Ligusticum.] UMBELLIFEILE. 117 



of the ridges having single vittae. Br. Fl. 1. p. 119. E. Fl. v. ii. 

 p. 81. E. Bot.t. 1128. 



Moist woods and marshy places, especially near rivers, frequent. 

 Fl. July. %. — Plant two to three feet high. Stem purplish, pubes- 

 cent above, as well as the umbels. — Inferior in quality to the common 

 garden Angelica, which has not been observed in a wild state in Ire- 

 land. 



(V. Seseli Tribe.) 



7 Crithmum. Linn. Samphire. 



Calyx obsolete. Petals elliptical, entire, involute. Fruit sub- 

 terete. Caipels (spongy) with five elevated sharp, somewhat 

 winged ridges, of which the lateral ones are a little broader 

 and marginal. Seed subterete, free, abundantly marked 

 with vitta. — Universal and partial involucres of many leaves- — 

 Name from npiOy, barley ; from a fancied resemblance be- 

 tween the fruit of this plant and a grain of Barley. 



Pentandria. Digynia. 



1. C. maritimum, Linn. Sea Samphire. Leaflets lanceolate, 

 fleshy; leaves of the involucre ovate. Br. Fl. 1. p. 120. E. 

 Fl.v.ilp.74. E.Bot. I. $19. 



Rocks by the sea side. Plentiful on Killiney Hill, Howth, Lambav 

 and Ireland's Eye. On the southern coast ; Mr. J. Drummond. Fl. 

 Aug. %. — Whole plant very succulent, pale green. Leaves bi-triter- 

 nate. Samphire makes a warm aromatic pickle, and is sold for this 

 purpose in Dublin and elsewhere. 



8. Ligusticum. Linn. Lovage. 



Calyx of five teeth, or obsolete. Petals obcordate with an in- 

 flexed point. Fruit subterete, or slightly and laterally com- 

 pressed. Carpels with five sharp, somewhat winged equal 

 ridges, of which the lateral ones are marginal. Interstices with 

 many viltce. .SeecZsubsemiterete. — Universal involucre various: 

 partial of many leaves. — Name from Liguria where the old 

 Ligusticum Levisticum abounds. Hence, too our word Lovage. 



Pentandria. Digynia. 



1. L. sco'icum, Linn. Scottish Lovage. Leaves twice ternate ; 

 leaflets subrhomboid, dentato-serrate, not glossy; general in- 

 volucre of about six narrow leaves; calyx 5-toothed. Br. Fl. 

 1. p. 121. E. Fl. v. Up. 82. E. Bot. t. 1207. 



Rocky sea coasts. On the rocks about Donaghadee, and the Cop- 

 land Isles ; Mr. Templetun. County of Derry ; Mr. D. Moore. 

 Fl. July. If.. — Root fusiform, acrid but aromatic. Stem nearly simple. 

 Leaves mostly radical ; leaflets large, deeply serrated, rather fleshy. — 

 The true Lovage, common in gardens, Ligusticum Levisticum (now, 

 the genus Levisticum) has truly winged ridges to the fruit, and fewer 

 vittee ; but in other respects is nearly allied to this. It may, however, 



