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the stipules much less adnate than in any of the preceding. Leaves 
occupying from half to three-quarters of a circle; divided more 
than half-way down into 3 segments, of which the centre one has 
usually 3 crenatures at the apex; the lateral ones 2-cleft, with 
about 4 crenatures ; sinus between its segments broadly triangular. 
Flowers very small, the petals not contiguous, scarcely longer than 
the calyx, oblanceolate - oblong, about 3-veined, white, slightly 
tinged with pink, yellowish at the base. Achenes few (6 to 12), 
yellowish olive, with the inner side straight from the base for about 
two-thirds, and thence convexly curved to the conspicuous apiculus 
formed by the persistent base of the slender style, which is thus 
placed nearly in the centre of the apex of the carpel. 
I have seen specimens in the Hookerian Herbarium, which were 
raised by the late Mr. Borrer from the seed of the Esher plant. 
These had the lower leaves cut into fine linear segments, such as 
often occur in the last two species between the floating and 
dissected leaves. 
The large stipules almost free from the petioles, the absence of 
divided leaves and carpels, with the apiculus in the centre of the 
apex, distinguish this from all the preceding. 
Three-lobed Water Crowfoot. 
SPECIES VI-RANUNCULUS LENORMANDI, Schultz. 
Puate XXV. 
F. Schultz in Flora, oder Bot. Zeit. 1837, p. 727. Godr. Monog. p. 7. f. 2. Boreau, 
Fl. du Cent. de la Fr. ed. iii. Vol. II. p. 9. Brebisson, Fl. de Normandie, ed. iii. 
p- 7. Lloyd, Fl. de YOuest de la Fr. p. 4. Bab. Man. Brit. Bot. ed. ii. p. 6. 
R. cenosus, Gr. & Godr. (non Guss.) Bab, Ann. Nat. Hist. ser. 11. Vol. XVI. p. 403 ; 
and Man. Brit. Bot. ed. v. p. 8. Gr. & Godr. Fl. de Fr. Vol. I. p. 19. 
None of the leaves dissected into capillary segments, but all of 
one form, alternate with long petioles, reniform or sub-orbicular ; 
cordate at the base, with 3 roundish obovate lobes, seldom reaching 
half-way down; lobes with a few large shallow crenatures at the 
apex, or entire. Stipules short and broad, the free rounded auricles 
as large or larger than the adnate portion. Peduncles rather slender, 
not narrowed upwards, usually equalling or exceeding in length 
the leaves opposite to which they spring. Flowers } inch in 
diameter. Petals twice as long as the calyx. Stamens 8 to 10, 
rather longer than the head of pistils. Style short and thick. 
Achenes small, slightly inflated, rather numerous, closely packed in 
a globular head; their inner edge very convex towards the apex, 
lower elge convex throughout. Receptacle globular, glabrous. 
