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Lxx. UMBELLiPER^. (C. B. Clarke.) 



^Ferula, 



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—This is certainly not F. Asafcetida, Boiss. L c, which is Scorodosma fceiidim, Bunge ' 

 in Borcz. Fend, tt.'l, 2, -vrith hairy ovary and many very minute (or 0) vittse. . 

 Whether it is the F. Asa-fcetida founded by Linnseus on the figure in Kcempf, Amm. 

 J), 536, is a disputed point. That figure does not represent the numerous lateral v; 

 subsimple umbels arising from the sheaths of the cauline leave? "W'hich characterise - 

 this, but this character varies so in F. Jaeschkeana (No. 3) that it is impossible to rely 

 upon it. The fragments of Kaempfer's plant preserved in the British Museum do not 

 suffice to determine the point. T, Thomsoni (No. 2) has the subsimple umbels of 

 Falconer's plant (in cultivation), and has also a divaricate corymb very like that 

 figured by Ksempfer. V 



2. P. Thomsoni, C, B, Clarke ; glabrous, tertiary pinnae 2 by ^ in. sub- 

 entire mostly petioluled, inflorescence as in JP. Narthex. — Dorema No. 6, Herh. 

 Ind.Or.H.f.&T. ' 



Kashmir; Banahal, alt. 5000-6000 ft, Thomson. 



Kesembling F. Narthex, but with leaves out intx) remote lanceolate subacute 

 leaflets. — Thomson's examples are in flower, but a ftuiting corymb of this, or an allied 

 Frula, from Kashmir at Nowgunge (alt. 8W0 ft., (k B. Clarke), has umbels and 

 flowers as in the terminal umbel of i^. Narthex; pedicels ^-| in., clavate at the apex; 

 carpels \ by | in., much compressed, elliptic narrowed at both ends, plane or almost 

 convex on the inner face: dorsal and intermediate ridges filiform, lateral narrowly 

 winged ; vittae 3-2 in the dorsal furrows, minute, as long as the carpel, and seeds 

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Sem. Ilort. Berol. 1876, 2; 



_ ^ and tertiary pinnae decurrent regularly closely crenate, carp^ 

 I by I in., ^ittae very large solitary in each furrow. F. foetidissima, Hegel J 

 Schmalh. in Gartenjl. 1878, 195-158, t. 944.— Dorema sp. 3 and 4, Herb. Ind. 

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Stem, leaves, and inflorescence as in F Narthex, except that the leaves are closely 

 crenate or doubly crenate or almost serrate. As in F. Narthex, the fruiting corymD 

 often appears elongate subpaniculate, sometimes divaricate and corymbose; peduncles 

 bearing nearly simple umbels also proceed from the large sheaths of the cauline 

 leaves. Fruit much larger and thicker than in F. Narthex, vittse much the lai^est oi 

 any Indian umbellifer: the commissural often 2 only near the medial line, sometimes 

 4 or 6.— Kegel and Schmalh. think that this plant probably produces the Asafcetioa 

 of commerce ; this may be so, as it is an abundant species in Kashmir, and veiy 

 largely supplied with oil : but it is not the Asafoetida of Linn^us, because Kaempfer s 

 figure has entire not crenate leaflets. 



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Perennial glabrous or pubescent herbs (the Indian species). Leaves 1-3- 

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inear, toothed 

 arious, bracteol 

 arely pink. Ca 



' Ovary glabrous. ' Fmit much dorsally compressed, ellipsoid, oblong, 



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s. Umbels compound, rays usuallv numerous ; brac*^ 

 various, bracteoles many few or 0. Flowers often polvgamous, white or yellow, 



linear, toothed or entire 



small. Petals obovate 



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 margin, dorsal and marginal ridges little elevated or obsolete, lateral wingett, 



xdoraal furrows 1-vittate, lateral 1- rarely 2-vittate. Seed much dorsally coi»- 

 pfessed, inner face plane.— Disieib. Snecies 100. throughout nearly the wnoie 



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