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* % Ficaria vema. Huds. 



Cultivated land. 



Abundant in Great Britain, X. and S. Europe, 

 W. Asia. 



Rarely produces seeds but spreads through its small 

 white tuberous roots. 



Pebruarj'-.June. 



* % Helleborus foetidus. L. 



Common in the shady parts of the vaUey. 

 From Sth. Europe to Central Europe and England. 

 December-February. 



O Nigella damascena. L. M. t. 52. b. c. 



Common in cultivated land, under olives etc. 

 Medit. region. 



Flowers white or blue surroundend by finely cut 

 bracts. 



May-June. 



* O Ranunctdus arvensis. L. 



A weed on cultivated land. 



Europe to Northern and Central Asia and N. Africa. 



May-June. 



* Ql Ranunculus bulbosus. L. 



Sunny places, cultivated land etc. 



Europe, W. Asia. 



With tuberous roots and reflexed sepals. 



April-June. 



O Ranunculus mtuicatus. L. 



A weed on cultivated land with prickly fruits. 

 Medit. region to Persia, Arabia etc. 



March-May. 



