RANUNCULACEiE. 



47. acris. Rec. hairless. Beak of Fr. 

 veiy short, somewhat cm-veii. Lower L. pal- 

 mato-partite. Segments somewhat rhomboid, 

 acutely iaciso-dentate ; upper tripartite. Seg- 

 ments linear. Hairs of stem adpressed. p. 6, 

 7. Meadows. 



j3. hiberosus. Fil. hairy. 



48. velutinus. Rec. hair-less. Beak of 

 Fr. very short, or wanting. Lower L. tripar- 

 tite. Segments cuneiform, inciso-dentate. Hairs 

 of stem spreading, p. 4-6. Meadows. It. 



49. lanuginosus. Rec. hairless. Beak of 

 Fr. about half as long as cai-pel, hooked. 

 Carpels not nerved. Root L. trifid. Segments 

 broad, inciso-dentate. Hairs of stem reflexed. 

 p. 5-7- Woody hills, m. and s. Eu. 



50. bruttius. Rec. hairless. Beak of 

 Fr. about half as long as carpel, revolute. 

 Carpels nei-ved. L. ternate. Lts. on nearly 

 equal stalks, 2 and 3 -partite. Segments lan- 

 ceolate, acuminate, incise, iiTegulaiiy serrate. 

 Cal. spreading, p. 6. Cal. 



** Tr .'•stalk furrowed. Rec. hairy. 



51. polyanthemus. Beak merely 

 hooked. Cal. spreading. Root L. 3-5 -partite, 

 inciso-multifid. Segments nearly Knear. No 

 runners. Hairs of stem spreading, p. 5-7. 

 Shady meadows and woods. G. rare. n. F. 



53. neiuorosus. Beak cmied round at 

 the top. Cal. spreading. Root L. 3-5-pai'tite. 

 Segments obovate, trifid, dentate. Hairs of 

 stem spreading. No runners, p. 5, 6. Shady 

 hills. Fr. Sic. G. / apprehend, from the 

 description, that this is the R. Thomasii of 

 Bert. 



53. repens. Carpels finely dotted. Cal. 

 spreading. L. temate, three-lobed, trifid, 

 incise. Plant with Runners, p. 5-7. Moist 

 meadows, woods, &c. 



54. bulbosus. Cal. reflexed. Stem 

 bulbous at base. Root L. ternate, ti"ipartite, 

 trifid, or incise, p. 5-7. Meadows. The root, 

 according to Bert., is sometimes tuberous. 



55. neapolitanus. Cal. reflexed. Stem 

 somewhat bdbous at base. R. tuberous. Root 

 L. trifid, acutely inciso-dentate. p. 4, 5. 

 Apulia. Ischia. Var. of R. bulbosus, according 

 to Cosson. 



56. heucherifolius. Cal. reflexed. Stem 

 bulbous at base. R. tuberous. Root L. 

 rounded, cordate, inciso-lobate, acutely dentate. 

 Carjjels sometimes grained, and with short 



hairs. p. Woods and moist pastures. Pal. 

 The root L. appears to he pieltato-cordate . 

 Qucere, if not rather belonging to Division 

 Cm.? 



b. Carpels in an oblong head, wrinJcled. 



57. sceleratus. Lower L. stalked, tri- 

 partite; segments obtusely crenate ; upper 

 trifid, inciso-dentate. Cal. reflexed. a. 6-9. 

 Wet. 



c. Carpels tuhercled. 



58. angulatus. Style ensiform, about 

 a line long. Root L. reniform, lobed, crenate ; 

 upper tripartite, inciso-serrate. Fruit-stalks 

 fui'rowed. Cal. reflexed. p. 4, 5. Nebrodes. 



59. hirsutus. Beak very short. L. 

 temate, lobed, incise. Middle Lt. stalked. Cal. 

 reflexed. Fruit-stalk ftuTowed. a. 7-9. 

 Meadows, fields, and waste. 



;8. parvulus. Very small. 



60. cordigerus. Beak very short. Root 

 L. cordate, undi\'ided, or three-lobed. Stem L. 

 incise or simple. Stem nearly naked, 1-3- 

 flowered. Mte. Coscione in Cors. 



61. trilobus. Beak very short. Root 

 L. subrotund, others tripartite. Segments 

 divergent, cuneate, toothed at top. Stem 

 erect. Fl. solitary, terminal, or opposite L. 

 a. 4. Moist fields. Perp. Toul. s. It. and 

 Islands. Bare. 



d. Carpels spinous. 



62. arvensis. Stem erect. Fl. in Pan. 

 Root L. tripartite. Stem L. multifid. 

 Segments linear. Spines of Carpels long and 

 strong, a. 6, 7. Fields. 



p. tuberculatus. Spiaes short and blunt. 



7. inermis. "Spines entirely wanting." — 

 Bonn. 



68. subapetalus. Stem erect. Fl. soli- 

 tary, opposite L. Lower L. subrotund, lobed, 

 upper 3-5 -cleft. Pet. 2 or 3, small or wanting. 

 Beak of Fr. somewhat hooked. Hedges, near 

 junction of Arve and Rhone. 



64. parviflorus. Stem procumbent. L. 

 circular, 3-lobed, incise. Flower-stalks oppo- 

 site L. Cal. at last reflexed. Tubercles of Car- 

 pels numerous, each ending in a flne prickle. 

 a. 5, 6. Dry banks, s. and w. Eu. 



65. muricatus. Stem procumbent. L, 

 nearly circulai', 3-lobed, coarsely toothed. 

 Flower-stalks opposite L. Prickles of Cai-pels 

 strong. Beak straight, a. 4, 5. Cult, and 

 waste, s. Eu. 



