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POLYANDRIA POLYGYNIA. Caltha. 
Ranunculus Ficaria, Walt.fl. cnr. 15g. 
Iu shady cedar-swamps of New Jersey and Carolina. 
1/. June, July. v. v. Flowers deep yellow, the size 
of Ranunculus Ficaria. 
integerrima» 
2. C. caule erecto corymbose, foliis integerrimis sinu clauso 
orbiculato-cordatis, floralibus sessilibus remlormibus 
basi obsolete crenatis, petalis obovahbus. 
In wet meadows and small rivulets ; New England to 
Virginia, . May — July. v. v. Flowers yellow, 
smaller than the- following species. 
palustris. 
3. C. caule erecto corymbose, foliis cordato-reniformibus : 
lobis patulis, circumcirca acute-crenatis, floralibus sub- 
sessilibus, petalis ovatis. — IVillcl. sp. pl. 2. p. 1338. 
Icon, FI. dan. 668. Fngl. hot. 506. 
In low boggy meadows ; Canada to Pensylvania. . 
April — June. v. v. Flovv'ers golden yellow, large. 
Jlalellifolia. 
4. C. caule procumbente, foliis dilatato-reniformibus : lobis 
patentissimis, circumcirca argute acuteque dematis, 
pedunculis axillaribus solitariis unifloris, petalis obova- 
tis, capsulis rostro adunco. 
In a large sand- spring on Pokono-mountain, Pensylvania. 
11. July, iVug. V. V. Flowers yellow, the size of 
Ranunculus arvensis. This plant has some affinity 
with C. natans Willd. sp. pl. 2. p. 133Q. of which I 
have seen perfect specimens in the Flerbarium of A. 
B. Lambert, Esq,, collected by Pallas in the most 
eastern parts of Siberia, under the name of C. pusillay 
which 1 distinguish by the following diagnosis : Caltha 
natans, caule procumbente natante, foliis cordato-re- 
niiorraibus : lobis subapproximatis, postice obsolete 
crenatis, antice dentatis, petalis ovalibus, capsulis ros- 
tro recto. The flowers of that species are white, with 
a tinge of red, of the same size as the present species. 
trifolia. 
462. COPTIS. Salish. in linn, trans. 8. p. 305. 
2. C, foliis ternatis, foliolis rotundato-obovalibus acumina- 
to-crenatis, scapo unifloro.-— 1. c. 
Heileborus trifolins, Willd. sp. pL 2. p. 1338. 
Icon, FI. dan. 566. 
In cedar-sw^amps and mountain bogs : Canada to Virgi- 
nia. l/.May — July. v.v. A delicate small plant 3 
flowers wliiie. 
