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the commissure.—A shrub with yellow flowers and ternate leaves. 
Involucra and involucels of many short leaves. 
Trise V. 
SESELYNE®Æ. Fruit terete, or nearly so, with a transverse 
section; or the mericarps are rather compressed on the back, 
nith 5 filiform or winged ribs: the lateral ones marginating, 
equal to the others, or broader. Seeds teretely convex on the 
back. Raphe marginal or submarginal. 
58 Licurensrernia. Margin of calyx acutely 5-toothed. 
Petals elliptic, with a long, inflexed point. Fruit nearly terete, 
crowned by the conical stylopodium and short styles; ribs fili- 
form, equal; vitte large solitary under the ribs, but none 
in the furrows nor commissure.—Involucra and involucels of 
many short leaves. Flowers yellow. 
59 Orròa. Margin of calyx obsolete. 
an inflexed subulate point. 
apex. 
Petals equal, with 
Styles arched, capitate at the 
Fruit oblong, rather compressed at the commissure ; 
ribs membranous.—Involucra and involucels none. 
polygamous. 
60 CEna’ytuE. Margin of calyx 5-toothed, permanent. 
Petals obovate, emarginate, with an inflexed point. Stylopo- 
dium conical. Fruit cylindrically ovate, crowned by the long 
erect styles ; ribs rather convex, obtuse, marginating ones rather 
the broadest ; vittæ 1 in each furrow ; carpophore indistinct.— 
Involucra variable in the different species, sometimes wanting ; 
Flowers 
UMBELLIFERZ. | 
and 2 in the commissure.—Invo'ucra and involucels of many ; 
leaves (f. 63. f. g.). 
65 ÆrTHU`sA. 
emarginate, with an inflexed point; outer petals radiating. Fruit 
ovate-globose; ribs elevated, thick, acutely keeled: lateral ones 
rather the broadest; vittze 1 in each furrow, and 2 arched ones | 
in the commissure ; carpophore bipartite ——Involucrum wanting 
} 
Margin of calyx obsolete. „Petals obovate, | 
or of 1 leaf; involucels of 1-3-5 leaflets, on one side of the | 
umbellule. 
66 Fani'cutum. Margin of calyx tumid, obsolete. Petals 
roundish, entire, involute, with a rather quadrate retuse point; 
ribs rather prominent, bluntly keeled: lateral ones rather the 
broadest; vittze 1 in each furrow, and 2 in the commissure.— 
Involucra and involucels wanting, or nearly so. Flowers yellow. 
67 Kunpma’xnta. Margin of calyx 5-toothed. Petals 
roundish, entire, involute, with a broad retuse point. Stylopo- 
dium conical. Fruit terete, 10-furrowed; mericarps with 5 
filiform, obtuse, equal ribs; vittee many, both in the furrows and 
commissure; carpophore undivided.—Involucra and involucels 
of many filiform reflexed leaves. 
68 Drve'rra. Margin of calyx obsolete. Petals ovate, with 
an inflexed acumen. Styles short. Fruit ovate or roundish, 
hispid from scales or hairs; mericarps semi-terete, with obsolete 
ribs; vittee 1 in each furrow, and 2 in the commissure. Carpo- 
phore bipartite-—An aromatic almost leafless shrub.—Involucra 
of 4-6 leaves ; involucels of 4-6 ovate-lanceolate leaves. 
69 Sora’nruus. Margin of calyx obsoletely toothed. Petals 
involucels of many leaves. 
61 Awnnesorurza. Margin of calyx 5-toothed, permanent. 
Petals elliptic, with an inflexed point. Fruit prismatically quad- 
rangular, crowned by the calyx and reflexed styles; mericarps 
of 2 forms, one 3-winged, and the other 4-winged from the ribs; 
vittæ 1 in each furrow and 2 in the commissure. Carpophore 
bipartite——Involucra and involucels of many leaves. 
62 ScrEroscia‘pium. Calycine teeth 5, conical, permanent 
(f. 56. F. h.). Petals obcordate, with an inflexed point (f. 56. 
F. b.), which is bi or tridentate at the apex. Stylopodium 
conical; styles filiform (f. 56. F. e.). Fruit ovate-globose, solid 
(£. 56. F. g. h.); ribs much elevated, bluntish, equal ; vitte 1 
in each furrow and 2 in the commissure ; carpophore distinct, 
undivided (f. 56. F. k.).—Involucra almost wanting ; involucels 
of 5-7 leaves. 
63 Dasytoma. Margin of calyx obsolete. Petals unknown. 
Stylopodium depressed; styles short. Fruit ovate ; mericarps 
not separating at maturity ; ribs corky, cellular: 3 dorsal ones || 
small: 2 lateral ones large and obtuse; furrows narrow, and | 
furnished with 1 vitta each, but the commissure is flat, and fur- 
nished with 2 ; carpophore indistinct.—Involucra and involucels 
broadly ovate, acuminated, permanent, with an inflexed point. 
Fruit a little compressed from the back : crowned by the diva- 
ricate styles; mericarps with 5, hardly prominent ribs ; vite 
1 in each furrow, and 4 in the commissure. Carpophore bipar- 
tite.—Involucra nearly wanting ; involucels of 5-7 spreadingly 
reflexed leaves. : : 
70 Sx’sru1. Margin of calyx 5-toothed; teeth short, thickish. 
Petals obovate, emarginate or nearly entire, with an inflexed point 
E 55,.E. i). Fruit (£ 65. Eo da £, 55. D. a. 6.) oval or 
oblong, crowned by the reflexed styles (f. 55. E. b.); ribs fili- 
form. or elevated, rather prominent, thick, corky : lateral one 
a little broader than the rest ; vittæ 1 in each furrow, sometimes 
2 in the outer furrows, but always 2 or 4 in the commissure. 
—lInvolucra almost wanting ; involucels of many leaves. 
wanting. 
64 Cynoscra‘pium. Calycine teeth 5 (f. 63. c.), subulate, 
permanent. Petals obovate, or nearly elliptic, entire, with an. 
inflexed point (f. 63. ¢.). Stylopodium conical; styles short, 
reflexed (f. 63. d.). Fruit oval-oblong or ovate (f, 63. b.), 
tapering at the apex ; ribs thick, corky ; vitte 1 in each furrow, 
