SupeSor f ' D r ^ c h ^ Z t t e r L " T V “ Sh°™ of Lake
Craioe! Vermont, Dr. R o b b in s™ \^ c ~ Yw ^ / var- Hudsoniana) Dr.
Platte and Valleys of the Roekv J™e- / • Plains of the
foot high. Flower white yellow or nui-nlp” W &t' '—About a
pericarps oval, very w o o lly -I t is n o sSdl ’rt t “f 8^ de,eP Af ed- Head of
may prove to be a distinct^ snecie« sd>!f ^lat, !be North American plant
g d i i The 4 l e X ™ T S “ S « , l S!“ te ”fV
unlike the ordinary form't 16 that^t non i m..B e lessert, tc. 1. t. 17 is so
in , „ J ’ ■ that 14 can hardl7 belong to the same species.
ments^blong^iM^eR toothed at th ^ a n e^ ^ ^ W s 3-5-parted; seg-
2-leaved, sessile; s e B ?? S -
with a nearly straight persistent s t y l e . ^ ^ 7 ^ »mQPQ7SSen ^ mar^ ned>
P- 21; Hook, fl. Bor.-Am. 1 ® 8 / a f 387 ’ DC.prodr. 1.
^ ' l o 155- ' r u r L j , A T S S & Z B S i
Arctic America. ’ M ic lh ^ n ^ o S o ^ ^ u a e ljn l Pf ^ ? r l¥ailia! .and north to
Radical leaves large, on long petioles Flnwpr • A^out 18 inches high.
Sepals white, membranaceous5 Style longer t W t W 0r more,111 diameter.
young, short and hooked.—We M y accord with when
A. Pennsylvania and A. dichotoma «;.v.0_;0 • AP Hookey m uniting
taller and the flower smaller than in our nlant 7 ®Peclmens of M latter are
no difference. m 0Ur plant> but ln other respects there is
§ With? Ut tUilS’ mWCh comPressed, roundish-oval glabrous ■
* * * * * S6Veral’ Umbdled’ 1-flowered.—Omaloca^u^/)C^M* '
ments^unMor^mdisei^many-dbft^lobeslin palmateIy 3-5 parted; seg-
Unalaschia, .
| Doubtful species.
"S rp c& t^ r r s s y ? h™ t', t r - linianum, Walt. Car. p. 157. s ^ j i . a .p .z 87.- Thalictrum Caro-
W d S £ £ & , a n d l ^ e t w n ^ ^ “
lobes laciniate; sep^lf 6.' 5-parted,
New Jersey, R ^ f i n e s q u e l v l iZ y A.^emorosa.’ H * ” * ' L * 22‘
s e i t w S S a f a S - S ? f e h Partt d; l0b6S ° ^ e , acuminate,
Alleghany M o u n t a in 7 b z i L > f ° g f ’ °btUse' g 0! 1-P- 206.’
riety of A. nemorosa. g l P ‘ de Beauvais.-Probably also a va-
3. HEPATICA. Dill. - DC. syst. l.p.215.
* ^ “ P“10“ “ W ™T « » the flower. Sepals pe.
1 flower J ’ °“'S', p “ * "'«1C. Achenia without tails.—Involucre 1 flowered. Leaves radical, entire or 3-lobed.
1. II. triloba (Chaix): leaves broadly cordate, 3-5-lobed; lobes enure.—
C h a ix in Vill. Delph. l.p . 336; DC.prodr. l.p . 22; Pursh,fl. 2. p. 391;
Hook. fl. Bor.-Am. l .p . 8. Anemone Hepatica, Linn. ; Mictix.. Ji. 1.
** a. obtusa: leaves 3-lobed ; lobes roundish, obtuse. Pursh,l. c.—H. Americana,
Ker, in bot. reg. t. 387 ; I) C. 1. c. , J Æ <
fl. acuta: leaves 3- 5-lobed; lobes spreading, acute, rursn, fl. 1. c. n .
acutiloba, DC. 1. c. ,
C anada ! to South Carolina ; very common. Sitcha, Bongard. March-
April.—Leaves coriaceous. Petals and scapes villous. Involucre villous,
segments ovate, mostly obtuse. Sepals oblong, ' obtuse, blue, pale .purple,
or white.
4. ADONIS. L in n .; DC. syst. l.p . 220.
Sepals 5, appressed. Petals 5-15, with a naked claw. Achenia spicate
upon the elongated torus, tipped with the short style.—Herbs with pm-
nately-parted cauline leaves, the segments linear and numerous. Flowers
Solitary on the extremity of the stem or branches, yellow or red.
1. A. autumnalis (Linn.): calyx glabrous; petals 6- 8, concave and con-
nivent, a little longer than the calyx; carpels somewhat reticulated, collected
into an ovate head, crowned with a very short style ; stem branched. DC.
prodr. 1. p. 23; Hook. fl. Bor.-Am. l.p . 9.
■Labrador, Hooker; near New Orleans, Mr. Teinturier ! Banks ol the
Mississippi, N u tta ll! “ Genesee Flatts” [New-York,] v. s. in herb.
Muhl. (j)—Leaves three times compound, the segments scarcely alme wide.
Flowers bright scarlet, as large as in Ranunculus acris.
T ribe II. RANUNCULErE. DC.
Petals with a small nectariferous scale or gland a t the base inside.
Anthers extrorse. Seed erect, or sometimes suspended.
5. RANUNCULUS. Linn.; DC. syst. 1 .p. 231.
Ranunculus & Casalsa, A. St.Hil.
Sepals 5. Petals 5 (sometimes 10 or more), with a nectariferous scale of
glandular spot on the inside of the claw. Stamens numerous, or sometimes
few. Achenia ovate, pointed, compressed, disposed in cylindrical or roundish
heads. Seed erect (rarely suspended).—Annual or perennial herbs.
Leaves mostly radical, the cauline ones at the base' of the branches and peduncles.
§ 1. Carpels transversely wrinkled: petals white: claw yellow, with
a conspicuous nectariferous pore.—Batrachium, DC.
1. R. aquatilis (Linn.) stem floating ; submersed leaves filiformly dissected
• emersed ones 3-parted, with cuneiform dentate lobes; petals ob-
ovate, exceeding the calyx.—Pursli, fl. 2. p. 395 ; D C. prodr. 1. p. 26 ; Hook,
fl. Bor.-Am. 1. p. 10.; Darlingt. ! fl. Cest. ed. 2.p. 327.