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I. RANUNCULACE^]. 



babit of Trollius, Leaves cauline, palmatilobed or dissected. Flowers . yellow, solitary. 

 Eastern Himalaya. 



15. Glaucidium. Sepals 4, regular, deciduous. Petals 0. Carpels 1 or few, sessile, slightly 

 coherent at the base ; ovules numerous, many-seriate along the ventral suture. Follicles 

 square, with dorsal dehiscence. Seeds numerous, oblong, depressed ; testa finely crustaceous ; 

 raphe very prominent, almost winged. A perennial upright herb. Leaves palmatilobed. 

 Flowers solitary, ample, lilac or pink. Japan. 



16. Hydrastis. Sepals 3, regular, petaloid, caducous. Petals 0. Carpels numerous, sessile, 

 distinct, 2-ovuled, fleshy when ripe, and forming a head, as in Hubus. A perennial erect herb. 

 Leaves palmatilobed, or dissected. Flowers solitary, small, white. Stamens a little longer 

 than the sepals. North America. 



Troll int. 

 Seed, entire and cut vertically (inng.) 



Trolliu*. 

 Petal, inner 

 face (niog.). 



Trultiut. 

 Stamen (mag.). 



17. *Trollius. Sepals 5-oo , regular, petaloid, de- 

 ciduous. Petals 5-8, small, clawed, rarely oo , long-linear ; 

 blade entire, with a nectariferous pit at the base. Carpels 

 many, free, sessile, many-ovuled, follicular when ripe. 

 Seeds oblong, usually angular; testa crustaceous, rather 



smooth. Erect herbs ; rootstoek perennial. Leaves palmati-lobed or -sect. Flowers solitary 



or few, large, yellow or lilac. Europe, At'tn, Xm-lli America. 



Trolliut (tiropteui. 



