5, ADONIS. 



6. dentata. Cal. hispid at base. Pet. flat, 

 oblong, hardly exceeding Cal., flame-coloured. 

 Carpels tuberculoso-dentate. a. 6-7. Corn. 

 Provence. 



B. Perennial. Carpel with a hooked point . 



7. vernalis. Lower L. reduced to sheath- 

 ing scales ; upper sessile, multifid. Segments 

 quite entire. Carpels velvety. Pet. 10-12, 

 somewhat eroso-dentate at the top. p. 4, 5. 

 Dry hills. Fi-. G. Sw. It. 



8. pyrenaica. Root L. ternate, on 

 long stalks. Lts. multipartite. Uppermost L. 

 sessile, multifid. Segments linear, quite entire. 

 Carpels smooth, ia an ovate head. Pet. 8-10, 

 toothless, p. 7. Val. d'Eynes in e. Pyr. 



9. distorta. " Stem flexuose. Root L. 

 tufted, their stalks longly dilated at the base. 

 Pet. obversely lanceolate, spatulate. Cai'pels 

 wTinMed, in a spherical head. p. 7, 8. High 

 mns. Central Apenn." — Bertol. The much 

 lo7iger dilated part of the L.-stalk seems the 

 chief distinction from 8. 



Tribe III. RAmmCJJLEJE. 

 6. MYOSURUS. 



1. minimus. Scape as long as L. ; 

 a Spm- at base of each Sepal. ^. 5. Cult. occ. 



7. CERATOCEPHALTJS. 



1. falcatus. " Cai-pels channeled between 

 the protuberances." — KocH. Horns of the 

 Pericarp falcate, a. 4, 5. Corn. Coasts of 

 Mdt. Vienna. Ulm. 



2. orthoceras. " Carpels crested be- 

 tween the protuberances." — Koch, Horns 

 straight, a. 3, 4. Prag. 



8. RANUNCULUS. 



A. Nect. a naked pore. Carpels ti'ansversely 

 wrinMed. Pet. white, claw usually yel- 

 low. 



i. Eec. hairless. Sp. 1, 2. 



ii. Rec. hairy. Sp. 3-7- 



B. Nect. membranous. Carpels not wTinkled, 

 the naiTow keel prolonged into a Beak. 

 M. white. 



i. L. divided, not nerved. Sp. 8-15. 



ii. L. nearly or quite entire, nerved. Sp. 

 16-22. 



C. Nect. a fleshy scale. Carpels bordered. 

 PI. yellow. 



i. L. undivided. R. fibrous. Sp. 23-28. 



ii. L. entire, or slightly lobed. R. gi'umose. 

 Sp. 29-32. 



iii. L. divided. R. grmnose. Stem scape- 

 like. Sp. 33-42. 



iv. L. compound, or deeply divided. R. 



fibrous. Stem leafy. 



a. Carpels without spines, tubercles, or 



nriuldes. 



* Fruit-stalks not furrowed. Sp. 48- 



50. 

 ** IVuit-stalks furrowed. Sp. 51-56. 



b. Carpels wrinkled, on an oblong head. 

 Sp. 57. 



c. Cai'pels tubercled. Sp. 58-61. 



d. Cai-pels spinous. Sp. 62-65. 



A. Kect. a naked fore. Carpels transversely 

 wrinkled, not margined. Pet. white, 

 claw mostly yellow. 



i. Rec. hairless. L.allreniform,i-^-lol)ed. 



1. Iienormandi. Carpels acumiuate. 

 Pet. twice Cal. The Stipules are said to be 

 large, and more detached from leaf -stalk than 

 in 2. p. 5, 6. Running water, occ. 



2. hederaceus. Cai-pels obtuse. Pet. 

 hardly exceeding Cal. p. 5-8. Running water. 



ii. Rec. hairy. Lower L. divided into 

 capillary segments. 



3. tripartitus. Carpels obtuse. Pet. 

 hardly exceeding Cal. Segments of lower L. 

 spreading in all directions. Stip. of upper L. 

 nearly free. p. 5-7. Peaty pools, n. Fr. 



4. aquatilis. Cai-pels apiculate. Seg- 

 ments of lower L. spreading in all dii-ec- 

 tions. Stip. of upper, 3-5 -lobed L. united 

 to stalk for 2-3rds of their length, p. 5-7. 

 Still water. Carpels about 40. 



^. ceespitosus. Carpels 25-30. 

 y. Baudotii. Carpels about 100. 



5. Petiveri. Stip. attached for l-3rd of their 

 length. Claws yellow. 



€. hololeucos. Claws white. 



C paucistamineus. Sta. about 12. 



5. jiuitans. Carpels apiculate. Seg- 

 ments of L. elongated, parallel. L. on long 

 stalks. Pet. 5-12. p. 6, 7. Running 

 water. 



6. circinnatus. Segments of lower L. 

 on a plane ; outline cii'cular. L. nearly or quite 

 sessile, p. 6-8. Pools and ditches. 



