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ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE BOTANY OF 
[ Umbeliifere. 
NOTES vron some or THE HIMALAYAN UMBELLIFERA, 
By JOHN LINDLEY, Ph.D., 
Professor of BOTANY in the UNIVERSITY of LONDON. 
Eryngium planum. UL. 
In Cashmere; quite the same as the European plant. It 
is also found in the Altai. - 
Carum gracile ; foliis pinnatis, foliolis sliian si ataioanain : 
laciniis linearibus obtusis bilobis trilobisve involucro utro- 
que subnullo. 
- Hab. Nako in Kunawur. Differs from C. Carwi in its 
much less-divided leaflets, more slender and delicate appear- 
ance, and in the umbels rarely having more than four or 
five rays. : 
‘olium ; umbellis pedunculatis, fructu exacte 
s dentibus coronato, foliolis ovatis serratis 
basi cuneatis integris. 
Hab. Choor Mountain. A much larger plant than either 
of the other species, and at once distinguished by the form 
of the fruit, which in D. glaucum is pyriform. 
_ Eriocyona. 
Umbelle composite, generales longiradiate partiales 
eapitate. Involucra et involucella depauperata. Fructus 
sect, transv. ellipticus, densissimé lanatus, a latere com- 
pressus, stylis brevibus suberectis coronatus. Mericarpia 
jugis 5, acutis, sub lana absconditis, lateralibus marginan- 
tibus, Vallecule 1-vittate, commissura 2-vittata. Semen 
teres, 
Very near Soranthus, from which, however, it is readily 
distinguished by its woolly fruit, which, although minute, 
has strong ribs beneath the wool, and by there being only two 
vitte to the commissure. It also wants the long-diverging 
styles of Soranthus, , 
"Sp. 1. Eriocycla nuda. Tab. 51. f. 2.—a. A single flower 
magnified to shew the peculiar form of the petals, 5. A 
ripe fruit, c. The ret eut transversely, to shew the juga 
and vitte, 
Hab, Rarung in Kunawar, 
TRacnypium, 
Umbelle simplices v. composite; involucris polyphyllis 
foliaceis multifidis: foliolis basi membranaceis connatis, 
Styli recurvi. Fructus a latere compressus. 
Mericarpia 
jugis 5 inflatis carnosis valleculisque verrucosis, lateralibus 
sejunctis. Vallecule 1-3-vittate, commissura bivittata. 
Semen facie depressum, a pericarpio feré liberum. 
A remarkable genus belonging to the multivittate Seselinee, 
and distinguished at first sight by its simple, or occasionally 
compound umbels and succulent warted fruit. Its nearest 
affinity is with Athamanta and Ligusticum. 
Sp. 1. Trachydium Roylei. 
Hab. Peer Punjal. 
Levisticum argutum ; foliis bipinnatis, foliolis ovato- 
lanceolatis inciso-serratis acutissimis. 
Hab, Mussooree. 
natis, foliolis: rhombeis. ‘pinnatifidis inciso-serratis, involu- 
celli foliolis subulatis umbellula equalibus. 
Hab. Urukta, Ay very distinct Species, most nearly allied 
to A. Gmelint, ' 
, a Roylei ; caulejuniore pubescente, foliis bipin-_ 
Heracleum canescens; foliis pinnatis subtus presertim 
et caule villosis, foliolis ternatim sectis: laciniis ovatis 
duplicato-serratis, umbelle radiis pilosis, involucelli foliolis 
acuminatis radiis equantibus. 
Hab. Mussooree. Next H. candicans, 
Heracleuwm cinereum ; foliis ternatis et caule cinereo- 
pubescentibus foliolis tripartitis cordatis duplicato-serratis 
subtrilobis, involucelli foliolis setaceis radiis zequalibus, 
fructibus obovatis: vittis linearibus. 
Hab. Mussooree. Priori affine ; utriusque statura pedalis. 
Pyonocyc.a. 
Umbelle composite, densissime capitate ideoque quasi 
simplices, polygame. Involucra et involucella depauperata. 
Calycis dentes acuminati. Petala lanata, quasi biloba, 
acumine angustissimo recto inflexo. Styli longissimi pilosi 
suberecti. Flores masculi plures unicum centralem her- 
maphroditum circumstantes : pedicellis cylindraceis incras- 
satis fructum mentientibus et suprategentibus, Fructus pubes- 
cens, teres, rostratus. Mericarpia jugis primariis filifor- 
mibus: lateralibus commissuralibus. Vallecule trivittate: 
commissura bivittata. Albumen involutum. — 
This remarkable genus partakes of the characters of both 
the Caucalinee and Scandicinee of De Candolle. Its nume- 
rous vitte refer it to the former ; from all the known genera 
of which it however differs, in having no trace of secondary 
juga. With several Scandicinee, especially Cherophyllum, 
it accords in the surface and form of its fruit; but it differs 
in the great number of vitte. From all of both tribes, its 
remarkable dense umbels, which, although in reality com- 
pound, appear as if simple, distinguish it at first sight. 
Sp.1. Pycnocycla glauca. Tab. 51. f.a—g. 
Pyenocycla glauca.—a: A partial umbel, with the male 
flowers in the circumference, and the female in the centre. 
b.c. Front and back views of a male flower. d. A partial 
umbel in the state of fruit, with the permanent thickened 
peduncles of the male flowers surrounding the ripened 
females. e. A ripe fruit separated. f. The upper end of the 
latter shewing the calyx and permanent styles. g. A trans- 
verse section of the latter, 4. The same magnified, shewing 
the form of the albumen, the juga, and the vitte. 
Hab. Banks of Sutlej. 
Cherophyllum refleeum ; eaule sparsim pilis longis debi- 
libus munito, foliis supradecompositis pilosiusculis lobis 
multifidis laciniis acuminatis, umbellis multiradiatis exinvo- 
lucratis, involucellis oligophyllis cum pedicellis florum 
masculorum defloratorum reflexis, fructibus ovatis elongatis 
glabris, carpophoro ensiformi. 
Differs from C. villosum of Wallich, in its differently 
formed fruit »many-rayed umbels, and more scans cut leaves, 
Stands next Ch. bulbosum. Pe 
Hab. Kedarkanta and Nagkanda. ae 
Cherophyllum acuminatum; caule inferne petiolisque 
sparsim villosis, foliis biternatis, foliolis lanceolatis acumi- 
natis grosse serratis basi pinnatifidis. 
Hab. Choor. Next Ch. aromaticum. 
Osmorhiza 
