10 1. KANUNCULACE.E. 



than the le. Stigma tongue-shaped. Ach. compressed, narrowed 

 upwards. 



"Rare, in ponds and ditches, Renfrew," Mr. Walter Gait. 



Var. Baudotii, Godr. Floating le. tripartite, submerged ones 

 v/ith close, rigid, cut segments. Fed. thick, longer than the 

 leaves. Ach. closely packed into a conical head, very numerous, 

 40 60. Stigma tongue-shaped, recurved. 



Rare. Banks of the Clyde, near Dumbarton Castle. Gourock? P. G 8. 



Var. heterophyllus, Fries. Floating le. tripartite, submerged 

 ones divided into long multifid segments, collapsing into pencil- 

 like masses. Ped. slender, about as long or shorter than the le. 

 Stigma hooked. 



Rare. Island of Bute. 



Var. tricophyllus, Chaix. Floating le. rare, upper ones sessile, 

 submerged ones with short rigid segments. Ped. scarcely longer 

 than the le. Pet. small caducous. Stigma oblong. Ach. laterally 

 apiculate, compressed above. 



Frequent. Cumbrae, Bute, and Arran. 



3. R. HEDERACEUS, L. Ivy-leaved Crowfoot. Stem-branched, 

 creeping over the surface of mud, or erect when in water. Le. all 

 broadly reniform, none capillary, lateral lobes spreading, basal 

 curve shallow ; often marked with a dark spot. Pet. small and 

 narrow, seldom exceeding the cal. Ach. obtuse. Style lateral. 



Frequent in ditches, on mud, and in water. (B) P. 6 9. Paisley Canal Bank; 

 Cathcart; Possil; Cumbrae, &c. 



4. R. LENORMANDI, Schultz. Mud Crowfoot. Requires to be 

 carefully examined, as it is very like the preceding. Le. sub- 

 orbicular, basal curve deep, lobes 3 5, notches one-third the 

 depth of leaf. Pet. nearly twice as large as the cal. Style nearly 

 central. 



Frequent on mud or in shallow pools. (B?) P. 6 8. Possil marsh; near 

 Shettleston ; Gourock ; Cumbrae, <fec. 



2. FLOWERS YELLOW, Le. undivided. 



5. R. LINGUA, L. Greater Spearwort. Stem erect, 2 3 feet 

 high, rooting at the lower joints, branches hollow. Le. lanceolate 

 distantly dentate, or nearly entire. Fl. very large. Ach. minutely 

 pitted, compressed, margined, beak recurved. 



Not common. Possil marsh, plentiful. (E) P. 79. 



6. R. FLAMMTJLA, L. Lesser Spearwort. Stem decumbent at 

 the base, rooting, 12 18 in. high. Le. petiolate, varying from 

 ovate to linear-lanceolate, nearly entire. Fl. rather small. Ach. 

 not compressed, beak small, subulate, not recurved. 



Common in ditches and marshes, generally distributed. (B) P. 68. 



