WILD FLOWERS YELLOW AND ORANGE. 
yellow stamens are grouped delightfully around 
the many small green pistils, forming the centre. 
Five narrow, pointed sepals open widely and are 
slightly curved and hairy, and pale yellow in colour. 
The flowers expand considerably after the small, 
round, green buds open, and when fully matured 
some of them possess a delicate, though scarcely per- 
ceptible fragrance. The basal leaves have long, 
narrow, grooved stems, and form pretty, rounded and 
slightly spreading tufts near the ground. They are 
divided from three to seven times, and each division 
is again cleft into numerous narrow parts, and sharply 
pointed lobes. The veins show plainly, and the sur- 
face is downy and soft to the touch. Their dark green 
colour becomes lighter on the under side. The 
fewer upper leaves are simply three-parted, and 
clasp the stalk where it branches. It is common 
practice afield to pluck a flower and carry it in the 
mouth; but with the Buttercups this should be 
avoided, as its acrid juice causes blisters to appear 
on the lips and tongue. . For this reason it is 
known in some localities as the Blister Flower. 
The generic name is derived from the Latin, rana, 
a small frog, and was applied by Pliny because 
some of the Crowfoots grew where the frogs abound. 
MARSH MARIGOLD. COWSLIP. MEADOW GOWAN 
Céltha palistris. Crowfoot Family. 
There is good reason to believe that our common 
Marsh Marigold is of the same sort as that which was 
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