VEGETABLE IRRITANTS. 53 



RANUNCULUS AQUATILIS {British). 



WATER RANUNCULUS. — LODE WORT.— RAM'S FOOT. — WATER 

 ANEMONE. — WATER CROWFOOT. — WATER SNOW-CUPS. 



Rammatlacem. — Lower leaves under water, hair-like ; upper 

 ones floating, 3 lobed, sometimes wanting. — Ponds, ditches, and 

 slow streams. — Perenn. May. White. 



Toxic principle.— Kfimn JUICE. 



RANUNCULUS FLAMMULA {British). 



SMALL SPEAR WORT. 



RanunculacecB. — Lower leaves ovato-lanceolate, serrated, with 

 long foot-stalks.— Stem reclining. — Ditches and wet places. 

 Common. i-2ft. Perenn. June-Sept. Yellow. 



Toxic principle.—KCmii JUICE. 



RANUNCULUS FICARIA {British). 



LESSER CELANDINE.— BUTTERCUP.— CROWFOOT. — FIG- 

 WORT. — MARSH PILE WORT. 



RanunculacecB. — Leaves heart-shaped. — Flowers solitary, with 

 many petals. — Roots consisting of clustered tubers. — Hedge 

 banks and shady places. Common. 4-6in. Perenn. March 

 and April. Yellow. 



Toxic principle.— KCRUi JUICE, ANEMONIN. 



RANUNCULUS AURICORMUS {British). 



WOOD CROWFOOT.— GOLDILOCKS. 



RanunculacecB. — Leaves 3-parted, with deeply cut lobes. — 

 Stems erect, slender, many-flowered. — Petals with a pore at the 

 base. — Dry woods, ift. Perenn. April-June. Yellow. 



Toxic principle.— KCRID JUICE. 



RANUNCULUS SCELERATUS {British). 



CELERY-LEAVED CROWFOOT. 



RanunculacecB.— 'Lowtr leaves palmate, with 3 slightly lobed 

 segments ; shining ; lower ones fingered in 3 lobes. — Fruit 

 forming a cylindrical head. — Watery places. Common. i-2ft. 

 Ann. June-Sept. Yellow. 



Toxic principle.— kCKlH JUICE, ANEMONIN. 



