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Order I. RANUNCULACEÆ.
Genus 1. Clematis
C. VitarlaTraveller's Joy.Fig. 1
A climbing plant, with pinnate leaves. Fruit feathered with long silvery plume. Hedges on chalky soil. Perenn. June and July. White. (½) E.B. 1.612. E.B 2.176. H&Arn.4. Bab 3. Lind 8.
Genus 2. Thalictrum
T. AlpinumAlpine Meadow Rue.Fig. 2
Stem nearly leafless, simple. Fl. drooping, in simple racemes. Moist fissures of rocks in alpine districts. 6 in. July. Pale yellow. (½) E.B. 1.262. E.B 2.772. H&Arn.5. Bab 3. Lind 8.
T. MinusLesser Meadow Rue.Fig. 3
Leaves 2- or 3-pinnate, glaucous on both sides. Stem zigzag, branched. Fl. drooping. Limestone pastures and the sea-coast. 1 ft. Perenn. July. Purplish, stamens yellow. (½) E.B. 1.11. E.B 2.773. H&Arn.5. Bab 3. Lind 9.
T. MajusGreat Meadow Rue.Fig. 4
Leaves tripinnate, glaucous beneath. Fl. drooping, on branched stem. Northern hill-pastures. 1 to 2 ft. Perenn. July. Greenish-yellow. (½) E.B. 1.6l. E.B 2.775. H&Arn.5. Bab 4. Lind 9.
T. FlavumCommon Meadow Rue.Fig. 5
Stem erect, leafy. Leaves bipinnate. Fl. erect, in compact panicles. Moist meadows; common. Plant acrid. 2 to 3 ft. Perenn. July. Yellow. (¾) E.B. 1.367. E.B 2.775. H&Arn.5. Bab 4. Lind 9.
Genus 3. Anemone
A. PulsatillaPasque FlowerFig. 6
Leaves bipinnate, with linear lobes. Involucrum with linear segments. Plant hairy. Fl. solitary. Petals 6. Fruit with feathery awns. Chalky pastures. 9 in. Perenn. May. Purple. (½) E.B. 1.51. E.B 2.777. H&Arn.6. Bab 4. Lind 9..
A. NemorosaWind Flower. Wood AnemoneFig. 7
Flowers solitary, with involucrum of 3, stalked, deeply-cut leaves Petals 6. Woods and thickets. 6 to 8 in. Perenn. April. White, purplish underneath. (½) E.B. 1.355. E.B 2.775. H&Arn.6. Bab 4. Lind 9.
A. Apennina.Blue AnemoneFig. 8
Petals numerous. Leaves triternate, Involucrum of 3 deeply-cut ternate leaves. Woods; a doubtful native. 6 in. Perenn. April. Blue. (½) E.B. 1.1062. E.B 2.780. H&Arn.6. Bab 4. Lind 9.
A. RanunclidoesYellow AnemoneFig. 9
Involucrum of 3-5 deeply-cut leaves. Fl. solitary or in pairs. Petals 5 or 6. Woods in Kent and Herts; a doubtful native. 6 in. Perenn. April. Yellow. (½) E.B. 1.1484.. E.B 2.779. H&Arn.6. Bab 5. Lind 10.
Genus 4. Adonis.
A. AutumnalisPheasant's Eye.Fig. 10
Stem branched. Petals 8 generally. Seed-vessels forming an ovate head. Corn-fields. 10 in. Ann. May-Sept. (½) E.B. 1.308. E.B 2.781. H&Arn.6. Bab 5. Lind 9.
