RANUNCULUS. 7 



15 20. Style recurved. Receptacle thicker than ped., very 

 tall. Carp, very many. Slightly brackish water or near the sea. 

 P. V. VIII. 



6. R. floribundus (Bab.) ; submersed 1. closely trifurcate, seg- 

 ments rather rigid divaricate not collapsing, floating 1. long- 

 stalked subpeltate ^-trifid or tripartite with sessile obovate 3 5- 

 lobed segments, ped. not narrowed scarcely exceeding the 1 ., fl. 

 large, pet. obovate-cuneate 9-many-veined not contiguous per- 

 sistent, stam. many exceeding pistils, stiff, tongue-shaped, recep- 

 tacle spherical, carp, i-obovate very blunt. A. N. H. ser. 2. xvi. 

 397- St. often rising out of the water. Floating 1. convex, di- 

 vided more than halfway down, more than semicircular ; outer 

 base of lateral segments much rounded. Stip. broad, with a free 

 rounded end. Buds depressed. Fl. starlike. Stam. 20 30. 

 Style recurved. Receptacle as thick as peduncle. Inner edge 

 of carp, nearly straight. Ponds. P. V. IX. E. 



7. JR. peltatus (Fr.) ; submersed 1. loosely trifurcate, segments 

 rather rigid divaricate not collapsing, floating 1. long- stalked sub- 

 peltate nearly half 3 5-fid with obovate 3 4-crenate segments, 

 ped. narrowing gradually from floating I. and exceeding them, 

 fl. large, pet. round becoming obovate-cuneate 9-veined contigu- 

 ous persistent, stam. many exceeding pistils, stigma club-shaped, 

 receptacle ovate, carp, ^-obovate very blunt. St. 67. 7 St. often 

 rising out of the water. Floating 1. f-circular, convex, outer 

 base of lateral segments much rounded. Stip. adnate nearly 

 throughout. Buds globular. Fl. sweet-scented, very large. 

 Stam. about 30. Style curved. Receptacle small. Inner edge 

 of carp, nearly straight. Rarely a fl. springs with a divided leaf. 

 Ponds. P.V. IX. E. 



8. R. tripartitus (DC.) ; " submersed 1. divided into capillary 

 segments collapsing," floating 1. long-stalked subpeltate deeply 

 trifid with cuneate-obovate 2 4-fid segments, ped. not narrow- 

 ing falling short of 1., fl. very small, pet. oblong 3-veined not 

 contiguous, stam. few exceeding the pistils, stig. small on long 

 subulate terminal style with a slender base, receptacle globose, 

 carp, unequally obovate much inflated with a nearly terminal 

 point. E. B. S. 2946. St. rising out of the water. Floating 

 1. f-circular ; outer edge straight below ; lateral segments with 

 3, middle with 2 4 crenatures. Upper stip. free. Buds glo- 

 bular. Pet. very small, scarcely exceeding sep., pinkish. Stam. 

 5 10. Style deciduous. Receptacle globose. Inner edge of 

 carp, much rounded. No divided 1. have been seen in Britain. 

 Streams. P. V.VIII. E. 



** Submersed 1. not as in Section *. Receptacle hispid. 



9. R. circinatus (Sibth.) ; 1. all submersed and sessile trifurcate 



