UMBELLALS. : 248 UMBELLIFERS. 
Bracts longer than the umbel ; stalks of the circumference twice as long as 
the fruit. 
Habitat, Hedgerows and waste places. 
Quality. Poisonous ; narcotic, acrid, emetic. 
Uses, “eee a frequent cause of dangerous accidents, on account of their resemblance 
ey. 
Carum. Linnceus. 
Umbels compound. Involucre 
small or obsolete. Calyx 
obsolete. Fruit oblong, 
compressed. Ridges 5, 
narrow, equal, the lateral 
on the edge. Vitte 1 to 
each furrow. Albumen 
terete. 
l. C. Carui Linneus. — 
(Caraway.) Fig. 334. 
Leaves bipinnate; leaflets 
multifid, the lower pair 
decussating ; stem angu-_ 
lar ; root fusiform. oe 
Habitat. Europe. Cultivated in 
gardens, 
Quality. An aromatic stimulant 
and condiment. 
Uses. In flatulent colic ; chiefly 
as a flavouring material, for 
liqueurs and cakes. 
Criramum. Linncus. 
Umbels compound. nvolucre of many lanceolate bracts. Calya obsolete. 
Fruit oblong, rather flattened from the back. Ridges 5, winged, 
b a sharp, the lateral rather the widest. Vitte 00, 
ae ( spread over all the seed. Albumen terete. _ 
1. C. maritimum Linneus.—(Samenire.) Fig. 
. 
Leaves fleshy, 2-3 pinnate ; leaflets lanceolate, 
Hg Habitat. Rocky cliffs of the sea coast. 
; ey Quality. Axomatic, saline. 
Uses. A favourite ingredient in pickles. 
€ 335 
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