UMBELLIFERÆ. 
pinnate ; leaflets broad, cuneiform, forked: superior ones ob- 
long, entire; leaves of involucels very short, joined together at 
the base ; fruit villous. XY. H. Native of Eastern Caucasus, in 
subalpine situations. Bùbon cuneifdlius, Spreng. syst. 1.p. 900. 
Wedge-leafleted Meadow-saxifrage. P). 1 foot? 
8 S. PEUCEDANIFÒLIUM (Bess. enum. cont. p. 44.) stem terete, 
sparingly branched at the apex, glaucous; leaves triternate; 
leaflets linear-lanceolate, acuminated ; sheaths adpressed ; invo- 
lucrum almost wanting; leaves of involucel subulate, joined 
together at the base; flowers nearly sessile ; fruit velvety from 
flocky short down. %.? H. Native of the south of Podolia. 
Trev. in act. bonn. 13. p. 172. in a note. S. proliferum, Spreng. 
in Schultes, syst. 6. p. 402.? Bùbon peucedanifdlius, Spreng. 
syst. 1. p. 900. Involucrum sometimes of few leaves. 
Peucedanum-leaved Meadow-saxifrage. Fl. June, July. Clt. 
1818. Pl. 1 foot. 
9 S. Leucosre'rmum (Waldst. et Kit. pl. rar. hung. 1. p. 92. 
t. 89.) stem terete, flexuous, branched at the apex ; leaves 
glaucous, decompound ; leaflets setaceous, linear; petioles di- 
lated, and sheathing; involucrum usually of one leaf; leaves 
of involucels subulate, joined together at the base, and are 
as well as the fruit puberulous. Y%. or ¢. H. Native of 
Pannonia, about Buda on chalky hills. Athamantha leucos- 
perma, Poir. suppl. 1. p. 534. Very nearly allied to S. Hippo- 
marathrum, but differs in the leaves of the involucel being 
Joined only at the base, not to the apex. Umbellules dense. 
Fruit with elevated corky ribs and narrow furrows, ex Koch, 
umb. p. 110. 
White-seeded Meadow-saxifrage. FI. July. Clt. 1805. Pl. 
1} foot. = 
: Secr. II. Eusr'seLI (so called from containing what are con- 
sidered the true species of the genus). D.C. prod. 4. p. 145.— 
Séseli véra, Koch, umb. p. 110.—Hippomarathrum, Duby, in 
D.C. bot. gall. 1. p. 234. but not of Link, nor Rivin. Invo- 
lucra wanting or of few leaves. Leaves of involucels distinct, or 
sometimes somewhat concrete at the very base. 
* Floners yellow. 
10 S. Gra‘cize (Waldst. et Kit. hung. 2. p. 122. t. 117.) stem 
terete; leaves triternate; leaflets triangularly setaceous, very 
thin and rather flaccid ; rays of umbel elongated; involucra 
wanting or nearly so, very short. 4. H. Native of Pannonia 
a Transylvania, on calcareous rocks. Baumg. fl. trans. 1. p. 
238. Flowers yellow ; petals oval-oblong, incurved at the apex. 
Caudex ascending. Flowering stems erect. Sheaths of leaves 
entire. Fruit elliptic and smooth, like the rest of the plant. 
Umbels opposite the leaves, drooping before expansion. 
Slender Meadow-saxifrage. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1805. Pl. 
1 to 2 feet. 
> 11 S. rrrrerwa‘rum (Pursh, fl. amer. sept. 1. p. 197.) root 
usiform ; leaves sheathing a long way, ternate, biternate, or 
triternate : leaflets or segments elongated, linear or linear-lan- 
a pa quite entire, petiolulate ; stem leafy at the base; um- 
r S compound, with nearly equal rays; umbellules capitate ; 
thd dioecious or polygamous ; immature fruit oblong, some- 
what cylindrical ; mericarps with 5 elevated acute ribs; involu- 
crum and involucels wanting. 4%. H. Native of North Ame- 
rica, about the Columbia river; common on the dry gravelly 
ae near Fort Vancouver. Hook. fl. bor. amer. 1. p. 264. t. 
i This has much the habit of S. leiocárpum. Petals invo- 
a entire. Teeth of calyx obsolete. Flowers yellow. 
182 aoe Meadow-saxifrage. FI. June, July. Cit. 
as 12 S. pivarica‘rum (Pursh, fl. amer. sept. p. 732.) stem dicho- 
mous, leafy ; leaves petiolate, with short sheaths, bipinnate or 
LXX. Sesexr. 309 
tripinnatifid ; segments linear-oblong, acute, short; peduncles 
lateral and terminal; rays of umbels equal; leaves of invo- 
lucels_linear-subulate ; fruit roundish-ovate, crowned by the 
calycine teeth; mericarps rough, with 5 elevated ribs and many 
vittæ. 2%. H. Native of North America, on the banks of the 
Missouri; and about Carlton House upon the Saskatchawan. 
Sims, bot. mag. 1742. Nutt. gen. amer. 1. p. 194. S. Jucidum, 
Fras. cat. 1813. Marathrum, Rafin. journ. phys. 1820. Flowers 
yellow. The vittæ are numerous, and abound in powerfully 
aromatic oil. 
Divaricate Meadow-saxifrage. 
Pl. 1 foot. 
13 S. te10ca’rpum (Hook. in fl. bor. amer. 1. p. 263. t. 93.) 
leaves with long sheaths, triternate or triternately pinnate ; leaf- 
lets petiolate, oblong, entire, attenuated or trifid, glaucous; stem 
nearly naked ; umbels compound, with the rays very unequal ; 
umbellules capitate; flowers dioecious or polygamous ; imma- 
ture fruit very smooth; involucra and involucels wanting. XY. 
H. Native of the north-west coast of America; on gravelly 
soils near Fort Vancouver, on the Columbia. Flowers yellowish. 
Styles reflexed. 
Smooth-fruited Meadow-saxifrage. PI. $ foot. 
14 S. peroxia‘tum (Led. fl. ross. alt. 1. p. 343.) radical 
leaves early, caducous ; stem furnished with leafless sheaths ; 
involucra and involucels of few leaves. 2%.H. Native of Si- 
beria, in the Kirghisean Steppe, in sandy wet salt situations. 
Plant with the habit of Férula salsa. Root perpendicular. Stems 
solitary, simple at the base, divided into floriferous branches 
from the middle, which are branched again. Flowers yellow, 
polygamous. Carpels with 5 prominent equal filiform ribs; 
vittze one in each furrow, and 2 in the commissure. 
Defoliate Meadow-saxifrage. PI. 1 foot. 
** Flowers white. 
15 S. eva‘rum (Gouan, ill. 16. t. 8.) stem rather dichoto- 
mous, terete, few-leaved; leaves bipinnate: leaflets linear-fili- 
form, stiffish ; involucra almost wanting; fruit ovate, tubercular 
while young, but glabrous in the adult state, crowned by the 
calyx. %4. H. Native of the south of France, Italy, &c. in 
open situations. Gmel. syst. p. 489. D.C. fl. fr. 3. p. 284, 
Spreng. umb. spec. 118. exclusive of the first and perhaps of the 
second synonyme. S. elàtum, Lin. spec. p. 375. is very probably 
a distinct plant.—Lob. icon. t. 727. f. 2. Plant glaucous. 
Var. B, ligulàre (D. C. prod. 4. p. 146.) superior cauline 
leaves long-linear, quite entire. Native country unknown, but 
is usually to be found in gardens, under the name of S. glaticum. 
Tall Meadow-saxifrage. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1710. Pl. 1 
to 2 feet. 
16 S. va`rıum (Trev. ind. sem. wratis. 1808, nov. act. bonn. 
13. p. 168.) stem terete; branches few, erect; petioles fur- 
rowed, as well as the leaves, which are tripinnate ; leaflets linear, 
glabrous, glaucous; involucrum almost wanting ; leaves of invo- 
lucels short, subulate ; fruit oblong, glabrous, not crowned. Y. 
H. Native of Caucasus and Austria. S. varium, Koch, umb. 
p.110. S. Tatricum, Link, in Spreng. syst. 1. p. 884. but not 
of Koch. S. glaticum, Bieb. fl. taur. 1. p. 234. suppl. p. 241. 
ex Trev. Differs from S. montdnum and S. Pallasii, in the fruit 
not being crowned by the teeth of the calyx. 
Var. B, brachycérpum (Bess. in litt. 1828.) fruit shorter. 2%. 
H. S. cherophylloides, Hortul. but not of Thunb. Perhaps a 
proper species. 
Various Meadow-saxifrage. Fl. Ju. July. Cit. 1817. Pl. 1 ft. 
17 S. su'nczum (Sibth, et Smith, fl. grec. prod. 1. p. 200.) 
stem much branched, divaricate, stiff, glabrous ; leaves rather 
glaucous: radical ones triternate ; leaflets keeled, trifurcate ; 
cauline petioles very short, spreading ; umbels solitary, few- 
Fl. June, July. Clt. 1812. 
