CI XIII.] POLYANDRIA POLYGYNIA. 237 



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

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

 acute, spreading. Seeds numerous, angular, acute, without 

 an appendage. Receptacle cylindrical. Named after Adonis. 



274. 



1. A. autumndlis. 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 crimson, Annual : flowers from May to Oc- 

 tober : grows in corn-fields : rare, Eng. Eot. 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. 

 Germens superior, numerous, collected into a round head. 

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

 point. Named from./fcu*, a fig, on account of the shape of the 

 tubers. 275. 



1. F. verna. Pilewort. Lesser Celandine. Boot of numerous 



oblong 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 gene- 

 rally contain one or two knobs similar to those of the root : flowers 

 terminal, solitary : petals golden- yellow, shining. Perennial : 

 flowers in March, April, and May : grows in shady places, and in 

 meadows : common- Eng. Eot. voL ix. pi. 584. Ranunculus Pica- 

 ria. Eng. 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 nume- 

 rous, egg-shaped, tipped with a point or hook. Named from 

 rana, a frog, some of the species being aquatic. 276. 



1. 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 com- 

 mon. 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 



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