RANUNCULUS. 1 1 



17. R. scot' icus (Marshall) ; st. solitary nearly erect not rooting at the 

 nodes, early root-1. numerous small deciduous ivithout lamintd, later root- 

 and lower stem-1. larger with or without obtuse oblong-lanceolate lamina?, 

 upper stem-1. lanceolate rather obtuse sessile or subsessile, pet. obovate- 

 truncate, carp, obovate pitted. R petiolaris Marsh, (not H. B. K.), 

 J. of B. 1892, p. 289, t. 328. Glabrous, 1. entire. Nearly related to 

 Sp. 18, of which it is perhaps a variety. Margins of Highland lakes. 

 P. VL VIII. S. I. 



18. JR. Flam' mulct (L.) ; I. ovate- or linear-lanceolate nearly 

 entire stalked, stem reclining at the base and rooting, ped. fur- 

 rowed, carp, obovate minutely pitted pointed. E. B. 387. R. 

 iii. 10. Stem 6 18 in. high; sometimes procumbent and 

 rooting. L. sometimes serrate, hairy or glabrous. Small forms 

 (var. radicans Nolte) are often mistaken for R. reptans. A large 

 floating form from Cornwall may be var. natans Pers. In wet 

 places. P. VI. VIII. Lesser Spearwort. E. S. I. 



19. R. rep' tans (L.) ; I. linear entire, st. procumbent filiform 

 creeping, carp, ovate obtusely beaked. Sy. E. B. 30. St. S'2. 

 14. St. rooting at every joining. Fl. very small. A doubtful 

 species. Wet places. Sandy shore of Ulleswater, Westm. 

 West end of Loch Leven, Kinross-shire. P. VI. VIII. E. S. 



20. R. ophioglossifolius (Vill.) ; lower I. cordate-ovate stalked, 

 upper 1. oblong sessile amplexicaul, stem erect hollow, carp, ob- 

 liquely ovate margined tubercled with a short terminal point. 

 E. B. S. 2833. JR. iii. 21. Glabrous. Fl. small. St. about 

 1 foot high, branched, many-flowered, tapering below. Hy the, 

 Southampton, Mr. Groves. E. Gloster. St. Peter's Marsh, 

 Jersey (said to be extinct). A. VI. E. 



21. R. Lin'gua (L.) ; I. long-lanceolate acute somewhat 

 serrate sessile amplexicaul, stem erect, ped. not furrowed, carp. 

 margined minutely pitted, with a broad wvordshaped beak. 

 E. B. 100. R. iii. 10. Fl. large. St. 23 feet high. St. and 

 1. glabrous or with adpressed hairs. Early submersed 1. 8 9 in. 

 long 3 in. broad ovate-oblong blunt cordate at base. Marshes 

 and ditches, rather rare. P. VI. VII. Great Spearwort. 



E. S. I. 



tt L. undivided, fl. yellow, nectary with a scale. 



22. JR. Ficdria (L.) ; root with fasciculate knobs, /. cordate 

 italked angular or crenate, st. with 1 3 L, single-flowered, sep. 

 usually 3, carp, smooth blunt. E. B. 584. R. iii. 1. Fl. about 

 1 in. across ; pet. usually 8 ; rarely apetalous. St. 3 8 in. long, 

 weak, often producing axillary bulbs. a. divergens-, lobes of 

 lowest 1. separate at base, lowest sheaths narrow. /3. incumbent 5 



