252 
Carolina; and probably of South America, if the synonyme of 
Leefling, itin. p. 281. is referrible to the species. Lam. dict. 3. 
p. 152. Rich. hydr. no. 19. f. 10. Spreng. umb. no. 3. t. 2. f. 3. 
Var. a, flexicaúlis (Michx. fl. bor. amer. 1. p. 162.) stems 
more firm, shorter, and as if they were flexuous. 
Var. B, gracilis (Michx. 1. c.) plant more slender, filiform, not 
flexuous ; leaves smaller. 
American Penny-wort. Fl. May, Aug. Clt. 1790. Pl. cr. 
44 H. muxricau’ts (Pohl, in litt. 1828. ex D. C. prod. 4. p. 
64.) plant creeping; leaves on long petioles, glabrous, reni- 
formly orbicular, 9-nerved, and somewhat 9-lobed: each lobe 
with 3 crenatures; petioles shorter than the peduncles, both 
bearded with pili at the apex ; umbels capitate, 15-20-flowered ; 
fruit glabrous, ribbed, emarginate at both ends. Y%. B.S. Na- 
tive of Brazil. Leaves and inflorescence like those of H. Ame- 
ricdna. 
Many-stemmed Penny-wort. PI. cr. 
45 H. rorunpirou1a (Roxb. hort. beng. p. 21.) plant tufted 
and creeping; leaves petiolate, reniformly orbicular, 7-nerved, 
bluntly 7-lobed, dentately crenated, hispid beneath, glabrous 
above ; umbels opposite the leaves, nearly sessile, 7-9-flowered ; 
fruit glabrous, acutely 5-ribbed. 2/.B. F. Native of the east 
of Bengal, in Silhet. Petioles twice the length of the limbs of 
the leaves, and are as well as the stems glabrous. 
Round-leaved Penny-wort. PI. cr. 
46 H. renr’tta (D. Don, prod. fl. nep. p. 183.) plant tufted 
and creeping; leaves reniform, somewhat 7-lobed, crenated, 
quite glabrous, shining ; umbels capitate, sessile, few-flowered. 
yu. B. H. Native of Nipaul. Allied to H. nitidula, but differs 
in the leaves being less lobed, in the petioles being shorter, and 
in the umbels being sessile. 
Pliant Penny-wort. PI. cr. 
47 H. arara (Rich. hydr. no. 50. f. 28.) plant quite gla- 
brous ; stems erect, winged, compressed ; leaves cordate, bluntly 
hastate, on short petioles; peduncles longer than the petioles ; 
umbels 4-6-flowered ; pedicels quite distinct ; fruit lenticular, 
compressed, furnished with 10 ribs on both sides. YY. B. F. 
Native of New Holland. H. pusilla, R. Br. ined. but not of 
Rich. 
Winged Penny-wort. Pl. + to 1 foot. 
48 H. muscòsa (R. Br. in Rich. hydr. no. 45. f. 27.) plant 
rather hairy; leaves palmate; segments 3-5, narrow, cuneated, 
tridentate at the apex ; peduncles shorter than the petioles ; um- 
bels somewhat capitate, 6-8-flowered, fruit orbicular, rather 
compressed, having 2 ribs on both sides. 4%. F. Native of New 
Holland. Petioles nearly an inch long, glabrous. 
Mossy Penny-wort. PI. cr. 
49 H. rripartr'ra (R. Br. in Rich. hydr. no. 46. f. 25.) plant 
rather pilose; leaves palmate: segments 3, cuneated, deeply 
toothed : lateral ones usually bifid ; peduncles much shorter than 
the petioles ; umbels rather capitate, 6-10-flowered ; fruit orbi- 
cular, didymous, furnished with 2 ribs on both sides. 2. F. 
Native of New Holland. Sieb. pl. exsic. nov. holl. no. 628. 
Flowers nearly sessile in the umbel, but after the flowers have 
decayed the pedicels lengthen a little. 
Tripartite-leaved Penny-wort. PI. cr. 
*** Umbels capitate, many-flonered, especially with from 8 
to 30 nearly sessile flowers. 
50 H. erese'ta (R. Br. in Rich. hydr. no. 20. f. 28.) plant 
glabrous ; leaves reniform, doubly crenated, 7-9-nerved; pe- 
duncles shorter than the petioles; umbels capitate, globose, 12- 
15-flowered; fruit furnished with 2 ribs on each side. Y.B. F. 
Native of New Holland. Heads of flowers small: leaves of in- 
volucrum ovate, acute. Stems trailing. Petioles 1-2 inches 
long. 
UMBELLIFER Æ. 
I. HyprocoTYLE. 
Plebeian Penny-wort. Fl. May, Aug. Clt. 1823. Pl. tr. 
51 H. roryrsìza (D. C. prod. 4. p. 65.) plant trailing, root- 
ing at the joints ; leaves orbicular, cordate, with a narrow recess, 
crenated, 9-11-nerved, glabrous on both surfaces, as well as on 
the petioles ; peduncles villous at the apex ; umbels 20-flowered, 
densely capitate; pedicels elongated after flowering, the fruit is 
therefore pedicellate ; fruit orbicular, minutely dotted; meri- 
carps furnished with one rib on each side. 2%. B.S. Native of 
Brazil, in the neighbourhood of Rio Janeiro. Peduncles shorter 
than the petioles, rarely longer. The disposition of the flowers 
is intermediate between the first and second division of the 
genus. 
Many-rooted Penny-wort. PI. cr. 
52 H. merassa‘ra (Ruiz et Pav. fl. per. 3. p. 26. but not of 
Rafin.) plant glabrous; leaves reniform, 7-9-lobed, crenately 
serrated; serratures thickened, whitish; petioles long ; umbels 
many flowered, globose. 2%. G. Native of Peru, in shady 
places at Tarma. Rich. hydr. no. 47. 
Thickened Penny-wort. PI. cr. 
53 H. Nepate’nsts (Hook. exot. fl. 1. t. 30.) the whole 
plant scabrous from short scattered hairs; leaves orbicularly re- 
niform, 7-lobed, crenately toothed ; flowers monoecious ; umbels 
globose, many flowered, dense; fruit turgid, without ribs. %. 
B. H. Native of Nipaul, in wet places. U 
apparently contain only male flowers, while others contain only 
female ones; these flowers are on short pedicels while young, 
but afterwards these pedicels gradually lengthen out. It comes 
very near to H. capitàta, and according to Sprengel is probably 
not distinct from it. 
Some of the umbels | 
Var. a, brévipes (D. C. prod. 4. p. 65.) peduncles at their 
greatest length shorter than the petioles. 
Var. B, lóngipes (D. C. 1. c.) peduncles when bearing the | 
fruit longer than the petioles. H. híspida, D. Don, fl. nep. 
p- 183. 
Nipaul Penny-wort. Fl. July. Clt. 1820. Pl. er. 
54 H. carrra‘ra (Pet. Th. fl. trist. d'ac. p. 43. t. 12. but not 
of Willd. nor Banks,) the whole plant hispid from long bristles ; 
leaves orbicularly reniform, bluntly and obscurely 7-lobed, un- 
equally crenated; flowers monoecious; umbels globose, many 
flowered, dense, on short peduncles ; fruit rather turgid, dotted, 
almost without ribs. 4%. B. F. Native of the Island of Tristan 
da Cunha. Rich. hydr. no. 22. t. 62. f. 29. Carm. fl. no. 15. 
H. crinìta, Pet. Th. in herb. Juss. 
Capitate-flowered Penny-wort. PI. cr. 
55 H. cLosirLòRa (Ruiz et Pav. fl. per. 3. p. 25. t, 247. f.a.) 
plant hairy from short down; leaves roundish-reniform, 13- 
nerved, rather lobulate, crenated ; peduncles a little shorter than 
the petioles; umbels globose, many flowered. %. B. F Na- 
tive of Peru, in humid places in woods by stagnant water, near 
Muna. Nerves of leaves and fruit fulvous. Leaves of involu- 
crum numerous, linear, and short. Flowers in each umbel 
about 200. 
Globe-flowered Penny-wort. Pl. cr. 
56 H. crrriopdra (Ruiz et Pav. fl. per. 4. p. 26.) leaves re- 
niform, 7-9-lobed, crenated, and are, as well as the petioles, 
hairy, but pubescent beneath, as well as on the branches; pe- 
duncles densely villous, length of the petioles; umbels small, 
many flowered, globose. %4. B. F. Native of Chili, in shady 
humid places about Conception; and of Peru, in the tract 0 
Huanaco, as well as of Brazil according to Pohl. 
Citron-scented Penny-wort. PI. cr. 
57 H. ranuncutoipes (Lin. fil. suppl. p. 177.) plant gla- 
brous; leaves orbicularly reniform, 5-nerved, and somewhat 5- 
lobed; lobes obtuse, somewhat crenated: middle lobe more pro- 
longed than the rest; peduncles shorter than the petioles; U™ 
bels 5-12-flowered ; flowers pedicellate. 
North America, in Pennsylvania and Mexico; 
and of South 
4. B.H. Native of 
