RANUNCULACEj;. 



3. patens. L. ternate, divisions some- 

 wliat tripartite. Segments oblong, incise at 

 top. p. 4. Open hills and heaths, e. Ger. 



4. Pulsatilla. L. bipinnate, triply pitma- 

 tifid. Lts. multipartite. Segments Hnear, 

 acute. Fl. nodding. Pet. spreading, p. 4, 

 5. Open hills. 



j3. lilacina, Sw. Fl. erect, somewhat before 

 tbeL. 



ii. Bracts ternate, stalked. 



5. alpina. L. temately decompound. Lts. 

 stalked, pinnately inciso-serrate. Bracts like 

 tbe L. Tail many times longer than carpel. 

 Fl. white, p. 6-8. Mountain meadows, m. 

 Europe. 



i8. millefoliata, Bert. Lts. very numerous, 

 small, ovate, pinnatifido-iucise. 



7. sulphurea. L. very villous. Lts. lan- 

 ceolate, acuminate. Fl. yellow. 



B. Carpels without tails. 

 i. Bracts sessile, divided. 



6. coronaria. L. ternate. Lts. multifid. 

 Segments linear, mucronate. Pet. 6, oval, 

 approximate, p. 3. Meadows and cultures. 

 Fr. It. 



7. pavonina. L. ti'lpaj-tite. Segments 

 cuneate, inciso-dentate. Pet. 10-12, some- 

 times numerous, lanceolate, very acute, p. 3. 

 Prov. Nice. Tuscany. 



)8. fulgens. Pet. obversely lanceolate. Vyds. 

 Gasc. About Nice, A. pavonina is abund- 

 ant, but always with many Petals and 

 no Stamens. Fulgens is scarcer, with 6 

 large obtuse Fet. In gardens I have 

 seen both Fl.from one root. 



8. horteusis. L. tripartite. Segments 

 cuneate, inciso-dentate. Pet. 10-12, oblong, 

 obtuse, p. 3, 4. Thickets and pastures. 

 s. Eur. 



9. palmata. L. cordato-orbicular, obtusely 

 lobed, toothed. Bracts triiid. Pet. 10-12. 

 p. 2. Open pastures. Hyeres. Sard. Sic. 



ii. Bracts stalked. 



10. narcissifiora. L. pahnato-partite, 

 villous. Div. inciso-dentate. Segments Knear, 

 acute. Bracts trifid at the top. Fl. in um- 

 bels, p. 5-7. Calc.mns. m. Eui*. 



11. baldensis. R. fusiform. L. three 

 times ternate. Lts. staOced, multipartite. 

 Segments linear. Bracts multifid. Pet. 8- 

 10, pink. p. 6, 7- Piocky. Penn. Alps. Mte. 

 Baldo. Tyrol.. 



12. sylvestris. Root fibrous. L. 3-5- 

 nate. ];ts. inciso-dentate at top. Vci.&, white. 

 Fl. solitary. Fruit very hirsute, with a small, 

 very short style, p. Spring and Autumn. 

 Shade. Alps. Piedm. G. 



13. trifolia. L. ternate. Lts. ovato- 

 lanceolate, acute, dentate, sessile. Pet. 5, 

 elliptic, obtuse, p. 4-6. Shady hills, s. 

 Fr. n. It. 



14. nemorosa. R. horizontal. L. 3-5- 

 nate. Lts. trifid, inciso-dentate, lanceolate, 

 acute, somewhat stalked. Pet. 6, elliptic, 

 ivhite or purplish, very rarely bluish, p. 4, 

 5. Shade. 



15. apennina. L. twice ternate. Lts. 

 stalked, lanceolate, inciso-dentate, acute. 

 Bracts ternate, inciso-dentate. Pet. 12-14, 

 oblongo-Knear, blue. p. 4. Woods. 



16. ranunculoides. L. 3-5-nate. Lts. 

 somewhat trifid, inciso-dentate. Bracts hardly 

 stallved, tripartite 6, inciso-dentate. ScapeusuaUy 

 2-flowered. Pet. 5, 6, elliptic, yellow, downy be- 

 neath, p. 5, 6. Shady hills, m. Em-ope. 



iii. Bracts sessile, tmdivided, almost close 

 to Fl. ! 



17- ESepatica. L. cordate, three-lobed. 



Lobes very entire, ovate, acute. Stallis 

 somewhat hairy, p. 2-4. Shade, m. and s. 

 Eui'ope. 



5. ADONIS. 



A., annual. 



1. autumnalis. Cal. haiiless. Pet. 6-8, 

 concave ! connivent, hardly exceeding Cal., 

 scarlet. Carpels in an oblong head ; point ter- 

 minal, acute, a. 6-8. Corn. s. e. Eng. Fr. 

 It. Istria. 



2. flava. Cal. hairless, loose at the base. 

 Pet. flat, oblong, t"wice as long as Cal., orange 

 or yellow. Carpels in an oblong head. a. 6, 7. 

 Cult. s. Ft. n. It. Sw. 



3. micrantha. Cal. hauless, firm at base. 

 Pet. flat, oblong, equalliag Cal. Cai-pels few, 

 in a short, ovate head, crowned with straight 

 conical styles. Fl. small, orange or yellow. 

 Corn. s. F. 



4. ffistivalis. Cal. hispid at base. Pet. 

 oblong, obtuse, tmce as long as Cal. Carjjels 

 in an oblong head, reticulato-tubercled. Style 

 terminal, a. 6, 7- Corn. m. Eur. 



5. flammea. Cal. hispid at base. Pet. 

 flat, oblong, acute, exceeding Cal. ^ Carpels in 

 a cyhndrical head, not toothed. Styles lateral. 

 Fl. large, orange, a. 6-9. Corn. Germ. Fr. 



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