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4. a. confusus (Godr.) ; submersed I. loosely trifurcate not 

 tassel-like, segments long rather rigid, fioating I. long-stalked 

 subpeltate subtripartite with sessile obovate 3 — 5-lobed segments, 

 ped. slender gradually taperimg exceeding the 1., fl. large, pet. 

 cuneate-obovate 7 — 9-veined not contiguous persistent, stig. 

 tonguesbaped, receptacle ovoid-conic, carp, ^-ovate compressed 

 and narrowed upwards. — St. 82. 2. — Floating 1. semicircular, 

 flat, nearly tripartite, outer base of lateral segments rounded. 

 Stip. oblong, much adnate. Buds globular. Fl. starlike. Stam. 

 many, exceeding pistils. Style recurved. Is ij. salsuginosus 

 (Hiern) when floating 1. are wanting. — Ponds and ditches, 

 especially near the sea ; often in brackish water. P. VI. — IX. 



E. 



6. [JR. triphyl'los (Wallr.) ; submersed 1. loosely trifurcate 

 not tassel-like, segm. long rather rigid, floating I. long-stalked 

 tripartite with subsessile wedgeshaped 3 — 5-lobed segments, ped. 

 slender tapering exceeding the 1., fl. moderately large, pet. 



cuneate-obovate 5 — 7-veined contig-uous persistent, stig , 



receptacle spherical, carp. -J-ovate inflated. — Floating 1. nearly 

 or quite tripartite, acute, or blunt, or with deep linear lobes at 

 the end. — Ponds and ditches. Guernsey. P. V.— VII.] 



6. a. Bauddtii (Godr.) ; submersed 1. closely trifurcate, seg- 

 ments rather rigid not tassel-like, floating 1. long-stalked tri- 

 partite with sessile or stalked wedgeshaped 3 — 4-lobed segments, 

 ped. thick narrowed at the top exceeding 1., pet. 7-veined not 

 contiguous persistent, stam. not exceeding pistils, stigma tongue- 

 shaped, receptacle long-conic, carp, ^-obovate irflated at the 

 end. — ij. B. S. 2966. — Floating 1. nearly or quite tripartite, the 

 base of all the segments wedgeshaped ; or often of many linear 

 blunt segments. Stip. much adnate. Buds globular but a 

 little flattened at the top. Fl. starlike. Stam. 15 — 20. Style 

 straight, beaklike and persistent below, recurved above. Re- 

 ceptacle thicker than ped., very tall. Carp, very many. — 

 R. marinus (Fr.) is a form which wants the floating leaves. — 

 Slightly brackish water or near the sea. P. V. — VIII. 



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7. R. floribun'dus (Bab.) ; submersed 1. closely trifurcate, 

 segments rather rigid divaricate not tassel-like, floating 1. long- 

 stalked subpeltate j-trifid or tripartite with obovate 3 — 5-lobed 

 segments, ped. not tapering scarcely exceeding the 1., fl. large, 

 pet. obovate-cuneate 9 — many-veined not contiguous persistent, 

 stam. many exceeding pistils, stig. tongueshaped, receptacle 

 spherical, carp, ^-obovate very blunt. — A. N. S. ser. 2. xvi. 

 397. E. B. 8. 2969. — ^Floating 1. convex, divided more than 



