Generic Character.
Cal. 5-phyllus. Petala 5-intra ungues poro mellifero. Sem. nuda.
Specific Character and Synonyms.
RANUNCULUS aconitifolius foliis omnibus quinatis lanceolatis inciso-serratis. Linn. Syst. Vegetab. ed. 14. Murr. p. 516. Ait. Kew. v. 1. p. 267.
RANUNCULUS folio aconiti, flore albo multiplici. Bauh. Pin. 179.
RANUNCULUS montanus albus flore pleno. The double white mountain Crowfoot. Park. Parad. p. 219. f. 9.
Double white Bachelors Buttons. Ger. Herb. p. 812. f. 1.
This is one of those plants which derives its beauty from the multiplication of its petals; in its single state no one would think it deserving of culture as an ornamental plant: when double, few plants come in for a greater share of admiration.
It is a native of the Alps of Europe, and flowers in May and June.