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Show 18 To Ae Binet PSs It is common in running, as well as ftanding waters; and flowers in June. The BRITISH HERBAL CHER: B A C. Bauhine calls it Millefolinm aquaticum cornu tum. Plukenet, Ran qUuaticus alous circt ; Linnzus confiders this only asa variety of the former; but their difference is effential. Noone will doubt it who fees them growing together. This never has any of thofe entire, rounded leaves that float on the furface in the other ; and the flowers are always muchfmaller. J. Bauhine calls it Rewunculus-aquaticus omnino ifolii C. Bauhine, Millefolium aquaticum ranunculi flore et capitulo, 14. Tender-leaved Water Crowfoot. Ranunculus aquaticus foliis minoribus capillaceis. The root is a tuft of fmall, but long, blackifh fibres. The firft leaves are broad, fhort, and placed on long footftalks, andthey are divided into minute and narrow parts. The ftalk rifes in the midft, and thefe leaves foon after wither. This is a foot or more in height, very flender and weak, andhas leaves fet alternately in a confiderable number, and they are b ful: they ftandon fhort footftalks, and are compofed of a multitude of very narrowparts, which are fo placed that the whole leaf is of a rounded figure. The flowers ftand on long footftalks, and they are large and white, with a tuft of yellow buttons fupported onfhort threads in the middle. The feeds are fmall, and ftand inalittle round clufter. It is commonin hallow, ftanding waters that have a muddy bottom, and is ufually altogether under water. Oi VES TON i: Ranunculus aquaticus fol The root is a large tuft of thick, tough, and extremely long fibres, The firft leaves are very large, of a dark green, and divided into numerous narrow fegments. The ftalks are numerous; they rife in the centre of thefe leaves, which foon after wither. They are very long, tender, weak, round, di- vided into branches, andjointed. They follow the courfe of the water, and runwithit to a great length, The leaves are very large, and of a dark green. They are long, and divided into many long fegments. They refemble thofe on the ftalks of fennel ; but they are longer, and the divifions not fo numerous. The flowers are large and white, with a tuft of yellow buttons, fupported on fhort threads, in the centre. The feeds are fmall, and ftandin alittle, round, naked head. This is diftinguifhed at fight, fromall the preceding kinds, by the leaves being divided into It is commonin large rivers; and flowers ir June. C, Bauhine call it Millefol; feniculi, Ranunculi flore etcapi bicum foliis thers, ranune culus aquaticus foliis feniculaceis. OR ETGN: Ranunculus aconiti folio flore albo. They are large, of a rounded form, but divided deeply into five, feven, or nine feements. They are hairy, of a pale green, and ferrated. The ftalk is a foot and half high ; andis weak andflender ; hairy, and of a pale green. Towards its top there ftands a leaf of a particular form furrounding it, without a footftalk, and divided into feveral, narrow, ferrated fegments, pale and hairy. From this part the ftalk divides into three or four branches, which are fhort, and flender, and. each furnifhed witha little leaf or two, and with a very beautiful flower on its top, which is large, andin part purple, in part of a fnow white. The feeds ftandinlittle naked clufters, It is a native of Germany, and flowers in June. C. Bauhine calls it Ranunculus montanus, hire The leavesftandirregularly on it, and are like thofe from the root; but fmaller, of a dufky green, pointed andferrated. The flowers ftand at the tops of numerous branches, into whichthe ftalk divides in the upper part. They are large and white. The feeds ftand inlittle, roundifh, nakedheads. The leaves of this plant have not the firey fharpnefs to the tafte of many others. It is a native of the Alps and other moun- tainous parts of Europe, and flowers in June. Clulius calls it Ranunculus montanus. Others, Ranunculus montanusaconiti folio flore alto. 2. Purple Crowfoot. Ranunculus hirfutus flore purpureo. The root is compofed of a great tuft fibres; they are very long, white, and firm, Broad nervous-leaved Crowfoot. lato et nervofo folo. root is compofed of a clufter of very ft entire, and blunt hwife; fo that in all refpects e of plantain. toot The leaves ftand alternately upon it, and furroundit at the bafe. They refemble thofe from theroot in all refpects, but that they are f ftalk divides into two or t of each is a has a tuft of yellow threads in the centre. The feeds are {mall, and ftand naked ir clufter. It is a native of the Pyrenzan mountains; and flowers in June. C. Bauhine calls ic Ranu “s montanus folits h ines C. Bauhinc, Ranunculus Pyreneus S PE Cams, The firft leaves ftandon long,hairy footftalks. three foot high. The feeds ftandin a little naked head ; and are large and prickly. It isa native of the warm parts of Europe, and the eaft; and loves damp ground. J. Bauhine si f paluftris echinatus. Others Raaunculus echinatus creticus. much fewer, and thofe vaftly longer fegments. 1. White-flowered tall Crowfoot. The root is compofed of a multitude of thick and long fibres, growing from a {mall head. The firft leaves ftand on foorftalks four or five inches long, and are of a pale green colour when they firft rife, but dufkier afterwards. They are large, and deeply divided into three orfive parts. Thefe are broad, oblong, pointed andferrated at the edges. The ftalk is round, thick, flefhy, firm, and ve flalks are round, weak, jointed, and ten inches or a foot long. Theleaves growirregularly on them, andre femble thofe from the root. The flowers are fmall, and yellow, with a tuft futus purpurafcente flore. 3. Low Crowfoot withprickly feeds. Ranunculus annuus femine echinato. The root is compofed of a great clufter of flenderfibres connected to a {mall head. The leaves rifing from it are fapported on flender footftalks, hollowed at the bottom : they are {mall, of a figure between rounded and triangulate, and divided deeply into three parts. Theyare alfo notched all about the edges. 2 The -leaved Crowfoot. ibus craffis: The root is compofed of a great many long, ick f ch form a large tuft. rife from it ftand on thick, three inches long, and are broad, y into five or moreparts, and fer1 the edges. is thick, round, flefhy, and a foot ight. 9 amazing variety, the flower becoming double, and {having all the degrees of colour from the deepeft to the paleft red, and to white and yellow. The root is regularly tuberous, It is compofed offeveral oblongor oval, thick pieces, intermixed with fibres; or fometimes wholly without them. The leaves that rife from it are fupported on long footftalks; and are, fomeof them more, fome of themlefs, divided. The firft that appear are commonly oblong, and only indented deeply at the edge. The fucceeding ones are divided more oor lefs deeply into three parts; and thofe fe: o ments are notchedandpointed. The ftalk is round, firm, and a foot high 5 fometimesit rifes fingle and continues the whole way fo: at other times it is branched. Theleaves that ftandonit are formedof three parts, two difpofed in the manner of wings, and one placed at the end; and each of thefe parts is again divided into three fegments and notched roundthe edges. At the top of theftalk ftands a fingle flower, compofedof five leaves, rounded, and very large and beautiful. The ufual colour of this is a bright fearlet; but fometimes it is yellow or white, owe to the art of gardening the other numerous variations. itive of Afia, where it covers whole aud flowers in fpring. une calls ic Ranunculus radice grumofa Others, Ranunculus Afiaticus radice of the botanical writers have divided this ie colour of the flower, and other nto feveral kinds; but theyare acci- dental varieties, the plant in every one of thefe appearances being the fame. The crowfoots in general are acrid and cauftick. Some of them are lefs fo than others ; and there are fome that experience has fhewn to be poifonous. The greater and leffer {pearwort are of th laft kind, as alfo the round-leaved {mall flowered kind: as to the others, they have been banithed from any ufe on the aecount ofthefe : but we fhall fee in this an inftance how rafhly we condemn fome plants, as well as negligently overlook others. The acrid quality of the crowfoots in general refides in their juice. Some, as has been obferved, he leaves ftand irregularly on it, and are divided into many narrow, indented fegments, have little of it; and thefe may be takeninter- tis a native of the eaft, and flourifhes parti- round rooted kind may be ufed outwardly with cularly in'Crete. It flowers in July. C. Bauhine calls it Ranunculus a/phodeli radice reticus. Clufius, Ranunculus Creticus latifolius. This ra S whofe root approaches to {the tuberous kind, naturally leads us to that which 1 regularly tuberous root, and which makes )pearance in our gardens. 6: Scarlet Crowfoot. foliis ore rubente, t e tuberofa, is a beautiful flower in its plain, natural rance; and when cultivated, it fhews an nally as freth gathered; and many of the others becoming mild when dried. Atinéture may alfo be made from fome of the commonfpecies that has no badqualities. In the firft ftate, the roots and leaves of the fuccefs on many occafions. Their juice takes away warts. The roots andleaves bruifed together, and applied to fwellings, will aét as a cauftick, and make way forthe inftruments of furgery: In violent headachs, when the painis confined to one fpot, they have the greateft effect imaginable. A plaifter is to belaid on, with a hole in the middle. A fmall quantity of the herb and root bruifed, and wet with the juice, is to be laid on the bare place; andthis is to be covered with a larger plaifter. In this manner of application a few leaves will do the bufinefs. Care muft be taken |