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Show 16 Them BR FT L's Pe ee bee Ar Es, 7 ry } The leaves on it are fmall, and creen. a pee deeply divided. The flowersare Jarge, and ofa fine glofly yel low, and have tufts of yellow threads in the middle. ; The feeds ftand naked in a fmall roundifh clufter. This greatly refembles the common creeping cro’ #; bur its ftalks are all erect, and it does not root at the joints. The leaves alfo are paler and more hairy, and the flowers larger noe in that fpecies. It is frequent in wet places near the fea, and flowers in May. J. Bauhinecalls it Ranunculus reéfus fol diovibus birfutus. 4. Tall Crowfoot. Ranunculus eretius foliis multifid The root confifts of fibres, thick, numerous, and whitifh. The leaves that rife from it are large, and of a pale green: they ftand on very long footftalks, and are each deeply divided, not into three parts, as thofe of the three preceding fpebut into five, feven, or more; andthefe are again deeply indented. The whole leaf has a fi- gure nearly rounded. The ftalk is round, firm, upright, and three feet high. a elleaves on it are divided into {maller parts, andfewer than thofe from the root. The flowers are numerous, moderately large, andyellow. Thefeeds ftand in fmall roundifh naked heads, It is commoninpaftures, and flowers in June. C. Bauhine calls it Ranunculus pratenfis eretfus and moft others have followed him 5- Little flowered Crowfoot. wnculus hirfutus annus flore minimo. Theroot is a tuft of fmall fibres rifing from a little head. Theleaves whichrife fromit are fmall, hairy, and of a pale green. They ftand onfoorftalks an h and a half long, and are cut deeplyinto three parts, though not down to the ftalk. Thefe divifions are alfo notched at the edges. The ftalks are numerous, flender, weak, and hairy: they lie upon the ground, or rife but weakly from it. The leaves on them ftand irregularly, and are altogetherlike thofe from the root, but fmaller. The flowers are very fmall, andof a faint yellow, andthe leaves of the cup frequently appear between them: there is little tuft of threads in the centre. The flowers are feldom feen enthe petals adhering but weakly at their feeds are fmall, and ftand in a little clufter. It is common ondry banks, and flowers in June. Plukenet calls it Ranunculus birfutus annus flore minimo, Morifon, Ranunculus arvenfis birfutus ennuus flore omnium minimo. Linneus thinks this the fame with the third foreign fpecies ; but it is quite diftinét. 6. Ran Wood-Crowfoot. The Be RII? ['seH It is commonin watery places, and flowers in nemeorofus foltis fubrotundis. In manyof the crowfcots the leaves which grow on the ftalk greatly from thofe that rife from the root ; but in none fo much as this. The root is a tuft of long flender whitith fibres, ofalefs acrid tafte than the others. Theleaves that rife fromit ftand on very long footftalks . they are of a roundifh figure, often entire, fometimes divided moreorlefs deeply into five or more parts, andalways notchedat the edge. The ftalks tolerably upright, round, weak, anda foot anda half high: they are divided into many branches, and fupport manyflowers. Theleaves on them are cut fo deeply, that each appears compofed of five or more long and narrow ones. Thefe are of a pale green, and not indented. The flowers are moderately large, and of a bright yellow. The feeds follow in a fmall longifh clutter, Theflowerin this plant is rarely feen entire, for the petals hang very Joofe, and often one falls beforethe reft are difclofed. It is commonin fhady places, and flowers in June. C. Bauhine calls it Renunculus nemorofus vel fylfolio rotund J. Bauhine, Ranun rotundifolius vernus f;iloaiis 7. Corn-Crowfoor. C. ‘Batauhine calls it Ranunculus paluftris apiiJ. Bauhine, Raz 9. Great Spearwort. S latifolius five flam The root is a clufter of thick, whitith fibre The leaves rifing from it are a foot long, an inch and half broad, of a pale green, and with fcarce any footftalks, The ftalk is thick, flefhy, ere nd three foot high. The leaves ftand alternately, and are eight or ten inches long, and an inch broad, {mooth, even at the edges, andpointed at the ends. The flowers are very large, and of a beauti yellow. They ftand at the tops of the an 1€s and have a tuft of pale nals threads in the middle. The feeds follow in large, naked clufters. It grows in fhallow, muddy waters in the ifle of Ely and fome otherr places ; but is not common, C. Bauhine calls it Rants lufiris m SS It is a very-fentely and beautiful {pecies. Leffer Spearwort. anguftifolit Ranunculus feminibus afper The root is compofed of many whitifh fibres The leaves that rife from it are fmall, and very deeply divided: they ftand on long footftal and are of’a pale green. ihectallatenhiale G iri iy The ftalk is thick, firm, fe upright, and two feer high. The leaves ftandirregularly on it, andare very deeply divided into numerous, flender, pointed fegments. The flowers ftand on the tops of the branches ; andare ofa bright yellow, moderately large, and have a tuft of teed: in the centre. The feeds ftandiin a fmall head; and are flat, large, andprickly. It is commonincornfields, and flowers in July. C. Bauhine calls it Ranunculus arvenfis ecbinatus ; andhe is followed by moft others. 8. Small flowered Water-Crowfoot. Ranunculus aquaticus floribus minimis. The root is a thick tuft of whitith fibres. Theleaves rifing fromit are fupported on long 17 The leaves rife from the joints of the ftalk, and ftand onlong footftalks. They are ofatri gular figure, but obtufe at the corners, anda little dented; fo that they refemble the leaves of ivy. They float on the water or lie upon the mud; and commonlyhave a black fpot in the middle. The flowers are {mall and white. They grow on footftalks oppofite the leaves; and confit n of five petals, with a tuft of threads in the ce Be! ‘he feeds follow in a clofe, compact, {mall, roundhead. It is common in fhallow waters; and in May. J. Bauhine calls it Ranuncu lorum fe extendens atra macula Ranunculus aquaticus hederaceus. Various-leaved Water os s aquaticus foliis rotund The root is a tuft of Jong and thickfibres, which penetrate deep into the mud, or other bottom of the water. The firft leaves from them are fmall, and dividedinto a few long: ffegments; but thefe wither whenthe ftalks grow up. The ftalks are long, hollow, thi and divided into many branches. jointed at diftances; and they float water. whitifh heleaves rifing fromit are long andnarrow; and they ftandon| ¢ footftalks. The ftalks are numerous, flefhy, branched, ar not altogether erect. Theleaves ftand irregularly on them ; and are cblong rrow, even at the edges, and pointed at the end. The flowers ftandat the to e fmall, but of a bright fellow, e feeds ftand in little, naked clufters. common about waters; and flowers in The leaves of this fometimes notched at the ed ; in which condition it has been defcribed by manyas a diftinét {pecies, under the nameof ; is ferratus ; but it is only anaccidental variety. Ivy-leaved Water Crowfoot. flefhy footftalks. TIhey are roundifh, but deeply : dividedinto three or five parts, and notched at the edges. They are perfectly {mooth and gloffy, andtheir colour is a pale yellowifh green, The ftalk is very thick, flethy, round, and ae into many branches toward the top. ¢ leaves onit are divided into narrower fe20 cs ments than thofe at the bottom: they are al Ke) fmooth, and of a pale green. The flowers are very {mall : they ftand onthe tops of the branches, andare of a pale yellow. The feeds are numerous and {mall, and they ftand in longith heads. THiRARE BtAtw, The leaves are of two diftin& kir which are under water are of a dark green colc and are divided into numerous very fin Thofe that lie upon the furface roundifh, butdeeply notched. Thefe ft on longfootftalks. Theflowers are large aa nc nd oe on longftalks, which the leaves, and are with a tuft of threads with y Duttons in the middle Thefeed is fmall, and ftands in a round head. Ic is common in fhallow waters; and flowers in June. J. Bauhine calls it Ranunct s. C. Bauhine, Ranuncul; rtoundo et capillaceo. Others, Fine-leaved Water Crowfoot. aqueaticus follis majoribus llaceis. The root is a tuft of long andtoughfibres. The firft leaves are long, and divided into rery narrow fegments; fo that they muchrefemble thors on the ftalks of fennell. Theftalk is two foot or more in length; round, The root The it are rc racie but dented in three or four places at the edges, and of a pale green. ftalkss rife in the centre of this tuft of ead themfelves on the he water. ‘They are numerous, we in their fhape, and jointe From eve there crowfibres of newroots; fo ginal root andi e prefently loft; and I "at large, every way, ane rooting every where. but weak ; and very muchbranched. leaves ftand irregularly, and are large, vided into multitudes of fine, narrowf Their colouris a Hp are no others. The plant is com Itogether under water ; but if above, the leaves are the V3; not various, as in the pi s are fmall and white, and hav of threads in the centre with = ellow butto The feedsftandinlittle, round head than the former. F |