles none; stigmas acute, 

 spreading. Seeds numerous, angular, acute, without an append- 

 age. Receptacle cylindrical. Named after Adonis. 274. 



1. A. autumnalis. Adonis-flower. Pheasant 's-eye. Petals about eight, 



inversely heart-shaped ; fruit egg-shaped ; stem branched. Root 



tapering: stem erect, branched, striated, leafy : leaves alternate, sessile, 

 thrice pinnatifid, with linear, acute segments : petals deep shining crim- 

 son. Annual : flowers from May to October : grows in corn-fields : rare. 

 Ei,g. Bot. vol. v. pi. 308. Eng. Fl. vol. iii. p. 43. 826. 



18. FICA'RIA. PILEWORT. 



Calyx inferior, of three, egg-shaped, deciduous leaves. Petals 

 about ten, oblong, polished. Nectary a pore at the base of each 

 petal, covered by a scale. Filaments numerous, slender, much 

 shorter than the petals; anthers elliptical, erect, two-celled. Ger- 

 mens superior, numerous, collected into a round head. Styles 

 none; stigmas small. Seeds egg-shaped, tipped with a point. 

 Named from^cws, a fig, on account of the shape of the tubers. 



275. 



1. F. rtrna. Pilewort. Lesser Celandine. Root of numerous ob- 

 long knobs, accompanied with fibres : stems from three to ten inches 

 high, slightly branched, leafy: leaves alternate, stalked, heart-shaped, 

 angular, smooth : foot-stalks longer than the leaves, two-celled, dilated, 

 and sheathing at the base, where they generally contain one or two 

 knobs similar to those of the root: flowers terminal, solitary: petals 

 golden-yellow, shining. Perennial: fiowers in March, April, and May: 

 grows in shady places, and in meadows: common. Eng. Bot. vol. ix. 

 pi. 584. Ranunculus Ficaria. Eug. FL vol. iii. p. 47. 827. 



19. RANU'NCULUS. CROWFOOT. 



Calyx inferior, of five egg-shaped, deciduous leaves. Petals five, 

 roundish, shining. Nectary a pore at the base of each petal, 

 generally covered by a scale. Filaments numerous, thread-like, 

 much shorter than the petals; anthers linear, or heart-shaped, 

 erect, two-celled. Germens numerous, collected into a round 

 head. Styles none; stigmas small. Seeds numerous, egg-shaped, 

 tipped with a point or hook. Named from rana, a frog, some of 

 the species being aquatic. 276. 



* Leaves simple. 



\. R. Lingua. Greater Spear-wort. Leaves lance-shaped, pointed, 

 nearly sessile, somewhat serrate ; stem erect, many-flowered; root fibrous; 



seeds smooth. Stem about three feet high, with close-pressed hairs: 



calyx hairy: petals bright-yellow: nectary covered by a small scale. 

 Perennial: flowers in July and August: grows in ditches and at the 

 edges of lakes and pools: not common. Eng. Bot. vol. ii. pi. 100. Eng. 

 FL. vol. iii. p. 46. 828. 



2. R. Fldmmula. Less Spear-wort. Leaves between lance-shaped 

 and linear, with a thickened tip, nearly entire, stalked ; stem decumbent 



at the base; root fibrous; seeds smooth. Stem from six to eighteen 



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