> UMBELLIFERÆ. 
deep narrow furrow inside.—Involucra of 3-5 leaves; involucels 
of 3-5 leaves, dimidiate. 
159 Vica‘tia. Margin of calyx obsolete. Petals unknown. 
Styles short. Fruit ovate-oblong ; mericarps nearly semi-terete, 
with 5 filiform, hardly prominent ribs; vittee small, many in the 
furrows, which are broad and flat; commissure narrow. Car- 
pophore thick, somewhat bifid at the apex. Albumen furnished 
with a furrow at the commissure, convex outside.—Involucra, 
and generally the involucels, are wanting. 
160 Arraca'cua. Margin of calyx obsolete. Petals lanceo- 
late or ovate, entire: with an inflexed point, which is curbed 
above the middle nerve. Fruit ovate-oblong, somewhat com- 
pressed from the sides ; mericarps with 5 equal ribs; vittee many 
in the furrows. Albumen nearly semi-terete, furnished with a 
furrow at the commissure.—Involucra wanting, or of 1 leaf; in- 
volucels of 3 leaves. Flowers polygamous. 
161 Prevrosrx’rmum. Margin of calyx 5-toothed. Petals 
obovate, entire, flat, or attenuated and inflexed at the apex. 
Fruit ovate, somewhat compressed from the sides; mericarps 
furnished with a double membrane: outer one furnished with 5 
winged hollow ribs: the inner one adnate to the seed, and fur- 
nished with 5 elevated ribs under those of the outer membrane ; 
furrows of the inner membrane furnished with 1-2 vittee each, 
and the commissure with 2. Carpophore filiform, bipartite.— 
Involucra and involucels of many leaves. 
162 Hymrenot# Na. Margin of calyx obsolete. Petals obo- 
vate, entire, flat, or attenuated and inflexed at the apex. Fruit 
ovate or oblong; mericarps with 5 exserted, nearly equal wings ; 
commissure flat, furnished with 2 vittze, and the furrows with 1. 
Seed with a furrow in front, convex on the outside. Carpophore 
bipartite-—Involucra and involucels of many leaves. 
163 Puysosrse’rmum. Margin of calyx 5-toothed. Petals 
obovate, somewhat emarginate, with an inflexed point. Fruit 
contracted from the sides; wericarps renifermly globose, didy- 
mous, with 5 filiform equal slender ribs: the lateral ribs placed 
before the margins ; vittee broad, lin each furrow. Seed semi- 
lunar.—Involucra and involucels of many leaves. 
164 Smy’rnium. Margin of calyx obsolete. Petals lanceo- 
late or elliptic, entire, with an inflexed point. Fruit contracted 
from the sides ; mericarps reniformly globose, didymous : with 3 
dorsal, rather prominent ribs, and 2 lateral, marginating, nearly 
obliterated ones; vittee many in each furrow ; carpophore bipar- 
tite. Seed involute—Involucra and involucels variable in the 
different species. 
165 Ev’torpnus. Margin of calyx 5-toothed (f. 56. K. b.). 
Petals unknown. Fruit a little contracted from the sides (f. 56. 
K. a.); mericarps ovate, rather didymous, with 5 hardly pro- 
minent ribs; furrows having 3 convex stripes, more prominent 
than the ribs, which are hollow inside and filled with oil; com- 
missure furnished with 4 similar vittæ. Seed semi-lunar. Car- 
pophore bipartite.—Involucra and involucels of many linear 
leaves (f. 56. K. t) 
166 Scarier ria. Margin of calyx entire. Petals obcordate, 
with a short inflexed obtuse point. Stylopodia thick (f. 56. B. h.), 
247 
parallel, Styles filiform, bent outwardly. Fruit rather didy- 
mous; mericarps ovate, contracted at the raphe, hardly com- 
pressed from the sides, with 5 filiform ribs; vittze 2-3 in the fur- 
rows, which are rather convex, and 4-6 in the commissure, which 
is flattish, Albumen furnished with a furrow on the inside.— 
Involucra wanting; involucels of a few small linear leaves. 
FIG. 56. 
SUBORDER III. CæŒLOSPE'RMÆ. 
from the base to the apex. . 
Albumen involutely curved 
Tre XVII. 
Coria’nprex. Fruit globose, or of 2 subglobose mericarps. 
Mericarps furnished with 5 primary, depressed, and flecuous ribs : 
lateral ribs placed before the accessory margin; and 4 more 
prominent secondary ones; all wingless. 
167 Birora. Margin of calyx obsolete. Petals obovate, 
emarginate, with an inflexed point: outer ones nearly equal 
or radiating and bifid. Fruit didymous; mericarps ventricosely 
subglobose, granularly wrinkled: marked with 5 impressed, ob- 
solete stripes : the 2 lateral stripes semicircular, placed in front of 
the accessory margin ; vittæ wanting ; commissure having 2 holes. 
Carpophore bipartite, adnate on both sides.—Involucra and in- 
volucels wanting, or of 1 leaf. 
168 Asroma. All as in Bifdra, but the fruit is evidently 
didymous; and the commissure is narrow, not perforated, nor 
dilated at the apex; styles rather diverging.—Involucra of 5-6 
lanceolate leaves ; involucels of 4-5 leaves. 
169 Arre‘ma. Teeth of calyx 5, acute, small, permanent. 
Petals obovate, emarginate, with an inflexed point. Fruit rather 
didymous ; mericarps nearly globose, ventricose, marked with 5 - 
rather prominent ribs, without any vittæ; commissure narrow, 
closed.—Involucra and involucels of many leaves. 
170 Corta’/nprum. Teeth of calyx 5, acute, unequal, per- 
manent. Petals obovate, emarginate, with an inflexed point: 
outer ones radiating, bifid. Fruit globose, 10-ribbed, hardly 
divisible ; the 4 secondary ribs on each mericarp are more promi- 
nent than the primary ones, and keeled; vittæ 1 in each furrow, 
and 2 in the commissure; carpophore free in the middle, but 
adnate at the base and apex. Seed hollow in front, covered by 
a loose membrane.—Involucra none; involucels usually of 3 
leaves, dimidiate. 
171 Cymsoca’rrum. Margin of calyx obsolete. Petals equal, 
obcordate, with an inflexed point. Stylopodium depressed ; styles 
