THE BUTTERCUPS 
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THE BUTTERCUPS 
(1) BULBOUS BUTTERCUP— Flowers, largest 
of all, five glossy, yellow petals and numerous 
stamens. Leaves (also stems), hairy and erect 
Roots, fibrous, but topped by a bulbous giowth just 
below the surface of the ground. Grows in waste 
lands, pasture paddocks and meadow-land, espec¬ 
ially near the hedges. 
(2) HAIRY BUTTERCUP— Flowers, large— 
nearly as large as No. 1, and otherwise the same. 
Leaves and stems, more hairy than No. 1. Roots, 
no bulbous top. 
(3) CREEPING BUTTERCUP—Flowers, smaller 
than Nos. 1 and 2. Stems, creeping stems, close to 
the ground and rooted at the “nodes.” Leaf and 
flower stems grow upwards from each of the 
“runners” at almost every “node.” 
(4) CELERY-LEAVED BUTTERCUP—Thrives 
in damp ground and in ditches. Flowers, small; 
not more than \ inch diameter; petals all yellow. 
Leaves, glossy bright green, each having a separate 
stalk and three “lobes.” The only buttercup with 
hairless leaves and stems. 
(5) FLOATING BUTTERCUP, also called 
“Water Buttercup.” Grows on the surface of 
shallow streams or open drains. Flowers, yellow 
and white petals—chiefly white. 
(6) DWARF BUTTERCUP, also called “Fairy 
Buttercup.” Usually found in dry waste ground 
and sandy parts of pasture paddocks. Flowers, 
yellow, but very small—less than ^ inch in diameter. 
