148 THE FLORA. 



6 R. Flam mula. Spear-ltived 0. Stems ascending (l-2f). Leaves all lanceolav* l 

 narrow, entire, on sheathing stalks. Sum. 



6 R. pusil'lus. Tiny C. Stems nearly erect. Leaves ovate and lanceolate. Petals 



mostly but 3, with about 10 stamens. May. 



7 R. rep'tans. Greepiny G. Stems creeping and rooting (4-8'). Leaves lance-lhi- 



ear, and linear. Flower 1 at a node. July. 



8 B. Cymbala'ria. Boat G. Stems creeping and rooting (1 foot). Leaves all rnuul 



cordate, crenate. Salt-marshes. June. 



9 R. aborti'vus. Abortive C. Plant glabrous, l-2f. high. Boot leaves, round- 



cordate. Petals smaller than the sepals. Spring, c. 



10 R. rhomboi'deus. fihombic 0. Plant hairy, bushy, 4-10' high. KooJ 



leases rhombic-ovate. Sepals spreading. N. W. 



11 R palma'tus. Palm 0. Stem hairy. Seeds with a straight beak in a roundhead. 



Leaves palmately 3-5-cleft, with sinus closed. South. 



12 R. recurva'tus. Hook- seed- C. Stem hairy. Seeds with a recurved beak in around 



head. Leaves all similarly 8-parted. Flowers small. Spring. 



13 R. scelera'tus. Villainous 0. Stem glabrous. Seeds not beaked, in an oblong 



head. Flowers small. Leaves palmately 8-5-parted. June, July. 



14 R. bulbo'sus. Bulbous C. Erect (6-12') from a solid bulo. Petals large 



Head of fruit round. Koot leaves ternate. Spring. 



15 R. Pennsylvan'icus. Bristly G. Erect (l-3f.), very hairy. Head of fruit ob- 



long. Leaves ternate. Summer. 



16 R. repens. Large creeping G. Stems first ascending, then creeping. Flower- 



stalks furrowed. Petals obovate, large. Wet places. June. 



17 R. fascicula'ris. Early C. Stem erect. Root fibres thickened. Flower-stalks 



terete. Petals narrow. Leaves appear pinnate. May. 



18 R. acris. Tail Buttercup. Stem erect (2-3f.). Leaves palmately divided, and 



cleft. Petals roundish. Flower-stalk terete, calyx spreading. Summer, c. 

 In the gardens, it becomes double-flowered. 



5. ADO'NIS. Pheasant's-eye. 



Sepals 5, colored. Petals 5-15, with no scale on the claws. Achenia 

 in a spike, egg-shaped, and pointed with the hardened, persistent style. 

 Leaves numerously cleft into linear and very narrow segments. Flowers 

 terminal, solitary, red or yellow. 



1 A. autumna'lis. Late Ph. A fine, hard annual, from Europe, cultivated in gardens 

 and naturalized iu some places. Stem rather thick for its height, brancned 

 Leaves pinnately parted, with very numerous segments. Petals 5-8, of a 

 bright crimson color, U' across. 



A verna'lis. Early Ph. Petals 10-12, oblong, yellow, djntate. Upper leaves 

 Hessile, all much divided. Flowers large. Spring, i 



