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4. Ji. confimts (Godr.) ; submersed I. loosely trif iircate not 
tassel-like, segments long rather rigid, /loaf ing I. long-stalked 
subpeltate snbfnparfite imth sessile ol)ovate 3 — 5-lobed segments, 
ped. slender gradually tapering exceeding the 1., fl. large, pet. 
cuneate-obovate 7 — 9-veined not contiguous persistent, stig. 
tongueshaped, receptacle ovoid-conic, carp, \-ovate <(fmpressed 
and narrowed Kpn'ards. — ,SV. 82. 2. -Floating 1. semicircular, 
flat, nearly tripartite, outer base of lateral segments rounded. 
Stip. oblong, much adnate. Buds globular. Fl. starlike. Stam. 
many, exceeding pistils. Style recurved. Is B. salsnginosm 
(Hiern) when floating 1. are w.anting. — Ponds and ditches, 
especially near the sea : often in )n-ackish water. P. VI. — IX. 
E. 
5. [A*, tri.phi/l'/os (Wallr.) : submensed 1. loosely trifurcate 
not tassel-like, segm. long rather rigid. Jfoatiwj I. lon^ -stalked 
tripartite witli subsessile ii<edgeshaped 3 — 5-lobed segments, ped. 
slender tapering exceeding the 1., fl. moderately large, pet. 
cuneate-obovate 5 — 7-veined contiguous persistent, stig , 
receptacle spherical, carp, ^-ovate inflated. — Floating 1. nearly 
or quite tripartite, acute, or blunt, or with deep linear lobes at 
the end. — Ponds and ditches. Guernsey. P. V. — VII.] 
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6. a. JJaudckii (Godr.) ; submersed 1. closely trifurcate, seg- 
ments rather rigid not tassel-like, floating 1. long-stalked tri- 
partite with sessile or stalked vjedr/eshajied - -i-lohed segmen ts, 
ped. thick narrowed at the top exceeding 1., pet. 7-veined not 
contiguous persistent, stam. not ej-n-eding pistils, stigma tongue- 
shaped, receptacle long-conic, mrp). i-obovate inflated at the 
eiyL — E. B. S. 2966. — Floating 1. nearly or quite tripartite, the 
base of all the segments wedgeshaped ; or often of many linear 
blunt segments. Stip. much adnate. Buds globular but a 
little flattened at the top. Fl. starlike. Stam. 15 — 20. Style 
straight, beaklike and persistent below, recurved above. Re- 
ceptacle thicker than ped., very tall. Carp, very many. — 
R. marinus (Fr.) is a form which wants the floating leaves. — 
Slightly brackish water or near the sea. P. V.— VIII. 
E. S. I. 
7. R. ^Ik»'ihun' djus (Bab.) ; submersed 1. closely trifurcate, 
segments rather rigid divaricate not tassel-like, floating 1. long- 
stalked subpeltate |-trifid or tripartite with obovate 3 — 5-lobed 
segments, ped. not tapering scarcely exceeding the 1., fl. large, 
pet. obovate-cuneate 9 — manji-veined not contiguous persistent, 
stam. many exceeding pistils, stig. tongneslmped, receptacle 
spherical, carp, i-obovate very blunt. — A. JV. II. ser. 2. xvi. 
397. E. B. S. 2969.— Floating 1. convex, divided more than 
