The 
BRITISH HERBAL 
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It is‘common in watery places, and flowers in 
june. 
C. Bauhine calls it Ranunculus paluftris apii- 
folio levis. J. Bauhine, Ranunculus paluftris flore 
minimo. 
g. Great Spearwort. 
Ranunculus latifolius five flammeus major. 
The root is a clufter of thick, whitifh fibres. 
The leaves rifing from it are a foot long, an 
inch and half broad, of a pale green, and Pon 
fcarce any footftalks. 
high. 
The leaves ftand alternatély, and are eight or | 
ten inches long, and an inch broad, {mooth, even 
at the edges, and pointed at the ends. 
The flowers are very large, and of a beautiful . 
yellow. They ftand at,the tops of the branches, 
and have a tuft of pale yellow threads in the 
middle. 
‘The feeds follow in Jarge, naked clufters. It 
grows in fhallow, muddy waters,in theifle of Ely 
‘and fome otherr places ; but is not common. 
+ C. Bauhine calls it Ranunculus longifolius pa- 
‘luftris major. J. Bauhine, Ranunculus folio longo 
maximus. Lingua Plinii. 
dcis avery ftately and beautiful fpecies. 
10. Leffler Spearwort. 
Ranunculus angufifolius Sive flammeus minor. 
The root is compofed of many thick, whitifh 
fibres. 
The leaves rifing*from it are long and-narrow ; 
and they ftand on long footftalks. 
The ftalks are numerous, flefhy, branched, and 
not altogether ereét. 
The jeayes ftand irregularly on them ; and are 
-eblong, narrow, -even-at the edges, and pointed 
atthe end. 
The flowersiftand at'the ‘tops of the ‘branches, 
and are fmall, ‘but of .a’bright-yellow. 
The feedsif{tand intlittle, naked -clufters. 
It is ‘common about -waters; -and flowers .in 
June. 
°C.Bauhine’calls it Ranunculus 'longifelius pa- 
hiftris minor. ‘C.Bauhine, ‘Ranunculus: longifolius 
aliis lammula. 
The leaves-of this {pecies areifometimes. notch- 
-ed at the edges:;,in»which condition it!hasibeen 
-defcribed by many asa diftinét fpecies, undenthe 
name of ‘Ranunculus flammeus ferratus ; but itis 
only-an accidental variety. 
11, ivysleaved ‘Water.Crowfoot. 
Ranunculus aquaticus hedere folio. 
The root is a tuft of white,. thick. fbres. 
The leaves rifing from it are roundifh, but 
dented .in three,.or four, placesat, the;edges, and 
of a pale green. 
The ftalks rife in the centre of this tuft of 
‘leaves, sand “fpread’themfelves on the‘ furface of 
the water. ‘They:arenumerous, .weak, irregular 
sin :their/thape, sand jointed. iFrom every joint 
there:grow«fibres@f »new: roots; {fo ; that -the ori- 
cginal root and sits Jeaves:are-prefently loft ; ;and 
‘the plant propagates itfelf at large, /fpreading 
¢every-way, -and-roeting: everywhere. 
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The ftalk is thick, Alefhy, erect, and three foot 
~ments. 
The leaves rife coal Ane Joints of the fall, and 
ftand on long footftalks. They are of a trian- 
gular fisutes but obtufe at the corners, anda 
little dented; fo that they refemble the leaves of 
ivy. They float on the water or lie upon the 
mud; and commonly have a black fpot in the 
middle. 
The flowers are fmall and white. They grow 
on feotftalks -oppofite the leaves; and confitt 
each of five :petals, with a.tuft-of threads in the 
centre. 
The feeds follow in a sole compact, {mall, 
round thead. 
It is common in fhallow waters; and Powers 
in May. 
J. Bauhine calls 4 it Ranunculus hederaceus rivu- 
Jorum fe extendens atra macula notatus. Others 
Ranunculus aquaticus bederaceus. 
12. Various-leaved Water Crowfoot. 
Ranunculus aquaticus foliis rotundis et capillaceis. 
The root is.a tuft of Jong and thick fibres, 
which penetrate deep into the.mud, or other bot- 
tom of the water. 
The firft leaves from ent are fmall, and ae 
vided into a few long fegments.; ;but thefe wither 
when the ftalks grow up. 
The ftalks are long, hollow, :thick, but weak, 
and divided into many branches. They are 
jointed at diftances; and they float along ,the 
“Water. 
The leaves are of two diftin& kinds. hofe 
which are under water are.of a dark green colour, 
and.are divided into numerous very: fine fegments. 
Thofe that lie upon the furface are entire, and 
roundifh, but deeply notched. Thefe ftand alfo 
on long footftalks. 
The t flowers are large and white. They ftand 
on long ftalks, which rife oppofite to thofe of 
the leaves, and are compofed each of five petals, 
with a tuft.of :threads with, sysllosrs vbuttons in the 
middle. . 
The feed is fmall, and ftands in a round head. 
It is common in fhallow waters; and flowers | 
in June. 
J.Bauhine calls it Renuncylus aquoticus tenii- 
foliis. \C. Bauhine, Ranunculus . aguaticus folio 
rhoundo ; et. ssapillante. Others, Ranunculus foliis 
variis. 
13. Fine-leaved* Water Crowfoot. 
‘Ranunculus aquaticus foliis majoribus, capillaceis. 
- The root is a-tuft of long and tough ‘fibres. 
The firft leaves are long, and divided into 
very narrow fegments ; fo that-they much re- 
femble-thofe on the ftalks of ‘fennell. 
The ftalk is two foot or more in length ;-round, 
“thick, -but weak 5 and-very much‘ branched. 
The leaves ‘ftand irregularly, and are large, 
but divided into multitudes of fine, narrow feg_ 
Their colour is a deep green ; and there 
areno others. ‘The plant is commonly immerfed 
altogether under water ; but if any-part of it ap- 
pear above, ‘the leaves are-the fame with : thofe 
below; not various, .as in the preceding fpecies. 
The flowers are {mall and white, and have a . 
tuft of threads in the centre with yellow buttons. 
The; feeds ftand in, little, round jheads, . fmaller 
alfo.than:the former. ; 
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