RANUNCULACEtE. 



2. paniculatuna. " Stem erect, branched, 

 panicled. Rac. few-flowcrcd. Stalks miicli 

 longer ttan floral L. a. G, 7. Fields. I. of 

 Osero." — Koch. 



3. pubescens. Branches divaricate. Fl. 

 in a scattered Rac. Flower-stalks exceeding 

 floral L. Caps, hairy, a. 6, 7- Fields, mdt. 

 Fr. More branched from base than 1. 



4. Ajacis. Stem erect, nearly simple. Fl. 

 in a long, dense Rac. Flower-stalks hardly so 

 long as floral L. a. 6-8. Fields. It. rare. 



B. Fet. 4, separate ; ittner Spurs 2, outer 

 longer than Fl. Germ. 3-5. 



i. Fet. not bearded. L. multifid. Segments 

 linear. 



5. cardiopetalum. "Erect, somewhat 

 branched. L. hairless, membranous, ternate. 

 Divisions multifid. L. of the branches, and 

 the lower floral L. multifid. Pet. hafted, blade 

 circular, cordate at base. a. 7, 8. Batiks of 

 the Garonne." — Duby. 



6. halteratum. " Downy, stem erect. 

 Branches spreading. L. tripartite. Lowest 

 floral L. in many divisions ; upper undivided. 

 Upriglit rac. straight, spike-like. Flower-stalks 

 short. Accessory Pet. cordato-orbicular, much 

 shorter than the haft. a. 4-7. Wa.ste 

 ground. Rome. Naples. Sic." — Bert. 



7. gracile. " Hairless. Stem with a few, 

 somewhat spreading branches. L. tripartite, 

 linear. Lowest floral L. somewhat trisect; upper 

 undivided. Flower-stalks short. Accessory Pet. 

 ovate, cuneate at base. a. 4, 5. Sandy 

 shores. Sard." — Bert. 



8. longipes. Hairless. Stem vrith crowd- 

 ed branches. L. tripartite. Lower floral L. some- 

 what trisect ; upper undivided. Flower-stalks 

 long, straight. Accessory Pet. bliuit, or cmar- 

 ginate. a. 4-6. Sandy shores. Sard. — Bert. 



9. peregrinum. Erect, branched. L. 

 hairless ; lower multifid ; upper and floral L. 

 linear, entire, a. 5, 6. Waste ground. 

 Toulon. It. 



ii. Accessory Fet. bearded. 



10. velutinum. Downy. L. palmato-5- 

 partite, multifid. Leaf-stalks dilated into a long 

 sheath. Accessory Pet. with obtuse segments. 

 Fr. tomentose. p. 6. Woody hills. It. occ. 



11. hybridum. Leaf ternato-multipartite. 

 Divisions linear, theii' staUc dilated into a 

 sheath at the base. Two linear bracts in the 

 middle of the flower-stalk, p. 6, 7- Stony 

 woods. Trieste, &c. [L. smooth ; leaf-stalks ' 



very little dilated. Flower-stalks long ; bracts 

 and bracteoles very short. — Bert.] 



12. exuarginatuiu. L. 5-7 -partite ; seg- 

 ments inciso-deutate. Leaf-stalk dilated into 

 a short sheath. Accessory Pet. with obtuse 

 segments. Bracts linear, longer than flower 

 staUc. Fr. hairless, p. 5, 6. Palermo. 



13. elatuiu. L. 5-7-lobed; segments in- 

 cise. Leaf-stalk not sheathing. Sepals ovate. 

 Segments of accessoi7 Pet. obtuse. Two linear 

 bracteoles near Fl. p. 5, 6. Grassy. Pyi-. 

 Alps of Prov. and Pdm. s. e. G. 



a. intermedium, J)G. Outline of L. cordato- 

 subrotund. Fr. somewhat hauy. 



j8. pahnatifiduin, DC. Outline of L. 

 renifoi-m. 



y. cuneatum, DC. Segments of L. more 

 cuneate than in the preceding. 



14. montanum. L. pabnato-partite ; seg- 

 ments cu.neate at base, pinnatiildo-laciniate 

 above. Sep. lanceolate, acuminate. Accessory 

 Pet. crenulate, acuminate, p. 7- Ven. Alps. 

 Bertoloni quotes to this B. elatiim a of 

 Koch. 



C. Pet. 4, Separate, beardless. Spur 

 shorter than Fl. 



15. Requieni. " Spur nearly as long- 

 as Fl. Flower-stalk hairy, \vith a bract in the 

 middle. I. of Hyeres. Cors." — Duby. 



16. pictum. Spurs somewhat shorter than 

 Sep. Flower-stalk with a bract at the base, 

 hardly longer than Fl. Ij. palmate. Seg- 

 ments oblongo-lanceolate, sometimes trifid. a. 

 4-6. Fastures. Sard. mdt. Fr. 



17. Stapliysagria. Spur very short. 

 Flower-staUv wtli three bracts at the base, tvrice 

 as long as Fr. L. palmato-5-fid; segments en- 

 tire or trifid. a. 6, 7- nidt. Fr. Istria. It. 



18. ACONITUM. 



A. Spur of Nect. slender, curled round. 

 Helmet concave, cylindric. Fl. usually 

 yellow. 



1. Anthora. Spiu' with a rectangular 

 bend. Cal. permanent, p. 8, 9. High rocky 

 thickets. Alps. Jm-a. Py|. 



a. Jacquini, RcHB. Divisions of L. very 

 narrow, linear, straight. 



/3. eiilophum, Rchb. Divisions of L. very 

 narrow, linear, falcate. 



7. nemorosum,"i>\^. Divisions of L.lineari- 

 lanceolate. 



