8 JfcANUNCULACE/E. [Rammeulus* 



brous ; radical ones petiolate, tripartite ; lobes cut, very ob- 

 tuse ; upper ones in 3-linear, cut segments ; calyx glabrous ; 

 pericarps collected into an oblong head. Br. Ft. 1. p. 266. 

 E. FL v. in. p. 48. E. Bot. t. 681. 



Sides of pools and ditches, frequent. Fl. June. %Stem stout, 

 succulent, 1 2 feet high. Lower leaves very broad and glossy. 

 Flowers extremely small, pale yellow. 



8. R. acris, Linn. Upright Meadow Crowfoot. Calyx spread- 

 ing ; peduncles rounded, not furrowed ; leaves 3-parted, their 

 segments acute, trifid and cut ; upper ones linear. Br. Fl. 1. 

 p. 266. E. Fl. v. iii. p. 51. E. Bot. t. 652. 



Meadows and pastures, common. Fl. June, July. 1[ . Stem two 

 feet high, branched in the upper part, many flowered ; segments of the 

 leaves pointed, becoming narrow from the root upwards. Flowers 

 large, bright yellow. 



9. R. repens, Linn. Creeping Crowfoot. Calyx spreading; 

 flower-stalks furrowed ; scyons creeping ; leaves with 3 petiolated 

 leaflets which are 3-lobed, or 3-parted and cut. Br. Fl. 1 . p. 

 266. E. Fl. v. iii. p. 49. E. Bot. t. 515. 



Pastures, too frequent. Fl. June Aug. 1. Well distinguished 

 by its creeping scyons. 



10. R. bulbosus, Linn. Bulbous Crowfoot. Calyx reflexed; 

 peduncles furrowed ; stem upright, many flowered ; leaves cut 

 into 3 petiolated leaflets, which are 3-lobed or 3-parted and 

 cut ; root bulbous. Br. Fl. \. p. 267. E. Fl. v. iii. p. 49. E. 

 Bot. t. 515. 



Meadows and pastures, common. Fl. May. 1. One foot high, 

 hairy. Lobes of the lower leaves subovate ; upper leaves cut into 

 linear segments. 



tff Leaves divided. Pericarps tuberculated or muricated. Annual. 



11. R. hirsutus, Curt. Pale hairy Crowfoot. Calyx reflexed; 

 stem erect, many-flowered, hairy ; leaves 3-lobed, or 3-parted ; 

 lobes obtuse, cut ; root fibrous ; pericarps margined and tuber- 

 culated. Br. Fl. 1. p. 257. E. FL v. iii. p. 50. E. Bot.t. 

 1501. 



Rare in Ireland ; moist grounds on Galtymore, County of Tippe- 

 rary, and at the base of Magilligan rocks, County of Deny. Fl. 

 Oct. 0. Stem one foot or more high, upright, more or less branched, 

 leafy, round, hollow, rough, with spreading rigid hairs. 



12. R. arvensis, Linn. Corn Crowfoot. Calyx spreading; 

 stem erect, many flowered ; leaves 3-cleft, their lobes generally 

 again 3-cleft into linear entire or bi-tridentate segments ; peri- 

 carps muricated. Br. Fl. 1. p. '267. E. Fl. v. in. p. 52. E. 

 Bot. t. 135. 



Corn fields on the lands of Beldrummond near the Man-of- War in a 

 stiff soil. Fl. June. . Pericarps very large and prickly. Flowers 



