RANUNCULUS. 7 
reniform with 3—5 rounded lobes, carp. obtuse laterally tipped 
with the style, stam. 5—10.—E. B. 2003. R. iii. 2—Pet. narrow. 
Stigma prolonging the upper margin of pistil. Stip. narrower 
than in the next species, considerably adnate. L. usually spotted. 
—In wet places. P. VI—VIII. Ivy Crowfoot. 
7. R. cenosus (Guss.); st. creeping, |. all cordate-subrotund 
subpeltate 3—5-lobed, each lobe with 2 or 3 notches, carp. obo- 
vate tipped with the terminal style-—R. Lenormandi E. B. S. 2930. 
Coss. et Germ. Atl. Fl. Par. t. 1. f. 3. 4.—Pet longer than the 
calyx. Stigma central. Stip. very broad, slightly adnate. L. 
not always deeply lobed, not spotted.—On water, probably com- 
mon. P, V.—VIII. E. 
** Carp. not transversely wrinkled, fruitstalks straight. 
+ L. divided, fl. white, nectary naked. 
(8. R. alpestris (L.); root fibrous, 1. smooth, radical 1. some- 
what heart-shaped deeply 3—5-lobed, lobes incise-crenate at 
the extremity, stem-l. 1 or 2 simple linear or trifid with linear 
lobes, fl. almost solitary, ped. furrowed, calyx glabrous, carp. ob- 
ovate with a straight beak hooked at the end.—E. B. 2390,— 
Pet. obcordate. St. 4—5 in. high—Clova mountains. Mr. G. 
Don. P.V.] 8. 
+t L. undivided, fl. yellow, nectary nearly or quite naked, 
bordered. 
[9. R. gramineus(L.); root fibrous, the fibres thickening towards 
the end, |. linear-lanceolate striated entire, st. and ped. glabrous 
few-flowered, carp. obliquely obovate rugose with a short revolute 
point, nectary tubular —E. B. 2306.—Wales.? P.V.VI.]  E.? 
10. R. Flammula (L.); root fibrous, /. ovate- or linear-lanceo- 
late nearly entire stalked, stem reclining at the base and rooting, 
carp. obovate minutely pitted with a short point —E. B. 387. R. 
iti, 10.—Stems 6—18 in. high. L. sometimes serrated, hairy or 
glabrous.—8. reptans ; st. procumbent filiform rooting, 1. linear. 
—In wet places. P. VI—VIII. Lesser Spearwort. 
{1l. R. ophioglossifolius (Vill.); root fibrous, lower 1. cordate- 
ovate stalked, upper 1. oblong sessile eee stem erect hol- 
low, carp. obliquely ovate margined tubercled with a short ter- 
minal point.—F. B. S. 2833. R. ii. 21.—Glabrous. Fi. small. 
St. about 1 foot high, branched, many-flowered, tapering below. 
—St. Peter’s Marsh, Jersey. A. VI. 
12. R. Lingua (L.); root fibrous, /. elongate-lanceolate acute 
somewhat serrate sessile amplexicaule, stem erect, carp. margined 
minutely pitted with a broad sword-shaped beak.—E. B. 100. R. 
ui. 10.—F I. large. St. 2—3 feet high. St. and 1. glabrous or 
