TRO'LLIUS* * * * § . 
Linnean Class and Order. Polya'ndria f, Polycy'niA. 
Natural Order. Ranuncula'ce®:J:, Juss. Gen. PI. p. 231. — * 
Sm. Gr. of Bot. p. 136. — Lindl. Svn. p. 7.; Introd. to Nat. Syst. 
of Bot. p. 6. — Rich, by Macgilliv. p. 465. — Loud. Hort. Brit. p. 
495. ; Mag. of Nat. Hist. v. i. p. 137. — Don’s Gen. Syst. of Gard. 
and Bot. v. i. p. 2. — Mack. FI. Hib. pt. i. p. 4. — Rosales ; sect. 
Ranunculin®; type, Ranunculace® ; subty. Hellebore.®, 
Burn. Outl. of Bot. v. ii. p. 614, 828, 837, & 839. — Multisili- 
QU®, Linn. 
Gen. Char. Calyx ( corolla of Linn.,/ inferior, of 5 or many, 
deciduous, petal-like coloured sepals (fig. 1, a). Corolla (see f. 2.) 
of 5 or many, strap-shaped, petals f nectaries of Linn.) (see f. 1, b), 
shorter than the calyx, each with an obscure depression above the 
contracted base. Filaments (see fig. 2.) numerous, bristle-shaped, 
shorter than the sepals. Anthers terminal, strap-shaped, upright. 
Germens (figs. 3 & 5.) superior, numerous, sessile, columnar. 
Styles none. Stigmas pointed, spreading, shorter than the stamens. 
Capsules ( follicles ) (figs. 6 & 7.) numerous, cylindrical, pointed, 
recurved, collected into a round head. Seeds several, at the edges 
of the capsule, egg-shaped, smooth, somewhat triangular. 
The calyx of 5 Or many, coloured sepals ; the corolla of 5 or 
many, small, strap-shaped petals, with an obscure depression above 
their contracted base ; and the numerous, sessile, columnar, many- 
seeded capsules ; will distinguish this from other genera in the 
same class and order. 
One species British. 
TRO'LLIUS EUROPE US. European Globe-flower. Mountain 
Globe-flower. Globe Crowfoot. Locker-go wlans§. 
Spec. Char. Calyx of about 15 concave sepals, converging 
into a globe. Petals (nectaries of Linn.) from 5 to 10, the length 
of the stamens. 
Engl. Bot. t. 28. — Curt. Brit. Entomol. v. iv. t. 190. — Linn. Sp. PI. p. 782. — 
Huds. FI. Angl. (2nd ed.J p.244. — VVilld. Sp. PI. v. ii. pt. ii. p. 1333. — Sm. 
FI. Brit. v. ii. p. 597. ; Engl. FI. v. ii i. p. 56. — With. (7th ed.) v. iti. p. 685. — 
Gray’s Nat. Arr. v. ii. p. 713. — Lindl. Syn. p. 12. — Hook. Brit. FI. p. 267. — 
Lightf. FI. Scot. v. i. p.295. — Purt. Midi. FI. v. ii. p. 736. ; and v. iti. p. 364. — 
Hook. FI. Scot. p. 175. — Grev. FI. Edin. p. 127. — Johnst. FI. of Berw. v. i. p. 
124. — Winch’s FI. of Northumb. and Durh. p. 38. — Flora Domestica, p. 153. — 
Don’s Gen/Syst. of Gard. and Bot. v. i. p. 44 .—Ranunculus globosus, Kay’s 
Syn. p. 272. — Johnson’s Gerarde, p. 955. 
Fig. 1. A Sepal and a Petal ; a. a sepal ; b. a petal. — Fig. 2. Petals, Stamens, 
and Pistils. — Fig. 3. Germens, and a single Petal.— Fig. 4. A separate Petal. — 
Fig. 5. A separate Germen. — Fig 6. A head of Capsules.— Fig. 7. A separate 
Capsule. 
* A name given to this plant by Conrad Gesner. It is derived from trolo r 
trolen, an old German word, signifying something round, in allusion to the form 
of the flowers ; whence also the English name Globe Flower. Don. 
t See folio 43, note f. t See folio 129, a. 
§ Supposed to be a coriuption of Lucken-Gowan ( Cabbage-daisy ) of the Scots. 
