POLYANDRiA POLYGYNIA. Ranunculys. 
silibus digitatis, foliolis incisis^ laciniis obtusis, semini- 
bus subglobosis glaberrimis.— car. I 59 . Lam. 
encycL 6.p. 12§. 
In inundated grounds: New York to Carolina. 11, 
July, Aug. v-v. Flowers small j petals white. This 
and the foregoing one are nearly related to each other, 
and probably only varieties of the same species, 
thougli distinguished by Walter and Lamarck. 
8. R. glaber ; foliis inferioribus palmatis, superioribus ses- 
silibus digitatis, fructibus oblongis. — IVilld. sp.pl. 2. 
p. 1315. 
Icon. FI. dan. 5J\. Engl. lot.QSl. 
In ponds and ditches : Canada to Virginia. % . June — 
Aug. V. V. Flowers yellow, small, 
9 . R. pubescens; foliis radicalibus reniformibus tripartitis 
inciso*crenatis, caulinis sessilibus digitatis linearibus, 
caule multifloro, calyce colorato patente. — Willd. sp. 
pl.2.p.\3l4. 
Icon. FL dan. 665. Engl. lot. 624. 
In old meadows and woods : Pensylvania. 1/ . May, 
June. V. V. Flowers yellow, middle-sized. 
10 . R. pusillus, glaber j foliis radicalibus subcordato-reni- 
formibus inciso-dentatis, caulinis sessilibus digitatis, 
laciniis linearibus integerrimis, caule paucifloro, peta- 
lis oblongis calyce subsequantibus. 
In Labrador. Colmaster, 1/ . May, June. v. s. in 
Herb. Dickson. Flowers small, yellow ; it approaches 
very near to R. nivalis. 
11 . R. pilosus, erectus, ramosus j foliis ternatls trifidis incisis 
subtus pilosis, pedunculis teretibus, calycibus reflexis, 
petalis calyce subaequantibus.-— sp, pi. 2 . 
p. 1323. 
R. canadensis. Jacq. ic. rar, 1 . t. 105. 
In low meadows: Canada to Pensylvania j rare. 
July, Aug. v.v. Flowers the size of am 5 . 
12 . R. hirsutissimus j foliis compositis : ternatis trifidis inci- 
sis dentatisque, caule erecto multifloro, pedunculis sul- 
catis, calycibus retroflexis, radice bulbosa. — Willd. sp. 
pi. 2.‘p. 1324. 
Icon. Fl.dan.55\. Engl. lot. 5\5. 
In meadows and grass plots, common. 1/ . May— Aug. 
393 
sceleratus. 
auricomus. 
pygmesm. 
pensylvani'^ 
cus. 
imlbosm. 
13. R. hirsutus j foliis ternatis inciso-lobatis, caule erecto Philonotis. 
