CALTHA. ERANTHIS. 1 1 



lonotis (Ehrh.) Koch.— St; 4— 18 in. high ; the smaller speciii^ns 

 are R. parvulus L. Upper 1. in narrow acute segments. Fl. pale 

 yellow. — Waste land and corn-fields, rare. A. VI. — X. E. S. 



t25. R. arvensis (L.) ; root fibrous, radical 1. 3-cleft dentate, 

 stem-1. once or twice temate with linear-lanceolate segments, 

 calyx erect-patent, carp, margined beaked and spinous. — E. B. 

 136. R. iii. 21. — Fl. pale yellow. Known by its spinous fruit. — 

 Corn-fields. A. VI. Corn Crowfoot. 



26. R. parmfiorus (L.); root fibrous, stems spreading, 1. round- 

 ish-cordate 3 — 5-lobed cut, upper 1. oblong undivided or 3-lobed, 

 calyx at first erect afterwards reflexed, carp, orbicular muricated. 

 — E. B. 120. jR. iii. 22. — Peduncles opposite the leaves. Pet. 

 narrow. — Corn-fields and dry banks, rare. A. V. VI. E. I. 



Tribe IV. Helleborece. 



7. Caltha Linn. Marsh Marigold. 



1. C.palustris (L.); st. ascending, I. heart-shaped roundedcre- 

 nate.^-E. B. 606. R. iv. 101. — Fl. large. Sep. roundish-ovate, 

 bright yellow. — 0. minor (DC.) ; smaller in all its parts and with 

 the 1. considerably shorter in proportion, but the posterior lobes 

 greatly produced. — Marshy places, common. /3. in more moun- 

 tainous situations. P. III. — V. 



2. C. radicans (Forst.) ; st. creeping, 1. triangular serrate-cre- 

 nate.— -E. B. 2176. — Fl. half the size of those of C. palustris, 

 sep. narrower, hinder angles of the leaves scarcely produced. I 

 have only seen cultivated specimens. — " In a ditch that runs 

 from the farm-house called Haltoun, on the estate of C. Gray, 

 Esq. of Carse, Forfarshire. 1790." Mr. G. Don. All the other 

 stations probably belong to C.paZjtsim ^. miraor. P. V. VI. S. 



8, Trollius Linn. Globe Flower. 



I. T. europaus (L.); sep. 10 — 15 concave converging into a 

 globe, pet. 10 about equalling the stam., 1. palmately 6-parted, 

 segments rhomboid 3-partite incise-serrate. — E. B. 28. fl. iv. 101. 

 — Fl. bright yellow. Pet. ligulate. St. 1 — 24 feet high. — Damp 

 mountain pastm-es. P. VI. VII. 



9. Eranthis Salisb. Winter Aconite. 



[*1. E. hyemalis (Salish.); sep. 6— 8 oblong. — fl.iv. 101. HeZ- 

 leborus Linn. — Radical 1. upon long stalks, 5 — 7-parted, deeply 

 cut into linear-oblong segments. St. 4—6 in. high, with 2 op- 

 posite sessile 1. just below the solitary yellow fl. Root (rhizome) 

 tuberous.— NaturaUzed in thickets. P. II. III.] E. S. ? 



