8 EANUNCULACE^. [_Ranunculus. 



9. B. Piearia (Linn.) — Pilewort. 

 Districts 12345 6789 10 11 12 

 Lat. 51°-56°. Throughout Ireland. 

 Type in Great Britain, British. 



Shady places, and damp pastures; abundant. J7. April, May. 

 10. E. auricomus (Linn.) — Goldilocks. 

 Districts 12345-7-9 10 -12 

 Lat. 51°-56°. From South to North of Ireland. 

 Type in Great Britain, British, inclining to English. 



Woods and thickets ; rather local. Fl. April to June. 



Scarce in the west ; very rare also in the south ; /. C, 



11. R. acris (Linn.) — Upright Crow-foot. 

 Districts 123456789 10 11 12 

 Lat. 51°-56°. Throughout Ireland. 

 Type in Great Britain, British. 



Meadows and pastures ; abundant. Fl. June, July. 



Eanges from sea-level to 1200 feet in Derry ; and higher 

 on the southern mountains. 



Obs. — A small form, occurring upon mountains in Kerry, 

 Tipperary, and Donegal, and at the base of Ben Evenagh, 

 Derry, has been mistaken for B, hirsiitus, of which latter we 

 have not seen any Irish specimen. Dr. Dickie has informed 

 us that the station "at Warrenpoint" was inadvertently 

 transcribed into the " Flora of Ulster," and that he has never 

 met with B. hirsiitus in the north of Ireland. 



12. R. repens (Linn.) — Creeping Crow-foot. 

 Districts 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 

 Lat. 51°-56°. Throughout Ireland. 

 Type in Great Britain, British. 



Meadows and pastures, especially in damp places; abundant. 

 Fl. June to August. 



Wlien growing on ground overflowed during Winter, the 

 early leaves are cut into very narrow segments. 



13. B. btilbosuB (Linn.) — Bulbous Crow-foot. 

 Districts 123456789 10 11? 12 

 Lat. 51°-56°. Throughout nearly all Ireland. 

 Type in Great Britain, British, inclining to English. 



