. Flowers of the field. Botany. RANUNCULUS TRIBE 4. Adonts {Pheasant's Eye) I. A. autumnaUs.—The only British species. A jiretty herl)a- ceous ))lant, 8-12 inches high ; leaves finely cut ; flowers resem- bling buttercups in shape ; sepals 5 ; petals 5-8, bright scarlet, dark at the base. It occurs as a weed in corntrelds, but is not very com- mon, nor is it a real native of Britain.—Fl. September to October. Annual. 5. Ranunculus (Buttci'cup, etc.) Flowers white 1. R. aquatilis (Water Crow- foot).— Stem submerged; lower leaves deeply cleft into hairlike seginents ; dipper ones floating, three
. Flowers of the field. Botany. RANUNCULUS TRIBE 4. Adonts {Pheasant's Eye) I. A. autumnaUs.—The only British species. A jiretty herl)a- ceous ))lant, 8-12 inches high ; leaves finely cut ; flowers resem- bling buttercups in shape ; sepals 5 ; petals 5-8, bright scarlet, dark at the base. It occurs as a weed in corntrelds, but is not very com- mon, nor is it a real native of Britain.—Fl. September to October. Annual. 5. Ranunculus (Buttci'cup, etc.) Flowers white 1. R. aquatilis (Water Crow- foot).— Stem submerged; lower leaves deeply cleft into hairlike seginents ; dipper ones floating, three-lobed, variously cut; flowers large, white, conspicuous, borne singly on axillary flower stalks. A very variable plant. When growing in swiftly running water the plant is wholly composed of hairlike leaves ; but when growing in stagnant water it produces flat- tened leaves as well.—Fl. May to July. Perennial. 2. R. hederaceus (Ivy-leaved Crowfoot).—Leaves all rounded and lobed ; petals scarcely longer than the calyx ; stamens 5-10. Smaller than the last, growing either in water or close to the water's edge.—Fl. all the summer. Adonis (Pheasant's Eye.) Flowers yellow ; leaves undivided 3. R. lingua (Great Spear-wort).—Leaves narrow, tapering to a point, sessile ; stem erect, 2-3 feet high ; flowers bright yellow, more than an inch in diameter. The largest species, a handsome plant, but not common; found in watery places. —Fl. summer. Perennial. 4. R. flammula (Lesser Spear-wort).—Leaves narrow, tapering to a point, slightly stalked ; stem creeping at the base. Sides of watery places ; much smaller than the last; flowers about i inch in diameter ; leaves sometimes clothed with silky hairs. 5. R. ficaria (Lesser Celandine).—Leaves heart- or kidney-. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly r
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