NEW CHINESE PLANTS. 497 
Herba perennis, preter inflorescentiam glabra vel puberula, 
2-4-pedalis. Rhizoma magnum, ramosum, vaginis petiolaribus 
vestitum. Caulis ramosus. Folia inferiora biternata, ex vagina 
brevi ovata, petiolata, 5-18 lin. longa, segmentis irregulariter 
incisis, lobis acuminatis, subter glaucis, 4-8 poll. longis, superiora 
similia, minora autem minusque dissecta. Umbelle ramos 
terminantes, puberule, 2-6 poll. diam., 8-30-radiate, bractex 0. 
Umbellule multiflore, bracteole multe, lineares. Calycis deutes 
parvi. Petala ovata, acumine inflexo. Fructus glabri vel 
puberuli, 24-3 lin. longi; mericarpia oblonga, dorso compressa, 
jugis dorsalibus filiformibus, lateralibus valliculas duplo super- 
antibus, crassiusculis ; vitte dorsales jugis latiores, commissurales 
4-10, regulares contigua. 
Huren: Fang, A. Henry, 5868 A, Ichang, dA. Henry, 1546, 
2006, Nanto, A. Henry, 1906; SzecuuEN: South Wushan, 
A. Henry, 7473. Hort. Kew. culta. 
Dr. Henry writes that this is common in the country near 
Ichang and in the mountains north and south of that place. 
The root is collected by the Chinese, and is apparently the drug 
of the Péu Ts’ao Herbal, known as Ch’ien-hu. 
Peucedanum preruptorum, Dunn; a P. terebinthaceo, Fisch., 
foliis sessilibus, commissura plurivittata differt. 
Herba perennis, 1-3-pedalis. Radiw magna fusiformis vel 
ramosa, fibris petiolaribus coronata, 1-(2-) caulis. Caulvs 
ramosus, summus pubescens aliter glaber vel puberula. Folia 
subglabra, inferiora in vaginis ovatis sessilia biternata, segmentis 
1-3 poll. longis, basi cuneatis, irregulariter incisis, lobis acuminatis, 
superiora similia, gradatim minora, minusque dissecta. Umbell@ 
ramos terminantes, 2-4 poll. diam., 6-16-radiate, bractea linearis 
vel 0. Umbellule multifiore ; bracteole multe, ovate, acuminate, 
vel lineari-lanceolate. Calycis dentes minini. Petala ovata, 
acumine inflexo. Fructus glaber vel puberulus, 13-13 lin. 
longus; mericarpia orbicularia, dorso compressa, jugis dorsalibus 
filiformibus, lateralibus valliculas eorum equantibus, crassiusculis, 
obtusis; vitte dorsales, jugis latiores, commissurales 6-10, 
irregulares, superficiales. 
Hvuren: Ichang, A. Henry, 2911, Changyang, 4. Henry, 
7505 ; Szecuuen: North Wushan, A. Henry, 7475. 
The root of this species is, Dr. Henry states, used in medicine 
and is the officinal drug known as Fang-féng. It is also called 
