320 
15. Peucédanum jinceum, Willd. mss. in Schultes, syst. 6. 
p. 576. From the yellow entire petals, it comes nearer Silàus 
than Cnidium, but the involucel is wanting. 
Sulphur-wort-like Pepper-saxifrage. Pl. 2 feet? 
Cult. See Athamdnta, p. 116. for culture and propagation. 
LXXXI. WALLRO‘THIA (in honour of F. Wallroth, M. D. 
a German botanist). Spreng. in Schultes, syst. 6. p. 45. exclu- 
sive of some species. D.C. coll. diss. 5. p. 49. t. 1. f. A. prod. 
4. p. 162.—Ligiisticum species, Roem. D. C. and Lapeyr.— 
Méum species of Duby. 
Lin. syst. Pentdndria, Monogynia. Teeth of calyx 5, ovate- 
lanceolate, acute (f. 56. Æ. b.). Petals entire, elliptic, acute at 
the base and apex (f. 56. 4.d.). Transverse section of fruit 
nearly terete; mericarps with 5 prominent, equal ribs: la- 
teral ribs marginating. Vitte 1 in each furrow, and 2 in the 
commissure.—A smooth perennial herb. Radical leaves decom- 
pound; leaflets linear-lanceolate. Involucra of 1-3 unequal 
leaves ; involucels of 5-8 linear-lanceolate leaves. Flowers 
white. This genus is intermediate between Méum and Ligús- 
ticum; it differs from the first in the calyx being evidently 5- 
toothed, and from the last in the petals being entire. 
1 W. renurro'ria (D. C. prod. 4. p. 162.). 2%. H. Native 
of the central Pyrenees, among rocks, but rare, as at Port 
d’Aulus, Estive de Luz, L’hieris, Eaux-bonnes, &c. Ligústi- 
cum tenuifòlium, Roem. in D. C. fl. fr. 4. (1805.) p. 309. 
Spreng. prod. 41. Ligust. spléndens, Lapeyr. abr. (1813.) p. 
156. Wallròthia spléndens, Spreng. in Schultes, syst. 6. p. 557. 
Méum tenuifdlium, Duby, in D. C. bot. gall. p. 230. Daúcus 
Pyrenaicus tenuifolius lucidus, and Ligusticum Pyrenaicum fæ- 
niculi folio lucidum, Tourn. herb. 
Fine-leaved Wallrothia. F]. Ju. Jul. Clt. 1825. Pl. 1 ft. 
Cult. See Athamdnta, p. 116. for culture and propagation. 
LXXXII. ME‘UM (from pewy, meion, smaller; in reference 
to the delicacy of the leaves). Tourn. inst. p. 312. t. 165. 
Jacq. Pers. Gærtn. Lag. am. nat. p. 100. Koch, umb. 
p. 103. D.C. coll. mem. 5. p. 49.—Ligiisticum species, D. C. 
fi. fr.—Æthùsa, Athamanta, Ligdsticum, and Phellandrium of 
authors. 
Lin. syst. Pentdndria, Digýnia. Margin of calyx obsolete. 
Petals entire, elliptic, acute at the base and apex. Transverse 
section of fruit nearly terete. Mericarps with 5 prominent, 
acutely keeled, equal ribs: lateral ribs marginating ; vittæ many 
in the furrows, and 6-8 in the commissure. Seed nearly semi- 
terete.—Glabrous, perennial herbs. Stems nearly simple, terete, 
striated. Leaves supra-decompound, or pinnate; leaflets mul- 
tifid : segments slender, linear, acute. Involucra almost want- 
ing; involucels of many leaves. Flowers white or purple. 
This genus is distinguished from Ligisticum in the calyx being 
without teeth and in the petals being entire. 
1 M. Arnama‘nticum (Jacq. fl. austr. t. 303.) leaves supra- 
decompound, divided into numerous, fine, setaceous leaflets or 
segments ; stems leafy, not much branched ; involucra of a few 
linear leaves, which are often 3-cleft at the apex, but often 
wanting altogether ; involucels of more numerous, entire, or cut 
leaves, somewhat dimidiate. 2%. H. Native of Europe, in 
mountain pastures ; plentiful on the mountains in the north of 
England ; and abundant in the Highlands of Scotland. Smith, 
engl. bot. 2249. Méum, Raii syn. 207. Dod. pempt. 305. 
f.1. Math. valgr. 1. p 22. f. 1. Cam. epit. Tef Riv. 
pent. irr. t. 63. Dalech. lugd. 769. f. 1-2. Athamanta Méum, 
Lin. spec. 353. Ligisticum capillaceum, Lam. fl. fr. 3. p. 454, 
Ligisticum Méum, D. C. fl. fr. 4. p. 310. Crantz, aust. fase. 3. 
p. 82. Hayne arz. gew. 7. t. 12. Æthùsa Méum, Lin. syst. 
veg. 287. Daúcus Créticus, Trag. hist. 445, f. 1.—Moris. hist. 
UMBELLIFERÆ. LXXXI. WALLROTHIA. 
- Dauphiny to Carinthia. 
LXXXII. Meum. LXXXIII. Gaya. 
3. p. 270. sect. 9. t. 2. f. 2. Roots tapering. Stems hollow, 
Petals sometimes slightly obcordate. The whole plant, but 
especially the root, is highly aromatic, with a hot biting flavour 
like lovage, which it communicates to milk and butter, from the 
cows feeding upon its herbage in spring. A strong infusion of 
this herb is said to give cheese the taste and odour of the Swiss 
chapziegar. The seeds, as well as the roots are recommended 
as carminatives and stomachics. The plant is called Spignel, 
Meu or Bald-money in England, and Highland-miken in Scotland. 
Athamanta-like or Common Bald-money. Fl. May, June. 
Britain. PJ. 1 to 2 feet. 
2 M. murteLLi Na (Gertn. fruct. 1. p. 106. t. 23.) leaves 
bipinnate or tripinnate ; leaflets lanceolate-linear, cut, acute; stem 
nearly naked, simple; involucra wanting: leaves of involucel 
lanceolate. 2. H. Native of middle Europe, in high sub- 
alpine pastures. Mutellina, J. Bauh. hist. 3. p. 2. p. 66. Phel- 
landrium mutellina, Lin. spec. p. 366. Jacq. austr. t. 56. hort. 
vind. t. 223. Ligústicum mutellina, All. pedem. t. 60. f. 1. 
D.C. fl. fr. 4. p. 310. Æthùsa mutellina, Lam. faafe p 1025. 
Œnánthe purpùrea, Lam. dict. 4. p. 530.—Cam. epit. p. 8. 
with a figure.—Park. theat. 889. f. 5. Herb and root aro- 
matic. In Switzerland, Haller says, the goodness of the pas- 
tures are estimated by the abundance of this plant. The flowers 
are probably always purple while young. 
Maaa or Sei Bad mos. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1774, 
Pl. 4 to 1 foot. ; 
Cult. See Athamánta, p. 116. for culture and propagation. 
LXXXIII. GA`YA (in honour of M. Gay, a distinguished 
French botanist). Gaud. feuill. vaud. 1825. no. 157. p. 28. fl. 
helv. 2. p. 389. D.C. coll. diss. 5. p. 49. prod. 4. p. 163. but 
not of Kunth. Laserpitium, spec. Lin. Hall. and Lam.—Li- 
gústicum spec. All. Spreng. Koch.—Arpitium. Neck. elem. 
no. 278. 
Lin. syst. Penténdria, Digynia. Margin of calyx obsolete. 
Petals obovate, more or less emarginate, with a broad inflexed 
point. Fruit oval, rather compressed; mericarps with 5 ele- 
vated, wing-formed ribs, which are contiguous at the base, ob- 
tuse: outer ones marginal. Vittæ none. Carpophore bipar- 
tite. Seed nearly semi-terete, easily separated from the covering. 
—Perennial mountain herbs. Leaves all radical, pinnate ; 
leaflets bipinnatifid: lobes linear. Stems naked, simple. Ue 
bels compound. Involucra of few leaves. Flowers son ’ 
fertile, white. This genus differs from Meum in the petats 
being emarginate, not entire ; in the furrows of the fruit being 
without vittze, and in the fruit being rather bladdery. “ 
1 G. si'mrLex (Gaudin, l. c.) leaves of involucra few (7-10), 
somewhat trifid. 2%. H. Native of the higher Alps, from 
Laserpitium simplex, Lin. mant. p. 
56. Jacq. misc. 2. t. 2. Ligústicum simplex, All. pedem. a 
1324. Spreng. in Schultes, syst. 6. p. 553. Vill. dauph. 2. 
t. 14. Laserpitium lùcidum, Ait. hort. kew. ed. 1. vol, 1. p 
345. ex Spreng. Root branched. Flowers reddish. 
Simple-stemmed Gaya. Fl. Jul. Clt. 1775. Pl. 4 foot. 
2 G. Pyrenaica (Gaudin, |. c. in a note) leaves of involucra 
1-5, undivided. 2.H. Native of the higher Pyrenees. Pim- 
pinélla dioica 3, Lapeyr. abr. p. 166. Séseli nanum, L. aen 
in litt. Séseli montànum, var. Benth. cat. It differs from the 
first in its more stiff, branched habit, in its glaucous colour, m 
its 1-leaved stem, in the leaflets and segments being lances 
in the ribs of the mericarps being less elevated. Plant small, 
glabrous. Root thick. 
Pyrenean Gaya. PI. 4 foot. k à f 
Cult. -These plants should be grown in pots, in a pomp a 
peat and loam, and placed among other alpine plants. ey 
are increased by seeds. 
