34 THE CROWFOOT FAMILY. 



and on high mountains; and seems more partial to 

 the open heath, than to the shady wood." * In the 

 South of England, it certainly prefers the woods ; how 

 this difference of habitat is to be accounted for, I know 

 not. 



Genus. CROWFOOT. (Ranunculus.) This is the 

 largest Genus, in this Family ; and you will find that, 

 generally, (as in this instance) the Name of the 

 Family is the same as that of one of the Genera 

 in that division. 



[Calyx of 5 Sepals, rarely 3, not prolonged at the base. 

 Petals 5, with a Nectary at the base. Achenes, without awns. 

 PL II. 4. 6. Named from * Eana,' a frog ; these plants delight- 

 ing to grow where frogs abound.] 



Many of these plants are so similar, that it is only 

 by examining carefully, and comparing every part, 

 some are to be distinguished from others. Flowers 

 are never classed according to their colors, but accord- 

 ing to some difference in form, (as you have learned 

 in a former chapter). But we shall find that one or 

 two colours prevail in nearly every Genus, and often 

 through the whole Order. In this Genus the 7 first 

 Species are white ; the other 13 Species are yellow, 



* " Flora of Forfarshire," by W. Gardiner. 



