UMBELLIFER&. XV. Muunum. XVI. 
Patagonia. D’Urv. fl. mal. p. 47. Gommier, Pern, voy. 2. p. 7. 
and 65. ex D’Urv. Hydrocétyle gummifera, Lam. dict. 3. p. 
156. ill. p. 189. f. 21. Bolax gummifera and B. complicata, 
Spreng. umb. spec. p. 9. and p. 10. Azor€lla cæspitòsa, Vahl, 
symb. 3. p. 48. 
Clebaria Bolax. Pl. 4 foot. 
Cult, See Fragòsa, p. 259. for culture and propagation. 
XV. MULI'NUM (an ancient name of an umbelliferous 
plant). Pers. ench. 1. p: 309. Lag. am. nat. 2. p. 94. D.C. 
coll. mem. 5. p. 32. D.C. prod. 4. p.79. but not of Gaudin.— 
Bòlax species of Spreng.—Selinum species of Cav. 
Lin. syst. Pentdndria, Digýnia. Limb of calyx 5-toothed, 
permanent. Petals oval-oblong, acute, flat. Styles acute. 
Fruit 4-winged or parallelly biscutate ; mericarps without vitte, 
very much contracted at the commissure, compressed on the back, 
5-ribbed ; middle rib on the back nerve-formed, as well as the 
2 lateral ones, the 2 intermediate ones expanded into ample 
lateral wings.—Suffruticose tufted herbs, natives of Chili. Leaves 
3-5-cleft or undivided; petioles sheathing. Umbels simple ; 
pedicels longer than the many leaved involucrum. Flowers yel- 
low. This genus, according to Lagasca, is probably divisible 
Into several. 
1 M. sprndsum (Pers. ench. 1. p. 309.) cauline leaves trifid ; 
segments subulate and spiny: lateral segments bipartite; pe- 
tioles sheathing, glabrous; peduncles longer than the leaves; 
leaves of involucrum distinct, short, spreading a little; fruit 
orbicular. %. F. Native of Chili, on the highest mountains, 
called Cordillera del Planchon and del Portillo, towards Men- 
doza; between Los Ojos de Agua, and El Rio de Los Ojos de 
Agua; Andes of Chili, and Cordillera of Chili, at the elevation 
of 5,500 or 7,000 feet. Selinum spindsum, Cav. icon. 5. p. 59. 
t. 487. f. 1. Bòlax spindsus, Spreng. in Schultes, 6. p. 362. 
exclusive of the synonymes. Stems half a foot high. Umbels 
10-12-flowered. Petals of a reddish yellow-colour. 
Spiny Mulinum. PI. 4 foot. 
2 M. proni'rerum (Pers. l. c.) cauline leaves trifid ; segments 
subulate, spinose; petioles sheathing, glabrous; leaves of in- 
volucrum short, distinct, rather spreading; umbels peduncu- 
late, longer than the leaves; fruit orbicular. 2. F. Native 
of South America, at Port Desire ; and of Chili, oft the Andes 
of Mendoza between San Isedro and Portezuela, on the declivi- 
ties of mountains at the elevation of 5,000 to 10,000 feet. 
Selinum proliferum, Cav. icon. 5. p. 58. t. 486. f. 1. Bòlax 
prolifer, Spreng. in Schultes, syst. 6. p. 361. Root twisted. 
Stems 3-4 inches high, covered by the sheaths, Leaves gla- 
brous. Umbels 5-7-flowered, sometimes proliferous. Petals 
yellow. 
Proliferous Mulinum. Pl. 4 foot. 
3 M. cunga‘tum (Hook. and Arn. in Beech. bot. 1. p. 26.) 
leaves wedge-shaped, trifid, and sometimes 5-6-cleft: each lobe 
ending in`a spiny point; sheaths of leaves elongated, stiff, 
ciliated; umbels many flowered, on short peduncles. 2. F. 
Native of Chili, about Valparaiso, and on the mountains of Val- 
Paraiso; and at Huilquilema, in the province of Rare. Azo- 
rélla spindsa, Pers. ench. 1. p. 303. Fragòsa spinosa, Ruiz et 
Pay. fi. per. 3. p. 27. 
Cuneated-leaved Mulinum. PI. 4 foot. 
4 M. uxr'crxum (Gill. et Hook. in bot. misc. 1. p. 328. t. 64.) 
leaves trifid : segments subulate, spiny; umbels nearly sessile, 
terminating the very short branches ; fruit elliptic. h.F. Na- 
tive of Chili, near La Cienega de Bonillo, near the tops of the 
spallata range of mountains, at the elevation of 9,500 feet. 
- echinus, D. C. prod. 4. p. 79. Bòlax echinus, Presl. mss. 
A glabrous, much branched, humble, odoriferous plant. Petals 
Laretia. XVII. Drusa. XVIII. Huanaca. 261 
marked by an elevated longitudinal Jine in the middle. Leaves 
of involucrum linear-subulate. 
Furze-like Mulinum. Shrub 4 to + foot. 
5 M. micropny’tium (Pers. l. c.) cauline leaves imbricate, 
minute, tripartite: lobes linear-lanceolate, each terminated by a 
hair ; petioles stem-clasping, ciliated at the base. h.F. Native 
of South America, at Port Desire. Selinum microphyllum, Cav. 
icon. 5. p. 59. t. 486. f. 2. Petals reddish, yellow in the dried 
state. Stem shrubby, 3 inches long, branched, covered by the 
sheaths. 
Small-leaved Mulinum. Pl. 4 foot. 
6 M. arsovacina‘tum (Gill. et Hook. in bot. misc. 1. p. 
328.) leaves trifid; segments ovate-lanceolate, mucronate; um- 
bels axillary, small, few-flowered, sessile. F. Native of 
Chili, at Cerro de la Polcura, on the Andes of Mendoza. Shrub 
branched, dichotomous. 
White-sheathed Mulinum. 
Cult. 
h. 
é 
Pl. 4 foot. 
See Fragosa, p. 259. for culture and propagation. _ 
XVI. LARE'TIA (Zlareta is the vernacular name of the 
plant). Gill. et Hook. in bot. misc. 1. p. 329. t. 65. 
Lin. syst. Penténdria, Digynia. Margin of calyx 5-toothed. 
Petals ovate, entire. Fruit elliptic, square, flatly compressed 
from the back, 4-winged; mericarps lenticular, with dorsal ribs, 
and 2 lateral marginal ones, destitute of vittæ. Seed flat. 
1 L. acavu’tis (Gill. et Hook. 1. c.) 2%. F. Native of the 
Andes of Chili, in Ell Valle de Fray Carlos, at the elevation of 
10,000 feet; Cordillera of Chili, Los Ojos de Agua. Mulinum 
acaúle, Pers. ench. 1. p. 309. Selinum acatile, Cav. icon. 5. p. 
59. t. 487. Root thickish, rather fusiform, woody. Plant 
tufted. Leaves ovate, attenuated at the base; umbel radical, 
sessile, 
Stemless Laretia. 
ult, 
Pl. 4 foot. 
See Fragosa, p. 259, for culture and propagation. 
XVII. DRU‘SA (in honour of M. Le Dru, a French botanist 
and traveller). D. C. ann. mus. 10. p. 466. t. 38. Spreng. umb. 
prod. p. 15. f.6. Lag. am. nat. 2. p. 94. D.C. prod. 4. p. 80. 
Lin. syst. Pentdndria, Digynia. Limb of calyx entire, not 
perspicuous. Petals oval, entire. Fruit oval; mericarps much 
compressed on the back, without any vittee: the dorsal rib and 
the 2 inner ones linear, and not prominent: the 2 intermediate 
ones are drawn out into marginal repandly sinuated wings, having 
the sinuses obtuse, and the angles furnished with hooked stellate 
spinules. Seed much compressed.—A decumbent slender stoni- 
ferous herb, native of Teneriffe. Leaves opposite, petiolate, 
broadly 3-lobed, crenated. Hairs on divers parts of the plant 
very different, some of which are stiff, stellate, and hooked at 
the apex; others are soft, simple, solitary, or in stellate fasci- 
cles. Umbels axillary, pedunculate, 1-2-flowered, without any 
involucrum. Flowers small, white. Plant with the habit of 
Bonlésia, but the fruit is very different. 
1 D. oppositird11a (D.C. l.c.) ©. H. Native of Teneriffe, 
on shady rocks between Port Orotava and Monte Verde. Sicyos 
glandulosa, Poir. dict. 7. p. 155. Bowlésia oppositifolia, Buch. 
uebers. can. p. 34. Poir. ill. gen. 3. p. 590. t. 934. 
Opposite-leaved Drusa. FI. July, Aug. Clt. 1824. PI. cr. 
Cult. Sow the seeds of this plant in the open ground in any 
warm situation. 
XVIII, HUANA‘CA (meaning not explained). Cav. icon. 6. 
p. 18. t. 528. f. 2. D.C. coll. mem. 5. p. 32. prod. 4. p. 80.— 
Oenánthe species, Spreng —Spananthe species, Lag. am. nat. 2. 
p. 93. 
