UMBELLIFER Æ. 
back than from the sides ; mericarps with 5 primary filiform ribs ; 
and 4 secondary ones: the 2 dorsal ones of these last nerve- 
Sormed, but the 2 lateral ones are expanded into a ning each ; with 
the margins nerve or rib-formed. Seeds involute, semi-lunate. 
132 Exzoserinum. Margin of calyx hardly 5-toothed. Pe- 
tals obovate, emarginate, with an inflexed point. Fruit nearly 
terete, 4-winged ; the 2 lateral primary ribs seated between the 
wings and the nerve-formed margins; vitte under all the ribs 
abounding in oil, those under the primary ribs narrower and 
slenderer : in the commissure there are 4.—Involucra and invo- 
lucels of many cuspidate, linear leaves. Flowers yellow. 
Trine XIV. 
Cavcatr Nex. Fruit contracted from the sides, or nearly terete. 
Mericarps with 5 filiform, bristly, or prickly, primary ribs : 
lateral ones of these seated in the commissure, which is flat ; the 
secondary 4 more prominent and very prickly. Seeds involute, or 
inflexed on the margin. 
133 Cav'caris. Teeth of calyx 5, ovate-lanceolate. Petals 
obovate, emarginate, with an inflexed point: outer ray ones 
profoundly bifid. Fruit rather compressed from the sides ; 
secondary ribs deeply cleft into a simple series of prickles ; vittee 
solitary in each furrow, under the secondary ribs, and 2 in the 
commissure. Carpophore stiff, cleft at the apex.—Involucra 
none, or of 1-2 leaves; involucels of 3-8 lanceolate leaves. 
134 Turce'nra. Teeth of calyx 5, setaceous. Petals obo- 
vate, emarginate, with an inflexed point : outer ones radiating 
and bifid. Fruit subdidymous; lateral primary ribs with a 
simple series of warts or prickles, all the rest furnished with 2 
or 3 rows of equal prickles; furrows furnished with 1 vittæ 
each under the secondary ribs, Carpophore setaceous, bifid.— 
Involucra and involucels of 3-5 ovate, concave, equal leaves. 
135 Torruis. Teeth of calyx 5, triangularly lanceolate, acute, 
permanent. Petals obovate, emarginate, with an inflexed point : 
outer ones larger and bifid. Secondary ribs having abundance 
of prickles occupying the whole furrows, which are furnished 
with 1 vitta each under the prickles. Carpophore setaceous, 
bifid. Involucra of 1-5 leaves; involucels of 5-6 lanceolate 
ciliated leaves, 
§ 2. 
Mericarps only furnished with primary ribs. 
Tribe XV, 
Scanpicinem. Fruit evidently compressed, or contracted from 
the sides, usually beaked ; mericarps with 5 filiform ribs, which 
are at length winged: lateral ribs marginating, all equal, but 
sometimes all obliterated at the base, and only conspicuous at the 
apex. Seeds teretely convex, having a deep furrow in front, or 
somewhat involute on the margin. 
136 Sca'nprx. Margin of calyx obsolete, or somewhat 5- 
toothed. Petals obovate, truncate, or emarginate, usually fur- 
nished with an inflexed point. Fruit compressed from the sides, 
with a very long beak; vitte wanting, or nearly obsolete. Car- 
pophore undivided, forked at the apex—Involucra wanting, or 
of 1 leaf; involucels of 5-7 leaves. 
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137 Awturr'scus. Margin of calyx obsolete. Petals obo- 
vate, truncate, or emarginate, with a very short inflexed point. 
Fruit contracted from the sides : having a beak, which is shorter 
than the seed ; mericarps nearly terete, destitute of ribs, the 
beak alone being furnished with 5 ribs. Carpophore bifid at 
the apex.—lInvolucra wanting ; involucels of many leaves. 
138 CHÆROPHY'LLUM. Margin of calyx obsolete. Petals 
obovate, emarginate, with an inflexed point. Fruit compressed 
from the sides, without any beak ; commissure deep; vitte 1 
in each furrow. Carpophore bifid.—Involucra wanting, or of 
few leaves ; involucels of many leaves, ; 
139 Caupa'sta. Margin of calyx obsolete. Petals ovate, 
with an entire somewhat involute point. Fruit ovate-oblong, 
rather compressed from the sides, crowned by the short diverg- 
ing styles; furrows between the ribs broad, flat, striated, and 
furnished with 1 vitta each; commissure furrowed in the mid- 
dle. Carpophore bipartite. Seed rather convolute at the com- 
missure.—Umbels simple, surrounded by a 20-leaved invo- 
lucrum. 
140 SpHatreroca’rrus. Teeth of calyx 5, subulate. Petals 
obovate-cuneated, emarginate, with an inflexed point (f. 56. L. 
b.): the outer ones of the umbel radiating. Stylopodium rather 
urceolate, toothed; styles short. Fruit elliptic-oblong (f. 56. 
L. d.), contracted from the sides, without a beak ; furrows be- 
tween the ribs convex, furnished with 2-3 vittæ each, and the 
commissure with 4-6. Carpophore bipartite (f. 56. L. h.).— 
Involucra wanting ; involucels of 5-6 lanceolate leaves (f. 56. 
Daa): 
141 Motorosre’rmum. Calyx 5-toothed, foliaceous. Petals 
lanceolate, entire, ending in a long ascending point. Fruit con- 
tracted from the sides. Mericarps with 5 winged ribs. Seed 
bluntly tetragonal or angular ; channels empty between the seed 
and the commissure of the pericarp; furrows having 1 broad 
brown vitta each, but the commissure is very narrow, and 
without any vittæ. Carpophore bipartite—Involucra of many 
elongated, membranous leaves, which are sometimes multifid ; 
involucel of many leaves. 
142 Veræa. Margin of calyx obliterated. Petals unknown. 
Stylopodium conically depressed, short (f, 56. G. b.); styles 
erect, filiform. Fruit ovate (f. 56. G. e. b.), without a beak ; 
mericarps rather compressed from the sides, with 5 ribs: the 2 
lateral ones filiform, and the 3 dorsal ones winged; vittæ 3, and 
sometimes 2 in each furrow, and 4 in the commissure. Carpo- 
phore bipartite (f. 56. G. h.) from the base.—Involucra and in- 
volucels none. 
143 My’rruis. Margin of calyx obsolete. Petals obovate, 
emarginate, with an inflexed point. Fruit compressed from the 
sides. Seeds involute, covered by a double membrane : outer 
membrane furnished with 5 acutely keeled, sharp, equal ribs, 
hollow inside: inner one adnate to the seed ; vittæ none. Carpo- 
phore cleft at the apex.—Involucra none; involucels of many 
lanceolate ciliated leaves. 
144 Osmorniza. Margin of calyx obsolete. Petals obovate, 
hardly emarginate, with a short inflexed point, Fruit elon» 
