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Pe a Cr EI a SS. 
RANUNCULACEA. 
(CROWFOOT FamILy.) 
Clematis Virginiana, Z. (ViRGIN’s BowER.) 
Common. Climbing over bushes and low trees. 
Anemone cylindrica, Gray. (LONG-FRUITED ANEMONE.) 
Legge’s Hill (Rev. J. L. Russell); Andover (Mrs. Downs) ; etc. 
Not very common. 
Anemone Virginiana, L. 
Chebacco, Andover, Haverhill, etc. Frequent. 
Anemone nemorosa, L. (Woop ANEMONE.) 
Very common among bushes in moist places. 
Anemone Hepatica, L., Hepatica triloba, Chaix. (Gray’s Manual). 
(HEPATICA.) 
Found January 16, 1871, opening its flowers after a few warm days. 
An unusual occurrence. Dry hard woods. Common. 
Thalictrum anemonoides, Michx. (Ruz ANEMONE.) 
Dry woods. Not uncommon. 
Thalictrum dioicum, Z. (Harty MEapow RUE.) 
Common in rocky places. 
Thalictrum purpurascens, L. 
This species is found near Boston (C. E. Faxon), and very probably 
grows in the county, but has not yet been collected. 
Thalictrum Cornuti, Z. (TaLt~u Meapow RwvgE.) 
Common. 
Ranunculus aquatilis, L., var. trichophyllus, Chaix. (Com- 
MON WHITE WATER-CROWFOOT. ) 
Wenham, Chebacco and other ponds, but rarely in flower. 
Ranunculus multifidus, Pursh. (YELLOW WaATER-CROWFOOT. ) 
Middleton, Essex, etc. Not rare. 
Ranunculus ambigens, Watson, Ranunculus alismefolius, Geyer 
(Gray’s Manual). 
Collected by W. P. Conant not far beyond the county limits in New 
Hampshire. It is probable that this species will be found nearer. 
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