268 UMBELLIFERZ. 
Scarious-petioled Eryngo. Pl. 1 to 2 feet. 
10 E. cromera‘tum (Lam. dict. 4. p. 755.) leaves bipinnatifid ; 
lobes linear, very stiff, divaricate; heads of flowers small, col- 
lected into a thyrse; flowers small; leaves of involucrum much 
longer than the head of flowers, and are as well as the pale 
nearly entire, and spinose. %.H. Native of Crete. Laroch. 
eryng. p. 29.t. 6. Tratt. arch.t. 760. E. parviflorum, Smith, 
prod. fl. grec. 1. p. 175. Herb white, densely beset with 
leaves. Perhaps the Æ. glomerdtum, Sieb. herb. crete, which 
he gathered at the foot of Mount Ida, is the same, but it differs 
from the figure given by Laroche, in the heads of flowers being 
disposed in a corymb, in the lobes of the leaves being broader, 
and in the leaves of the involucrum being furnished with a spine- 
like subulate divaricate tooth on each side. 
Glomerate-headed Eryngo. Fl. Jul. Aug. Clt. 1826. Pl. 1 ft. 
11 E, rostra‘tum (Cav. icon. 6. t. 552.) radical leaves long, 
lanceolate : outer ones spiny-ciliated: inner ones pinnatifid ; 
stems a little branched; leaves of involucrum entire, rather 
shorter than the head of flowers, which is globose; paleze among 
the flowers, entire: upper paleze ending in a horn each, much 
longer than the flowers. 2. H. Native of Chili, at Talcahuano, 
Conception, &c. Laroch. eryng. p.29. This species is inter- 
mediate between the section Ramosinérvia and Parallelinérvia. 
Beaked-scaled Eryngo. Pl. 3 to 4 feet. 
12 E. como'sum (Laroch. eryng. p. 30. t. 7.) radical leaves 
bipinnatifid; lobes linear, winged; stem dichotomous at the 
apex, bearing many heads; leaves of involucrum 5-6, trifid, 
longer than the head of flowers, which is ovate; paleze among 
the flowers simple : upper paleæ spiny-toothed, drawn out into 
a tuft. 2%. F. Native of Mexico, in temperate places be- 
tween Rio Sacra and Tolucco. H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 
5. p.30. Flowers blue? 
Tufted-scaled Eryngo. FI. Jul. Ang. Clt. 1818. Pl. 4to1 ft. 
13 E. Cre/ticum (Lam. dict. 4. p. 754.) cauline leaves almost 
pinnatifid ; lobes lanceolate, spinose, ciliately toothed at the 
base; stems much branched at the apex, divaricate; leaves of 
involucrum 5, lanceolate-subulate, bearing 1-2 spiny teeth on 
each side, much longer than the head of flowers, which is 
roundish ; paleæ among the flowers, tricuspidate. %.H. Na- 
tive of the islands of Candia, Samos, and in all the islands of the 
Archipelago ; frequent. Laroch. eryng. p. 30. t. 80. D’Urv. 
enum. 29. Sieb. herb. cret. E. cyaneum, Sibth. fl. gree. t. 
258. prod. 1. p. 175. Tratt. tab. t. 350. Stems and heads 
of flowers of an amethyst colour. Floriferous branches elon- 
gated, or short and crowded. 
Cretan Eryngo. Pl. 1 to 14 foot. 
14 E. mutti’ripum (Sibth. et Smith, fl. græc. t. 259. prod. 1. 
p- 175.) leaves all bipinnatifid, somewhat lyrate, and palmate- 
parted at the apex; lobes deeply lobed; stems corymbose, co- 
loured at the top ; leaves of involucrum linear-lanceolate, pin- 
natifid, or nearly entire, exceeding the head of flowers, which is 
ovate; paleze among the flowers, entire. %.H. Native of the 
hills of the Morea and Sicily. E. alpinum, elatius, &e. Cup. 
pamph. 1. t. 29. Guss. prod. fl. sic. 1. p. 305. Top of stem 
and heads of flowers blue. Allied to Æ. amethjstinum and E. 
Créticum. : 
Multifid Eryngo. Pl. 2 feet. 
15 E. ovrnxum (Cunning. in Field’s new south wales, p. 358.) 
stems erect, furrowed, dichotomous ; leaves bipinnatifid ; lobes 
linear, stiff, spinose, divaricate; heads of flowers spherical, pe- 
dunculate ; leaves of involucrum linear, mucronate, stiff. Y.G. 
Native of New Holland, near Bathurst. Flowers white. The 
plant when young is much sought after by sheep. 
Sheep Eryngo. FI. July, Aug. Cit. 1824. PI. 14 foot. 
** Limbs of radical leaves cordate at the base, undivided, or 
a little lobed. 
XXXI. Eryneium. 
16 E. marr'rimum (C. Bauh. pin. p. 386. Lin. spec. p. 337.) | 
leaves of a whitish glaucous hue, coriaceous ; radical leaves on 
long petioles, roundish, cordate, spiny-toothed : superior ones | 
stem-clasping, palmately lobed ; leaves of involucrum 5-7, ovate, 
spiny-toothed, exceeding the head of flowers, which is roundish; 
palez among the flowers, tricuspidate, about equal in length to 
the calyxes. X4. H. Native throughout Europe, among the 
sand along the sea-shore ; and on both sides of the Mediter- 
ranean Sea. It is to be found plentiful in some parts of Bri- 
tain, on the sea-shore. Oed. fl. dan. t. 718. Tratt. arch. t, 
209. Woodv. med. bot. t. 102. Smith, engl. bot. t. 718. 
Roots creeping. Flowers very pale blue. By English writers 
the Sea eryngo has been called sea holly, sea hulver, and sa | 
holme. The young flowering shoots of the plant, eaten like 
asparagus, are very nourishing, according to Linnæus. The 
leaves are sweetish, with a slight aromatic warm pungency. The 
roots are supposed to have the same aphrodisiacal virtues as the 
O’rchis tribe. They are kept in the shops candied, and are still | 
regarded by the Arabs as an excellent restorative. Eryngo 
roots were first candied at Colchester about the beginning of the | 
17th century by Robert Buxton, apothecary. His apprentice, | 
Samuel Great, continued this business, and it has ever since been 
carried on by the posterity of the latter —Morant’s Colchester, 
io Ze ° 
i Sea Eryngo or Holly. Fl. July, Oct. Brit. Pl. 1 to 14 ft. 
17 E. Ottverta‘num (Laroch. eryng. p. 37. t. 12.) radical 
leaves on long petioles, roundish cordate; lower cauline leaves 
petiolate, 3-lobed, and deeply toothed : upper cauline ones stem- 
clasping, 3-parted, and cut; leaves of involucrum 10-12, lan- 
ceolate, stiff, having 5-6 teeth on each side, which are more 
crowded towards the base, exceeding the head of flowers; pa 
among the flowers, tricuspidate, and entire. 2%. H. Native P 
the Levant. E.alpinum y, Schultes, syst. 6. p. 323. Heads 0 
flowers blue. Nearly allied to Æ. alpinum, but is constant to er 
characters, even in cultivation : it differs from it in the radical 
leaves being much less cordate, in the lower ones being m 
dissected, and in the leaves of the involucrum being stiff, an 
having fewer teeth. The colour of the herb is green. 
Oliver’s Eryngo. Pl. 1 to 2 feet. ; 
18 E. cicante'um (Bieb. fl. taur. 1. p. 201.) radical ba 
on long petioles, profoundly cordate, crenate-toothed ; cau e 
leaves stem-clasping, deeply lobed, spiny-serrated ; leaves 0 
involucrum 8-9, large, ovate-lanceolate, deeply spiny-seF- 
rated, longer than the head of flowers, which 1s Oa 
paleze among the flowers tricuspidate. %. H. Native s aid 
Alps of Caucasus, Armenia, and Iberia. E. glaúcum, p 
herb. ex Stev. in litt. E. asperifòlium, Laroch. eryng. P: ‘ie 
t.11. Poir. suppl. 3. p. 289. Tratt. arch. t. 355. eee if 
chotomously branched, 3-4 feet high, blue at the top as we : 
the heads of flowers. Lower leaves roughish, pubescent 0 
glabrous beneath, reticulated with anastomosing nerves. : 
Giant Eryngo. Fi. Jul. Aug. Clt. 1820. Pl. 3to 4 = j 
19 E. arer'num (Lin. spec. p. 337.) radical and lower cau eo 
leaves on long petioles, deeply cordate, serrate-toothed : "PE 
cauline leaves palmately lobed, ciliately serrated ; san 
spinulose ; leaves of involucrum 10-20, rather soft, alittle ra 
than the head of flowers, pinnatifidly serrated, having 12- ý 
cilia-formed serratures on each side : and with the lower a 
tures pinnatifid; paleæ among the flowers tricuspidate or wane 
Y%.H. Native of Switzerland, Piedmont, Germany, os 5. 
Carniola, &c. in alpine pastures. Jacq. icon. rar. F e a 
Sims, bot. mag. t. 922. Tratt. arch. t. 205. involac pe 
with the upper part of the herb and the flowers are of a be ra 
tiful blue colour; but there is also a variety which is bears 
the last-mentioned parts: and another which has the pa 
among the flowers pinnatifid. Herb green. 
