56 VO J.YANDKIA rOLVCYMA. 
RANUNCULUS. Gen. Pl. 95S. 
Calyx 5-phyllus. 
Petala 5, intra basin 
unguiculatum poro 
mellifero, saepius 
squamula obtecto. Se- 
mina nuda. 
* Semina (vel per- 
icardia ) transverse ru- 
f osa striata ; petala al 
a ungue Jlava fovea 
nectarifora notata. 
Batrachium. 
1. Hederaceus. 
R. caule repente, 
foliis subreniformibus 
sub 3 — 5 lobis, lobu- 
lis latis, integris, obtu- 
sissimis; petalis ob- 
longis, calyce vix lon- 
gioribus; staminibus 
5—12; carpelSis gia- 
bris. De Candolle 1. 
p. 233. 
Sp. pl. 2. p. 1351. 
This species, originally a native ( 
ing and apparently naturalized arou 
become rare. 
Grows in ditches and wet places. 
Flowers in the summer. 
2. Pantothrix. 
R. caule natante ; 
foliis omnibus capilla- 
Calyx 5-leaved. Pe- 
tals 5, bearing near 
the base of their claw 
a melliferous pore 
generally covered with 
a scale. . Seeds na- 
ked. 
* Seeds rugose 
transversely streaked / 
petals white, marked 
with a nectariferous 
cell in their yellow 
claws. Batrachium . 
Stem creeping, 
leaves nearly reni- 
fonn, generally 3 — 5 
lobed, lobes broad, 
entire, very obtuse; 
petals oblong, scarce- 
ly longer than the ca- 
lyx; stamens 5 — 12; 
seeds glabrous. 
Europe, -was found by Bose grow- 
Charleston. If not extinct it has 
Stem swimming; 
leaves all capillary.. 
