Ranunculacese. 
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28. Seps loosely applied. R. reptabundus Jord. (v. angusti- 
sectus).—Vineyards, edges of ditches, roads; everywhere. 
5, 6. repens L. 57. 
— Seps reflexed from the middle .... 29 
29. Stem swollen like a bulb at the base. Carps smooth 
('with fine dots when magnified). R. albo-neevus and 
sparsipilus Jord., brachiatus Schl.—Grassy places, road¬ 
sides; everywhere. 5 bulbosus L. 58. 
— Stem not swollen at the base. Carps with small tubercles 
(which are sometimes wanting) on the disk. R. Philo- 
notis Ehrh.—Damp places; road-sides. W. V. Z. (Aarg.). 6 
sardous Crantz. 59. 
OBS. The following hybrid forms have been observed: R. ctconitifolius 
glacialis (aconitoides Dec.), aconitif.-pyrenoeus (lacerus Bell.), alpestris-glaciali 
(gelidus Hffms.). 
9. Ficaria. Lesser Celandine. XIII, 25. 
1. Ls rounded-cordate, the lower sinuate, the upper an¬ 
gular. Rt. composed of fibres thickened like a tuber. 
Ranunculus Ficaria L.—Hedges and ditches; every¬ 
where. 4. verna Huds. 60. 
10. Caltha. Marsh Marigold. XIII, 18. 
1. Ls rounded-reniform, crenate or toothed. FI. large, 
golden-yellow. C. Guerangerii Bor.—Brooks, ditches; 
everywhere. 4. .palustris L. 61. 
11. Trollius. Globe-flower. XIII, 21. 
1. Ls palmatisect; segments rhomboidal, 3-fid, inciso-dent- 
ate. Seps numerous, yellow, converging in a globe.— 
Damp fields, especially in the mount, and subalp. 5—7 
europseus L. 62. 
12. Eranthis. Winter Aconite. XIII, 21. 
1. One orbicular, multifid leaf; a similar invol. on which 
the solitary yellow fl. is placed.—Orchards; rare. (Bex, 
Treycovagnes, Morat, Bienne, Soloth., Bale, Zurich, etc ) 
2, 3. hiemalis Salisb. 63. 
13. Helleborus. Hellebore. XIII, 23. 
1. Stem leafless, bearing only 1 or 2 small undiv. bracts, gen. 
1-fld. Seps white or streaked with rose.—Tess. (M. Gene- 
roso, M. Salvadore). 2, 3; in mild winters also 12—1; 
often cultivated under the name of Christmas rose 
niger L. 64. 
— Stem leafy, with several or many fls. Seps greenish 2 
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