BAjruwcrLFS. 
5. J?. Baudot 'ii (Godr.) ; submeJsed 1. closely trifurcate, seg- 
ments rather riorid not collapsing, Hoating 1. long-stalked tripar- 
tite with sessile or stalked tcedgeshaped 3 — 4-lobed segments, 
ped. thick narrowed at the top exceeding 1., pet. 7- veined not 
contiguous persistent, stam. not exceeding pistils, stigma tongue- 
shapra, receptacle long-conical, carp. |-obovate injiated at the 
end. — St. rising out of the water (?). Floating 1. nearly or quite 
tripartite, the base of all the segments wedgesbaped ; or often 
of many linear blimt segments. Stip. much aduate. Buds 
globular but a little flattened at the top. Fl. starlike. Stam. 
15 — 20. Style recurved. Receptacle thicker than ped., very 
tall. Carp, vei-y many. — Slightly brackish water or near the 
sea. P. v.— \ln. ' E. S. I. 
6. R.Jloribun'dus(B2i}3.)\ submersed 1. closely trifurcate, seg- 
ments rather rigid divaricate not collapsing, floating 1. long- 
stalked subpeltate |-trifid or tripartite with obovate 3— 5-lobed 
segments, ped. not narrowed scarcely exceeding the 1., fl. large, 
pet. obovate-cuneate Q-many-veined not contiguous persistent^ 
stam. many exceeding pistils, sfig. tongueshaped, receptacle 
spherical, carp, i-obovate very blunt. — A. N. H. ser. 2. xvi. 
397. — St. often lising out of the water. Floating 1. convex, di- 
vided more than halfw^ay down, more than semicircular : outer 
base of lateral segments much rounded; rarely with stalked 
segments. Stip. broad, with a free roimded end. Fl. star- 
like. Stam. 20 — 30. Stjde recurved. Receptacle as thick 
as peduncle. Inner edg-e of carp, nearly straio:ht. — Ponds. 
P.t.-IX. o . 1- . ^ ^ 
7. R.peUdttts ^Fr.); submersed 1. loosely trirurcate, segments 
rather rigid divancate not collapsing, floating 1. long-stalked sub- 
peltate nearly half 3 — 5-fid with obovate segments having 2 or 
3 notches, ped. narrowing gradually from axils of floating I. and 
exceeding them, fl. large, pet. round becoming obovate-cimeate 
9-yeined contiguous persistent, stam. many exceeding pistils, 
stigma clubshaped, receptacle ovate, carp, i-obovate very 
blunt. — St. 67. 7. — St. often rising out of the water. Floating 
1. 5 -circular, convex, outer base of lateral segments much 
rounded. Stip. adnate nearly throughout. Fl. sweet-scented, 
very lai^e. Stam. about 30. Style curved. Receptacle small. 
Inner ec^e of carp, nearly straight. Rarely a fl. springs with a 
divided leaf. — In water and wet places. P. V. — IX. E. S. 
8. R. tripartitus (DC.) ; "submersed 1. divided into capillary 
segments collapsing," floating 1. long-stalked subpeltate deeply 
trmd with cuneate-obovate 2— 4-fid segments, ped. not narrow- 
ing falling short of l, fl. very small, pet. oblong 3- veined not 
eontiguous, stam. few exceeding the pistils, stig. smaU on long 
stdndate terminal style unth a slender base, receptacle globose, 
