6 RANUNCULACEjE. 
linear lobes," fl. almost solitary, peduncle furrowed, calyx gla- 
brous, carp, obovate with a straight beak hooked at the end. — 
E. B. 2390. — Pet. obcordate, white, nectary naked. St. 4—5 
in. high. The figure in E. B. represents the leaves of this plan* 
as much more acutely lobed and the lobes more decidedly sepa- 
rated than is the case in my foreign specimens or in R. 4581. 
Can the Clova plant be R. Traunfellneri (Hoppe), a specimen 
of which (from Croatia) in my Herb, is well represented by the 
E. B. figure ? — In moist places on the Clova mountains. Mr. G. 
Don. P. V. S. 
tf L. undivided, fl. yellow. 
[6. R. gramineus (L.) ; root fibrous, the fibres thickening towards 
the end, 1. linear-lanceolate striated entire, stem and peduncles 
glabrous few-flowered, carp, obliquely obovate rugose with a 
short revolute point, nectary tubular. — E. B. 2306. R. 4594. — 
Reported by Withering to have been found in N. Wales. P. V. 
VI.] E ? 
7. R. Flammula (L.) ; root fibrous, I. ovate- or linear-lanceolate 
nearly entire stalked, stem reclining at the base and rooting, carp. 
obovate minutely pitted with a short point. — E. B. 387. R- 4595. 
— Stems 6 — 18 in. high. L. sometimes serrated, hairy or gla- 
brous. — /3. reptans ; st. procumbent filiform rooting, 1. linear. 
R. reptans (L.), Light/ . Fl. Scot. t. I. — In very wet places. P. 
VI. — VIII. Lesser Spearwort. 
8. i?. ophioglossifolius (Vill.) ; root fibrous, lower I. cordate- 
ovate stalked, upper I. oblong sessile amplexicaule, stem erect hol- 
low, carp, obliquely ovate margined tuberculated with a short 
terminal point.— E. B. S. 2833. R. 4613. Vill. Delph. t. 49.— 
Fl. small. St. about 1 foot high, branched, many-flowered, 
tapering below and throwing out whorls of fibrous roots from its 
lower joints. Whole plant glabrous. — In St. Peter's Marsh, 
Jersey. A. VI. O. 
9. R. Lingua (L.) ; root fibrous, /. elongate-lanceolate acute 
somewhat serrated sessile amplexicaule, stem erect, carp, mar- 
gined minutely pitted with a broad sword-shaped beak. — E. B. 
100. R. 4597. — Fl. large. St. 2—3 feet high, throwing out 
whorls of fibrous roots from its lower joints. St. and 1. glabrous 
or with adpressed hairs. — In marshy places, rather rare. P. VI. 
VII. Great Spearwort. 
10. R. Ficaria (L.) ; root with fasciculated tubers, I. cordate 
stalked angular or crenate, st. leafy single-flowered, sep. usually 
3, carp, smooth blunt. — E. B. 584. R. 4572. — Pet. usually 8, but 
varying from 6 to 11. St. 3 — 8 in. long, weak, oflen producing 
bulbs in the axils of its leaves. — Damp shadv places, common. 
P. IV. V. Pilewort. 
