UMBELLALS. 250 UMBELLIFERS. 
1. D. Carota Linnzeus.—(Carrot.) Fig. 339. 
Stem hispid ; leaflets pin- 
natifid, opaque, with 
cuspidate segments ; 
bracts of the involuere 
trifid and pinnatifid. 
Habitat. Roadsides and banks. 
Commonly cultivated, 
Quality. The fruit aromatic, | 
stimulant, diuretic: root . 
sweet, nutritious. 4 
Uses. Fruit in suppression of 
urine ; poultice of the root 
ere gona a 
nipples ; bu 
Root a well knowl iliek 
2. D. gummifer Lamarck. 
Stem hispid; leaflets pin- 
natifid, with nearly 
smooth, thick, ovate in- 
cised segments ; bracts 
of the involucre pinna- 
tifid or trifid, shorter 
than the umbels. 
Habitat. South of Europe on 
the sea-coast. : 
Quality. The roots yield a bit- 
ter balsamic substance, for- 
merly called Sicilian Bdel- 
lium. 
(inantHe. Linneus. i 
Umbels er We Involucres variable. Calyx stiff, leafy. Fruit oblong 
crowned by the stiffened styles. Ridges 5, very convex. Vitter 1 
1 See tr Albumen subterete. a 8 
- Ui. crocata Limneus.—(Hemiock Drorwort.) Fig. 34. : 
Root large, branched, pe stem-leayes sicsaia wth lozenge-shaped 
leaflets cut long the upper sides ; fruit cylindrical, in close eads. 
= aire mnguiled Ones a, a flower of the ray ; b, an umbel of fruit ; c, a transverse section 2 
