PENTANDRIA. DIGYNIA, —_go7 
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Ons. In Scandix odorata the seeds are angular, and the 
Involucrum shedding. In S. Pecten the seeds are thread. 
shaped, with a kernel or nut at the base. . In the S, cerefoliusm, 
the seeds are egg-awl-shaped, scored, the Involucrum greenand 
permanent, the florets all hermaphrodite. Liyw. and in the — 
Scandix anthriscus the seeds are prickly, as in the genus Caucalis, 
CHAEROPHYL’LUM. Tourn. 166. Gaertn, 23. 
Car. Umbel expanding. Umbellules with nearly the same 
number of spokes. se 
General Invelucrum none. Partial of about 5 leaves, 
legfits spear-shaped, concave, reflected, nearly as long 
as the umbellules. ; 
Cup indistinct, — 
ae General, pretty uniform. Florets in the centre 
arren. 
Individuals, petals 5, heart-shaped, bent inwards, 
flattish, with a sharp point bending inwards, the outer- 
most petals rather the largest. 
Stam. Filaments 5, simple, as long as the umbellules, 
Anthers roundish, 
Pisr. Germen beneath. Styles 2, reflected. Summits blunt. 
S. Vess. none. Fruit oblong, tapering to a point, smooth, 
. divisible into 2. ; i 
SzEps 2, oblong, es ee upwards, convex on 
one side, flat on the other. 
Orns. Seeds of the centre often barren. Figure of the fruit 
variable, Linn, : 
IMPERATO/RIA. Gertn. 21. 
Car. Umiel expanded, flat ; wmlellules unequal. 
General Involucrum none. Partial of 1 or 2 leaves, - 
very slender, nearly as long as the umbellule. 
Cup indistinct, bee 
Boss. General, uniform, all the florets fertile. 
Individuals, petals 5, bent in, nicked, nearly equal. 
Stam. Filaments 5, hair-like. Anthers roundish. 
Pist. Germen beneath. Styles 2, bent back. Sawmmits blunt. 
S. Vess. none. Fruit roundish, compressed, bulging in 
the middle, bordered, divisibleinto2. 
SexEps 2, -shaped, marked on the outside with 2 fur- 
TOWS, ae with a broad margin. 
