PHANEROGAMIA. 



Stemsa foot long, decumbent or reclining, sparsely hirsute with long 

 hairs, those of the lower part of the stem spreading, those of the 

 peduncles appressed and more strigose. Leaves pilose-hirsute on both 

 surfaces; the radical and lower cauline trisected; the upper three- 

 parted or trifid; their divisions incised. Flowers as large as those of 

 R. acris. Petals 10 or 12, spatulate-obovate, entire, apparently light 

 yellow. Styles uneinate-recurved. Fruit not seen. 



3. Kanunculus Chilensis, DC. 



R. CJiilensis, DC. Syst. 1, p. 286; Schlecht. Animad. Ranun. p. 27; Hook. & 

 Am. Bot. Beech. Voy. p. 4, t. 3 j Gay, Fl. Chil. 1, p. 42; Hook. f. Fl. Antaro. 

 p. 224. 



Casalea Chilensis, St. Hil. Fl. Bras. Merid. 1, p. 9. 





Hab. About Valparaiso and Santiago. 



Although the sepals are only three (a point unnoticed by Hooker 

 and Arnott) ; it has no further resemblance to St. Hilaire's genus 

 Casalea, to which he referred it. 



# * Antarctici. 



4. Ranunculus biternatus, Smith. 



R. biternatus, Smith, in Rees Cycl. no. 48 ; DC. Syst. 1, p. 236 ; Deless, Ic. Sel. 



1, t. 24 ; Hook. Ic. PI. t. 397 ; Hook. f. Fl. Antarc. p. 224. 

 R. exigiuus, D'Urv. ; Gaudich. Bot. Freyc. Voy. p. 136. 



Hab. Orange Harbour, Fuegia. 



This species has been gathered by nearly all Antarctic collectors, 

 from Commerson and Banks down to the most recent times. It takes 

 the place of the Arctic R. Lapponicus and R. pygmceus. The petals 

 are decidedly yellow, as stated by Hooker (not white, as described by 

 DeCandolle), but rather pale. The fruit was first represented by 

 Hooker [Icon. supr. cit.) ; when mature it is considerably rounder 

 than in his figure. 



