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3 - Ranunculus ( Creticus ) foliis radicalibus renifrirmi- 
bus crenatis fublobatis, caulinis tripartitis lanceolatis 
integerrimis, caule multifloro. Lin. Sp. Plant. 550. 
Ranunculus with kidney-jhaped lower leaves, which are 
crenated and almoft divided into lobes, but thofe upon the 
/talks divided into three fpear-Jhaped lobes which are entire, 
bearing many flowers on a ftalk. Ranunculus afphodeli 
radice Creticus. C. B. P. i8t. Afpho del-rooted Ranun- 
culus of Crete. 
4. Ranunculus ( Aconitifolius ) foliis omnibus quinatis 
lanceolatis incifo-ferratis. Hort. Cliff. 229. flore 
pleno. Ranunculus with all the leaves divided into five 
fpear-Jhaped figments which are flawed, and bear a dou- 
ble flower. Ranunculus folio aconiti, flore albo mul- 
tiplied C. K. P. 179. Ranunculus with a Wolflfbane leaf 
and a double white flower , commonly called Mountain 
Ranunculus . 
5. Ranunculus ( Gramineus ) foliis lanceolate -linearibus 
feffilibus, caule ereefto radice bulbofo. Lin. Sp. Plant. 
773. Ranunculus with linear leaves fitting clofle to the 
ftalk , which is erebl, having very long foot-ftalks to the 
flowers. Ranunculus montanus, folio gramineo. 
C. B. P. 1 8 1 . Mountain Ranunculus with a Grafs leaf. 
6 . Ranunculus ( Rutafolius ) foliis fupra decompofitis, 
caule fimpliciiTimo unifolio; radice tuberofa. Hort. 
Cliff. 230. flore pleno. Ranunculus with leaves which 
arc decompounded above, a Jingle ftalk bearing one leaf, 
and a tuberous root with a double flower. Ranunculus 
rutaceo folio, flore pleno, luteo, minori. Flor. Bat. 
2, 3. Rue-leaved Ranunculus with a f mailer double yel- 
low flower. 
7. Ranunculus i^Auricomus) foliis radicalibus renifor- 
mibus crenatis incifis, caulinis digitatis linearibus, 
caule multifloro. Hort. Cliff. 229. flore pleno. Ra- 
nunculus with kidney-jhaped , crenated, lower leaves, thofe 
on the ftalks hand-Jhaped and linear , and ftalks bearing 
many flowers. Ranunculus dulcis multiflorus. Tab. 
Icon . 53. Sweet-fmelling Ranunculus bearing many flowers. 
8. Ranunculus ( Amplexicaulis ) foliis ovatis acuminatis 
amplexicaulibus, caule radice fafciculata. Hort. Cliff. 
229. Ranunculus with oval, acute-pointed leaves which 
embrace the ftalks, many flowers upon a ftalk, and roots 
grovoing in bunches. Ranunculus montanus, folio plan- 
taginis. C. B. P. 180. Mountain Ranunculus with a 
Plantain leaf. 
g. Ranunculus ( Grandiflorus ) caule erefto bifolio, fo- 
liis multifidis, caulinis alternis feffilibus. Flor. Leyd. 
Prod. 492. Ranunculus with an erebl ftalk, having two 
leaves which are many-pointed, and thofe upon the ftalks 
alternate fitting clofe. Ranunculus Orientalis, aconiti 
folio, flore maximo. Tourn. Cor. 22. Eaftern Ranun- 
culus 'with a JVolfJbane leaf and a large flower. 
10. Ranunculus ( Sanguineus ) foliis ternatis biternatif- 
que, foliolis trifidis obtufis, caule fimplici. Ranuncu- 
lus with leaves placed by threes, which are divided again 
into twice trifoliate leaves, ending in three obtufe points , 
with a fimple ftalk. Ranunculus afphodeli radice, flore 
fanguineo. C. B. P. 281. Afphodel-rooted Ranunculus 
with a bloody flower. 
11. Ranunculus ( Afiaticus ) foliis ternatis biternatifque, 
foliolis trifidis incifis, caule inferne ramofo. Lin. Sp. 
552. Ranunculus with trifoliate and twice trifoliate leaves, 
whofe lobes are trifid, cut , and a ftalk branching at the 
bottom. Perfian Ranunculus. 
The firft fort is a variety of the common upright 
Meadow Ranunculus, which grows naturally in eve- 
ry pafture ”, but as this hath double flowers, fo it 
is cultivated in gardens. The ftalks of this are 
ereft, and rife more than a foot high ; the lower 
leaves have very long foot-ftalks ; they are divided 
into feveral fegments, refembling thofe of the Aco- 
nite, or Monk’s- hood ; the leaves toward the top of 
the ftalk are cut into linear fegments to the bottom ; 
the ftalk branches at the top into feveral foot- 
ftalks, which are terminated by double yellow flow- 
ers. Thefe appear in May, arid if they ftand in a 
fhady fituation, will continue a month in flower •, 
and many times in moift feafons, there are fmall 
flowers rifing out of the middle of the others. This 
is propagated by parting of the roots in autumn, 
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and fliould be planted in a moiPc foil and a fliadtr 
fituation. ; 
The fecond lort is a variety of the common creeping 
Crow-foot, which grows naturally in cultivated fields 
in moft parts of England. T he (hoots from the root 
of this fort trail upon the ground, and put out roots 
from every joint in the manner of the Strawberry, fo 
that when it is once introduced into a garden, it will 
multiply faft enough ; the leaves and ftalks are hairy, 
the flowers are yellow and double, but fmall. It 
flowers the latter end of May. 
The third fort grows naturally in Crete • this hath an 
Afphodel root ; the lower leaves are large, kidney- 
fhaped, and a little hairy, about three inches long 
and four broad ; they are deeply crenated on them 
borders, and are divided almoft into five lobes, and 
have long foot-ftalks which are hairy. The ftalks 
rife about nine or ten inches high, and are garnifhed 
with two or three leaves, which are cut into three fer- 
ments, and are entire ; the top of the ftalk divides into 
feveral foot-ftalks, each fuftaining one large, pale, 
yellow flower. This fort flowers the beginning of 
June. It is propagated by offsets from the roots, in 
the fame way as the Garden Ranunculus, and fhould 
be planted in a warm border, otherwife the froft will 
deftroy the roots. 
The fourth fort grows naturally upon the Alps, with' 
a Angle flower, but the double has been obtained by 
feeds, and is preferved in many curious gardens for 
the beauty of its flowers. This is by fome gardeners 
called the Fair Maid of France; it hath a perennial 
root, compofed of many ftrong fibres ; the leaves are 
divided into five fpear-fhaped lobes ; the four fide 
lobes are. upon foot-ftalks coming from the fide of 
the principal ftalk, and the middle one terminates it ; 
they are deeply fawed on their edges, and have feve- 
ral longitudinal veins. The ftalks rife a foot and a 
half high, and branch out at the top into three or 
four divilions, at each of which there is one leaf, of 
the fame fhape with the lower, but fmaller. The 
flowers are pure white, and very double, each (land- 
ing upon a fhort foot-ftalk. It flowers in May. This 
is propagated by parting the roots in autumn, as foon 
as the leaves decay, and fhould be planted in an eaft 
border and a loamy foil, not too ftiff. 
The fifth fort grows naturally on the Alps ; this has 
a perennial root ; the leaves are long and narrow like 
thofe of Grafs, fitting clofe to the ftalks, which rife 
a little more than a foot high, dividing at the top into 
three or four (lender foot-ftalks, which are terminated 
by Angle yellow flowers like thofe of the common But- 
terflower. This flowers the beginning of May. There 
is a double flower of this kind in the Paris Garden, 
but we have not yet got it in England. 
The fixth fort grows naturally in Auftria, and alfo 
in the Levant. This hath a tuberous root, the leaves 
decompounded and fmooth ; the ftalks rife near a foot 
high, and have one leaf of the fame fhape with the 
lower, but fmaller ; the ftalk is terminated by one 
double flower, about the fize of the common Butter- 
flower, but of a fine bright yellow colour. This 
flowers in the end of May. It is propagated by off- 
fets from the roots in the fame way as the Garden Ra- 
nunculus, and muft be planted in a warm border, 
otherwife the froft will deftroy the roots in winter. 
The feventh fort is a variety of the common fweet 
Wood Ranunculus, which hath a double flower. This 
is a very hardy plant ; it may be eafily propagated by 
the root, and fhould have a loamy foil and a fhady 
fituation. 
The eighth fort grows naturally upon the Alps and 
Apennine Mountains, where it feldom riles more than 
fix inches high ; the leaves are narrow, and but one 
flower upon a ftalk ; but when it is planted in a gar- 
den, the ftalks rife a foot and a half high, and are gar- 
nifhed with oval acute-pointed leaves, three inches 
long, and one inch and a half broad, fmooth, of a 
grayifh colour, embracing the ftalks with their bafe ; 
this branches out at the top into feveral foot-ftalks, 
each fuftaining one white flower. This flowers in the 
middle 
