RANUXCl'LUS 



KANUXCULUS 



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hairy i.<lge^ soon beci.imiui^ 

 1-ti. eitliur terniiual it axillai-)', 

 sranit'iis: sepals pointeil; pet- 

 of 8. E. En. B.I\[. 2IK 



Jits 



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ti.V. 11. 



i;lal>rous or ar tirsT witli 

 glabrous, ^huu-ous : ris. ;t- 

 pm-p wliiti,-. with Vf How 

 als nmeh lartrrr, obtuse, 

 (poor). L.B.(,'. lb: l.".;i:i. 

 19:7SS. 



2. adbneus, Gray. Plant shairsy-luiiry, 4-111 in. hish, 

 sonietinies becomini; cloeninbont : root slendor-tibvous : 

 Iys. nsnally 2-:l-times :!-parteil and lobc.l; lobes all nar- 

 row-linear, acute ; priinar>- divisions ot' Ivs. sessile to- 

 nearly si.); petioles of basal l\-s. meinbranons in lowt-r 

 part; steni-lvs. si^^sile .o- on a shcathiiiL.' base, usually 

 l.>orne opposite, roseioblinu' an involuore: petals ."> (orb 

 to 8). large, yellow, ronnded lUltwardly, coineate at base, 

 much exceeding the lancetilate sejials which are hairy 

 beneath: akeites somewhat coniiiressed, acutish ; style 

 bnii;, straiudit, subulate: bead ^dobular to oblong. Sn'in- 

 nier. Rockies of (.'(ilo., altitude 10,011(1 ft. - Int. 18SI. 

 Procurable t'roni dealers in Colorado plants. 



:>. repens, Linn. Plant more or less hairy, spia-ading 

 b>" runners : roots fil.irotis : d.-steius often ascending b- 

 12 in.: Ivs. iietioled, ;i-diviib'd: niiddb- 1ft. or all Ifts. 

 stalked, often again :;-lobed nr (deft, and somewhat 

 coarse-toothed, bases cltueate lU' trttnrate'; Jietals (-)bo- 

 vate, 5-0 lines boii;' ; sejials niticli shorter, spreading, 

 hairy ludow: akenes ci>ni)o-(-ss,Ml, margined: beak short. 

 stout, slightly bent: head gb.bose. ' 31ay-duly. Lou- 

 places, fruui Xo\a Scotia ;ind Xewfiuindtand to \'a. and 

 westward; also Eu. and Asia. — A dunble-tlowered form 

 (var. flore jUeno) ,Fig. 207b. is not unconnnoniu gardens. 



-1. montanus, Willd. JIountais Buttekoup. Plant 

 G in. high, ])ubescent, with snft appressi-il tu' spreading 

 hairs. especiall\- toward The t"p : rootstock creep>ing, 

 l-;l in. high, bi in. thick: radical Ivs. few, petiolate, 

 snn.)Otli, orliicuhir in oittline, ;(-parted, and lol'ed iido 

 Vdunt-toothed seLCineiits : stem-Ivs, sessile or nearly so, 

 clasping the stem, d-."-parted into narrow sono-what 

 toothed or entire b>bes: fls. sr.litary, tentiinatiiig the 

 simple or once-branched stem, 1 in. across <jr larger; 

 sepals concave, acute, yelbovish green, slightly hairy; 

 petals .5, lari:e, broadly obrivnid, bright yi-llo-\v, \\-itli 

 small scale atid pore at Iwise: akenes turgid, glabrous ; 

 beak strongly liookeil, pnbertilent. May -July. Eu. 

 B.M. :!i>22. L.'B.C. 17:1610. 



^'ar. dentatus, Baning. iJ\\ C" rpiifirns. Herliichl. 

 Lvs. much more toothed than in the tv|)e; plant much 

 taller: Us. larger. B.3I. 72G6. Gn. j2:iu;8. 



.1. bulbostis, Linn. {li. speciosiis.'Hort.). Plant from 

 a true bulb, erect, about 1 ft. high, hairy: lvs. petioled. 

 3-5-parted, the divisions sometimes stalked; seguo-iits 

 lobed : lis. terminating the branches, brmht yellow. 

 large ; petals large, obovate, shining above ; sepals 

 much smaller, often reflexed: akenes compresseil, with 

 short beak, and borne in a globose head. S]iriiiL' and 

 summer. Persia, En., N. Africa. — The donble f(u-iu is 

 perhaps best suited for cultivation. 



6. Suksdoriii, Gray. Roots Hbrous; stems slender, 

 ,3-(j in. high, glabrous, radic;d and lowest stem-Ivs. 

 snnill, about C-b lines long, subreniforni to broadly fla- 

 belliform, with truncate base, deeply il-a- cleft or 

 parted; divisions cuneate, again 2-,"i-cieft or incised; 

 upper steni-lvs. with linear divisions: fls. l-K, deep yel- 

 low; petals round-obovate, refuse: akenes turgid-len- 

 ticular, sharp-edged, glabrous; style persistent for a 

 time, slender, Jiline long, equaling the akene body: 



head of fruit globular. July, Aug. Damp places, G,( - 



8.000 ft, altitude; Mts. of Wash.. Oreg. and Mont. -This 

 rare species was offered by F. H, Horsford in 1889. 



7. Asi^ticus, Linn. Fig. 2077. Plant erect, either 

 siniple .ir lu-anched. K-l" ft. high: roots fleshy: lvs. 

 petiidate, becoiniitg sessile upwardly, ternate or biter- 

 nate; segment- tni.thed or deeply ,'!-lobed: fls. termi- 

 nating the stems and branches, variable in color anning 

 the cultivated forms; calyx spreadinir, becnmini; re- 

 flexed ; petals large, obovate, blunt : fr. in a sidke. 

 May, June. Asia Minor. F.S. 10: lb7!l (H. pi. ). R.B. 

 Itj:i:j3 (var. miprrhis.^l ,„ ti« i . -Hlixhly bred doulile tls. 

 of many kinds are in cult. Roots are scdd as "bulbs." 

 The Persian and Turban R;inuuculuses belong here. 



K. orthorhynchus, Hook. Plant 10-18 in. high, erect, 

 branched, hirsute to nearly glabrous : root thick, fibrous : 



Ivs. oblong in outline, pinnately com])ound; Ifts. .')-7, 

 cleft and incised, quite variable; upper Ifts. often con- 

 rhteiit ami sessile or nearly so, lower ones w-ell stalked: 

 petals 7-l'>, yellow, rarely purple beneatli , obovate ; se- 

 pals much shorter, ptibesceiit beneath, reflexed, decidu- 

 ous : akenes glabrous, obliijtiely ovoid, cot^ijjresscil, 

 margined; style ot same length, straight, rigid, persist- 





2077. Persian Ranunculus— R. Asiaticus(X3 



ent: liead t^lol.n.se. .^lay-.luly. Wet pUices, Brit. i'yj]. to 

 Ore. and Mont. — Var. platyphyllus, Uray [h'. imi.ri- 

 inu.-<, Greene). Often 3 ft. or nmre liiy;h: lvs. lar,i;-f.r, 

 '2-i ill. across; Ifts. often 3 in. lonji;, and lacmiately out: 

 petals often larger than the type. 



9. cortusaefblius, Willd. Root of tbifk, fleshy, fascie- 

 ulated tibers : plant velvety hairy. 1-3 ft. high; lower 

 Ivs. hmg-petiolud, roundish to reniforni, incised, and 

 with cut and toothed lobes; steiiidvs. divided into 3-5 

 narrow 1o1m.-s ; upper ones sessile: tis. several or niany, 

 terminal and axillary, rather paniculate; seiitds .">. ovale 

 to lanceolate, green "with pale margins; petals ,">, large, 

 broadly obovate, glossy yellow: akenes compressed, hairy 

 on sides, tapering into recurved styles nearly their own 

 length; head of frnit sbort-oval. May. Island of Ten- 

 erilfe, Canary groui^. int. isii;!. Tin. i>i: 944. B.M. 4G2o. 

 — Not very hardy and nt-f-ds proteetit.tn in \\'inter ami 

 early spring. It is well suited for pot culture. It is in- 

 creased Viv division of the roots in autumn. 



