Correspondence
BUTTERCUPS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE STAR. Sib,— Since I wrote my letter published in Saturday's Star, I have obtained and examined a plant which I expect is that which Mr Barton refers to under the erroneous name of buttercup, and which corresponds with the description of the ranunculus scleratus, or celery-leaved crowfoot, otherwise called ranuncalus ripens or creeping crowfoot, flourishing in moist meadows and the sides of ditches. It is said that the bruised leaves of this plant raise blisters on tbe skin, and are so used by imposters and beggars to excite compassion, although when boiled it is innocuous and wholesome. If my previous letter has hurt the feelings of Mr Barton, I hereby express my regret and apobgise to him, but I was jealous of any fault being found with the familiar flower which used to be and probably still is the great amusement of English children in testing each others love for butter according to the amount of the reflection cast on their chins by a bunch of the buttercolored flowers. I am, etc, Saml. Goodbehebb. Feilding, 4th December.
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Feilding Star, Volume XV, Issue 133, 5 December 1893, Page 2
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184Correspondence Feilding Star, Volume XV, Issue 133, 5 December 1893, Page 2
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