Tbeatrum Botanicum , 
;o Chap. 4. 
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Bulbo/Ut 
siuglUus. 
Bulbofus 
fiure rtibro 
frpplici. 
bigger than abeane, or fometimes an hafell nut, with fome long fibres at the ends efpecially of it, of a more 
fharpe biting taftethan any of the former, 
Of this kinde is that thought to be, that beareth double yellow flowers one out of another, and called A nghcut, 
fet forth in my former garden, w hole figure is here extant alfo. As alfo one whole flower isfingle and red like 
an Orange. 
6 . Ranunculus Echinatsss ([reticus. Small prickly headed or Crowfooteof (, 'andye. 
This fmall Crowfoote hath many Italkes, riling from a threddy roote, round and fmooth, full of branches, 1 
fcarfe riling a foorehigh, at every j'oynt ftandeth one broad fad greene crumpled leafe, upon a very long foote 
flalke: the flowers at the toppes are lmall, and of a pale yellow colour; and the heades of many fmall liedes 
and browne fet together, are fome what fharpe and prickely. 
7. Ranunculus Apuleii rjuibu/dam. The fmall early Crowfoote of ~ Apuleius. 
This fmall early Crowfoote, which fome take to be the TSatrachium of Apuleius, hath diverfe fmall and fhort 
leaves, lying upon the ground, not fo much divided as the lafl, but cut into three divifions, for the mod part,each 
of them dented at the ends, and handing upon fhort foote (hikes, of an inch or two long, coin palling one another 1 
at the bottomes of them : from among thefe leaves rife up diverfe weake ftalkes, bowing and leaning downeI 
to the ground againe; at the joynts whereof grow fuch like leaves, as grow below, (landing each of them upon 1 
his fliort foote flalke,and with them alfocominech forth at each joynt, a fmall fhort flalke, bearing a flower con-: 
lifting of five leaves, ofalairepale yellow colour, with diverfe yellow threds in the middle; after the flowers 1 
are pad, there follow live or fixe fmall cods or homes, pointed and crooked at the ends, wherein lye fmall 
brownifliround (cede, fomewhat like thofeof the Winter Wolfes bane : the roote from the head thereof! 
fliooteth forth many white fibres,whereby it taketh fall hold on the ground, encrcaling into feverall heads: 
both rootes and leaves are 110 Idle fharpe and biting than any of the former. 
8. Ranunculus pratenfss rottsndijoiius Bonomenfis. Meddow Crowfoote of Rononia. 
The leaves that rife from this blackfill threddy rooted Crowfoote, are round foft and hayrie, dented about 
the edges of a fad greene colour, and about an inch broad, (landing uponverylong footeflalkes,but thofe that 
grow upon the ftaike are larger, and for the mod part round alfo, a little divided into fome parts, but not to the 
middle : the flalke is about a foote high, bending a little downe to the ground, and as it were creeping, divided 
into f mailer branches, w ith latgeleavesat thejoynts, Handing upon long foote ftalkes, and fmall pale yellow 
flowers fet on the toppes of them, with a few yellow threds in the middle about a greene head, which growing 
to be ripe, hath many fharpe or prickely browne feedes let together. 
9. Rununcn us minimus Apuius . Thcfinall Crowfooteof Naples', 
This fmall Crowfoote being the lead of all the reft, hath a few fmall leaves, growing from the roote, divided 
into three paits fomewhatlike untoan Ivielcafe.eachof them upon afmall long hayrie foote flalke, no bigger 
than the nayle of ones finger: the ftaike is about a foote high Imalland (lender, and alittle hayrie alio, with 
fome leaves thereon, and (mall yellow flowers at the toppe: the leede is fmall in heades like the other kindes, 
and the rootes fmall and fibrous. 
10. Ranunculus Pannonicusmaxsmus. The great Crowfoote ol Hungary. 
The great Crowfoote of Hungary, is thegreateft of all thefe forts of Crowfeetc, having diverfe very large! 
broad, thicke, fappy.pale, greene, Ihining leaves, not much lelfer than Figge [eaves, cut into five pares or divi¬ 
fions, and each of them endented about the edges, being fomewhat hayrie withall, a little fharpe and biting up¬ 
on the tongue, but not fo much, as moll of the former iharpe forts are : the ftalkes are great, flrong.and fome¬ 
what hayrie, two foote high, fpread at the toppes into diverfe branches, whereon Hand hire gold yellow flow¬ 
ers, like unto other Crowfeete, and luch like h.ads of leede following them: the rootes are many white fibres 
Crctlais or firings, (hooting downe from a head into the ground. Very like hereunto is the great Crowfoote of Candjc 
tatifoliut. fet forth in my former booke but that the rootes are compofed of long kemcllv knots, whole figure I here exhi- 
bite unto you. 
11. Ranunculus Illyricus minor. The lelfer Crowfoote of Sclavonic, 
The lelfer Crowfoote of Illyria or Sclavonic ,hath but three or foure narrow grayifh greene leaves, divided into 
foure or five or more parts, (landing upon long foote ftalkes, and of a filver white fliining colour underneath : 
the ft,Ikes are firrne and round, but lmall, about a foote high or more,having fome fuch like leaves thereon,about 
the middle, and lpreading into three or foure branches, everyone bearing afmall Ihining pale yellow flower, 
confiding of five leaves, and fometimes two together upon a ftaike : the roote is compofed of many fmall round 
grayilh kernels, fet very clofe and hard together in a bunch with lome fibres thereat. 
12. Ranunculus Illyricus major. The greater Crowfoote of Sclavonic. 
This greater kinde is both in leafe ftaike and flower,greater and larger than the former, the leaves being bro> 
der and greener on the upperlide, and not fully olio filver a white colour underneath, the flowers are of a faire 
deepe yellow colour, and greater, but the roote hath not fo many fmall grainesor kernels fet together, many 
rimalhs 1 hav e obferved,but fliooteth forth white firings, whereby it is nourifhed and maintained. 
Flore ini- ot tIlis kinde f° me havebeene found growing in Apulia in the Kingdome of Naples, with a white flower.and 
n iato. an other with a reddifh flower. 
1 3 Ranunculus Lufitanicus asstumnalis[implex. The fingle Portugali Crowfoote. 
This Portugal! Crowfoote hath many broade leaves, lying upon the ground, almoft round yet pointed, and 
finely dented about the edges, not divided at all, but fomewhat hayrie full ofveines, and of a darke greene colour 
on the upperfide, and of a yellowifh greene underneath, which continue all the winter, not falling away untill 
frefh doe lpring up : from among thefe leaves (hoote forth two or three fmall (lender hayrie fliort ftalkes, not a 
foote high, bare without leaves, bearing each of them one lmall yellow flower, compofed of five, and fometime 
oflixe leaves, with fome yellow threds in the middle, which fall away mod ufually with us, without bearing 
any leede, in regard it flowreth fo late in Autumiie, but in the natural! places; and fometimes with us, if the 
yearebeveryhot, and fitting for it; it beareth a fmall head of fuch like feede, as the field Crowfoote beaieth; 
the roote is made of fmall round whitifb long kernels or pieces, many fet together, (omewhat like the Illyrian-, 
(jut greater and longer.-This kinde Clufius obferved intheOIive-yacds about £«£<w,togrow with larger crum- 
