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I. RANUNCULACEiE. 
[. Ranunculus . 
ascending. E. B. t. 387. — p. much smaller, stem creeping 
filiform. R. reptans Light f. Scot. p. 289. v. 1. title-p. 
Sides of lakes and ditches, abundant. — j8. Margins of the High- 
land lakes, in barren stony places, g. 6 — 8. 
11. R. *gramineus L. (grassy C.); leaves linear-lanceolate 
striated entire, stem erect glabrous, scale of the nectary tubular, 
achenes irregularly wrinkled with a short recurved point, root 
fascicled. E. B. t. 2306. 
“ Brought from North Wales by Mr. Pritchard.” With. g. 5, 6. 
12. R. Ficdria L. ( Pilewort C., lesser Celandine) ; leaves 
cordate petiolate angular or crenate, sepals 3, petals 9, achenes 
smooth blunt. E. B. t. 584. Ficaria ranunculoides DC. 
Pastures, woods, bushy places, &c. g. 3 — 5 . — Boot consisting of 
many long fasciculated knobs. Leaves petiolate, 2 — 3 on the 1-flowered 
stem. Flowers glossy, yellow. 
Leaves divided. Achenes smooth or wrinkled. Perennial. 
13. R. auricomus L. ( Wood C.) ; leaves glabrous, radical 
ones reniform 3-partite and cut, stem-leaves divided to the base 
into linear subdentate segments, calyx pubescent shorter than 
the petals, head of fruit globose, achenes downy. E. B. t. 624. 
Woods and coppices, not unfrequent, g. 4, 5. — Not acrid, as 
most of the other Crowfoots. 
14. R. sceleratus L. (Celery -leaved C.) ; leaves glabrous, 
radical ones petiolate tripartite, lobes cut very obtuse, upper 
ones in 3 linear cut segments and reflexed calyx hairy, achenes 
slightly wrinkled collected into an oblong head, receptacle hairy. 
E. B. t. 681. 
Sides of pools and ditches, g. 5 — 9. — Stem short, succulent, 1 — 2 
feet high. Lower leaves very broad and glossy. Flowers extremely 
small, pale yellow. 
15 R. acris L. (upright Meadow C.) ; calyx spreading, 
peduncles rounded (not furrowed), leaves tripartite their seg- 
ments acute trifid and cut, upper ones linear, achenes and re- 
ceptacle glabrous. E. B. t. 652. 
Meadows, pastures, and mountainous situations. 2/ . 6, 7. 
16. R. repens L. (creepiny C .) ; stem with runners, calyx 
spreading, flower-stalks furrowed, leaves with 3 petiolate leaflets 
which are 3-lobed or 3-partite and cut, achenes collected into a 
globose head glabrous, receptacle hairy. E. B. t. 516. 
Pastures, too frequent, g. 5 — 8. — Well distinguished by its 
runners or creeping scions, and furrowed peduncles. 
17. R. bidbosusE. (bullous C.) ; calyx hairy reflexed, pedun- 
cles furrowed, stem upright many-flowered, leaves cut into 3 
