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black or brown in the centre ; the flowers are numerous, and of a 
beautiful golden colour. The Bulbous Crowfoot, E. bulbosus, is the 
“ buttercup ” par excellence, the most plentiful species of all. The 
root is usually of a grey colour, and resembles in form and size a 
turnip radish. The flowers are large, and, of course, of a bright 
golden yellow. 
The anemones are, as noted above, members of the ranuncu- 
laceous order, and very like a ranunculus, too, in aspect, is the 
Yellow Wood Anemone, Anemone ranunculoides, but the flower is 
flower of bulbous-rooted ranunculus, back view. 
a, petals of expanded blossoms ; b, reflexed calyx, or flower-cup ; c, blossom 
half expanded, the flower-cup not yet turned back ; d, peduncle, or flower- 
stem ; e, bract or flower-leaf. 
starlike in form, and resembles somewhat that of the Ficaria. This, 
however, is a scarce species. 
Very plentiful is the common Wood Anemone, A. nemerosa, 
with its tripartite leaves and pretty white or pale pink flowers. 
The Blue Mountain Anemone, A. apennina, is a questionable 
native, and more likely to be found in the choice garden where 
hardy plants are valued, than on any of our mountain ranges ; but 
May. 
