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I. R ANUN CUL ACEiE 
Achenes nearly | in., including the style, terete, spindle-shaped, 
ribs prominent. 
Simla, Mahasu, ISTarkunda ; April. — W. Himalaya, 6000-9000 ft. 
3. Thalictrum rostellatum, Hook.}. & Thoms. ; FI. Br. Ind. i. 12. 
Stems 1-3 ft., rather rigid. Leaves 2-6 in., lower pinnules often 
with 3 leaflets ; leaflets J-J in., orbicular, more or less 3-lobed, 
crenate. Sepals A- in., ovate, white. Stamens shorter than the 
sepals, anthers ~ in., acute. Ovaries shortly stalked. Achenes 
nearly ~ in., including the nearly straight needle-like style. 
Mahasu, Fagoo, Narkunda ; August. — Temperate Himalaya, 7000-10,000 ft. 
4. Thalictrum saniculaeforme, DC. ; FI. Br. Ind. i. 13. Stem 
6-12 in. Leaf nearly as long, usually only one, radical, some- 
times a few smaller stem-leaves ; pinnules with 3 leaflets ; leaflets 
J-l in., orbicular or obovate, 3-lobed, entire or coarsely crenate. 
Panicle -branches few, long, spreading. Flowers few, mostly 
solitary. Sepals J in., ovate, white. Stamens shorter than the 
sepals, anthers ~ in. 5 pointed. Ovaries sessile. Achenes J in., 
including the slender nearly straight style. 
Simla, on trees and rocks, not common ; frequent at Mussoorie ; July. — 
Temperate Himalaya, 7000-8000 ft. 
5. Thalictrum javanicum, Blume ; FI. Br. Ind. i. 13. Stems 
2-3 ft. , pale coloured. Leaves 4-12 in. , pinnules usually with 3 lea f- 
lets ; leaflets J-l| in., orbicular or ovate-oblong, 3-lobed, entire or 
coarsely crenate. Panicle -branches many, short. Flowers clus- 
tered. Sepals Aj in., ovate, white. Stamens longer than the sepals, 
filaments thickened upwards, anthers ~ in., blunt. Ovaries numer- 
ous, sessile. Achenes J in., including the slender style. (Fig. 3.) 
Simla, common ; July. — Temperate Himalaya, 6000-12,000 ft. — Mountains 
of Western India, Java. 
6. Thalictrum foliolosum, DC ; FI. Br. Ind. i. 14. Stems 4-8 ft. 
Leaves 6-18 in., pinnules often with 3 leaflets ; leaflets §-§ in., 
oblong-ovate, 3-lobed, crenate or almost sharply toothed. Sepals 
| in., ovate, green. Stamens longer than the sepals, filaments 
thread-like, anthers J in., acute. Ovaries sessile. Achenes J in., 
including the style, ribs prominent. 
Simla, common ; July. — Throughout the Himalaya, 5000-8000 ft. — Africa, 
Europe. 
4. ADONIS. The classical name. — N. temperate regions of 
the Old World. 
Adonis aestivalis, Linn. ; FI. Br. Ind. i. 15. An annual, nearly 
glabrous herb. Stems 1-2 ft., leafy, erect, branched. Leaves 
