OKDER 1. RANUNCULACE^E. 17 



1 C. verticlllaris DC. Lvs. in whorls of 4, each ternate, and 2 large purple fls. at 



each node. Highland woods, Me. to Ga., W. to Rky. Mts. 15f. May, June. Rare. 



2 C. Virglniana L. Glabrous ; Ivs. ternate, Ifts. lobed and cut-dentate ; achenia long, 



plumed, in feathery tufts. Thickets, Can. to Ga., W. to Mo. 15f. Aug. t 



3 C. Catesbyaiia Ph. Pubescent ; Ivs. biternate, Ifts. ovate, mostly 3-lobed, lobes en- 



tire ; acb. short-plumed ; sep. small, linear-oblong. Coast, S. Car. to Fla. 12f. July 



4 C. holosericea Ph. Silky-pubesceut ; Ivs. teruate, Ifts. lance-oblong, entire ; fls. in 



small corymbous clusters ; sep. linear ; ach. long-plumed. Carolina. Dioecious. 



5 C. crlspa L. Lvs. ternate, pinnate, or decompound, Ifts. varying from ovate to lan- 



ceolate, and linear, acute, thin, smooth ; ach. tails short, pubescent. Va. to Ga. and 

 La. Lfts. 315. Fls. elegant, 15" long. (C. Walter! Ph., C. cyliudrica Sims, <fec.) 



6 C. reticulata Walt. Lvs. ternate or pinnate, Ifts. 3 7, obtuse at each end. at length 



rigid and prominently veined, often lobed ; tails silky. Fla. Sep. 13 15" long. 



7 C. VIorna L. Leather-flower. Lvs. pinnate, Ifts. ovate, acute, smooth ; eep. lance- 



ovate, the cuspidate points reflexed; ach. tails long, plumous. Woods, O. to Ga. 

 10 15f. Peduncles with a pair of simple leaves. Summer. Rare. 



g C. Pitcherl T. & G. Leaves pinnate, leaflets coriaceous, roughened with the Let- 

 ted veins ; sepals lance-ovate ; ach. tails short, glabrous. 111., Iowa, to Ark. 



9 C. ochroleuca Ait. Lvs. silky-pubescent beneath, ovate, entire; sep. silky, yel- 

 lowish within ; ach. plumes long, straw-color, u Woods, L. I. to Ga. Rare. If. 



IOC. ovata Ph. Leaves glabrous, glaucous beneath, broad-ovate; flower on a short 

 peduncle, purple ; sepals ovate, pointed. V, N. Car. to Fla. 1 2f. Leaves entire. 



11 C. Baldwiiiil T. & G. Lvs. oblong to lance-linear, the lower 3-lobed or cleft.; 

 flower on a long peduncle, purplish, y. Fla. 1 2f. Plumous tails 2' long. 



12 C. ERECTA. Stem 3f, weak, inclining; Ifts. lance-ovate. 2f Europe. August. 



13 C. FLAMMULA. Climbing 12 20f; leaflets oval to oblong-linear, often lobed, acute, 

 smooth ; clusters terminal, fragrant. From France. August, September. 



14 C. INTEGBIFOLIA. Upright; Ivs. lance., entire, smooth ; fls. nodding, blue. Eur. 2i. 



15 C. ciBBHdsA. Climbing ; Ivs. ovate, subcordate, toothed ; fls. fragrant, white. Eur. 

 1 6 C. VITICZLLA. Lfts. 3 15, ovate or oval, entire; sep. obovate, purp., 15". Eur. Sum. 



17 C. GRAVEOLENS. Lfts. 3 5, lanceolate, acute ; sep. oblanceolate, ylw., 9''. Thibet 



1 8 C. FL6BIDA. Lvs. ternate nd bitern. ; sep. ovats, pointed, wh. or purplish. Japan 



/3. SIEBOLDTII. Fls. 4' b-oad, creamy-white and purple, double. Splendid. 



1 9 C. CCEBUIJSA. Lvs. ternatn, hairy ; fls. very large ; sep. lance-ovate, blue, <fcc. Japan 



ft. AZUBEA-GRANDIFLORA. Flowers 5 7' broad, azure, or lilac-blue. July. 



2. ANEMONE, L. WIND-FLOWER. Involucre remote from the 

 flower, of 3 divided leaves, calyx regular, of 3 15 colored sepals. Corolla 

 0. Ovaries oo, free, collected into a roundish or oblong head. Achenia 

 with a short, rarely a lengthened beak. Seeds suspended. If Lvs. radi- 

 cal. Stem leaves 2 or 3, opposite, forming the involucre. Figs. 116, 176. 

 g PULSATILLA. Carpck many (5075), with long plumous tails. One large flower. .No. 1 

 | ANEMONANTHEA. Carpels hairy, but neither tailed nor grooved. . .(a) 



a Pistils many (50 VO) in a head, densely matted with wool in fruit., .(ft) 



a Pistils fewer (15- -20) in a head, merely pubescent in fruit Nos. 2, 3 



b Stem leaves (involucre) sessile, with a single flower Nos. 4 8 



b Stem leaves (involucre) petiolate, with 2 or 3 flowers Nos. 79 



I SYNDESMON. Carpels few, not caudate, glabrous and grooved No. 10 



Exotic, cultivated species Nos. 11 If 



1 A. patens L. ft. J\"uttalHana. Pasque-flower. Clothed with long silky hairs; 



Ivs. many-cleft, with linear segments, developed after the large spreading pale-purpU 

 flower. Dry hills, 111., Wise, to Dak. (Matthews). 1' If. Sepals 5 or 6, 1'. April. 



2 A. ncmorosa L. Smooth, 1-flowered ; leaves of the invol. 3. petiolate, &-6-pai.cd 



ee^m. cleft and lobed. Copses, com., 6 W. Fl. white, purple oatside April, jtfay. 



