SYNOPSIS OF THE GENERA. 



with single vitteB. Albumen roundish, convex, plane in 

 front. General and partial involucre various. 



57. BuNiuM, [Page 365,] Calyx margin obsolete. Petals obo- 



vate, slightly notched with an inflexed point. Fruit 

 linear-oblong, laterally compressed, crowned by the conical 

 disk and straight styles. Carpels with five equal obtuse 

 filiform ridges, the lateral ones forming the margins. 

 Channels with many viltcB. Albumen convex at the back, 

 flat in front. General involucre none, partial of a few 

 segments. 



58. Pimpinel'la, [Page 366.] Calyx margin obsolete. Petals 



obovate, notched with an inflexed point. Fruit ovate, 

 laterally compressed, crowned by the convex disk and 

 long slender style. Carpels with five filiform ridges, the 

 lateral ones forming the margins. Channels with many 

 vittee, Albumen roundish at the back, plane in front. 

 Involucre wanting. 



c. Petals obcordate, with a small inflexed point. Calyx of five 



teeth. 



§ Channels with single vittce. 



59. Cicu'TA, [Page 369.] Calyx margin of five teeth, leafy. 



Petals obcordate, with an inflexed point. Fruit roundish, 

 laterally compressed. Carpels with five nearly plane 

 ridges, the lateral ones forming the margins. Channels 

 with single vittts, which are more prominent in the ripe 

 fruit than the ridges. Albumen roundish. General invo- 

 lucre none, or of few segments, partial of numerous linear 

 segments. 



§ § Channels with three vittx. 



60. Beru'la, [Page 371.] Calyx margin of five teeth. Petals 



obcordate, with an inflexed point. Fruit ovate, laterally 

 contracted. Disk shortly conical, with a narrow margin. 

 Styles reflexed. Carpels with five equal filiform ridges, 

 the lateral ones before the margin. Channels with many 

 vittcB. Albume7i Toandiish. General and partial involucres 

 of several reflexed lanceolate or pinnate segments. 



61. Si'uM, [Page 372.] Calyx margin of five teeth. Petals 



obcordate, with an inflexed point. Fruit laterally com- 

 pressed, or contracted. Disk flattish, with a depressed 

 margin. Styles reflexed. Carpels with five equal obtuse 

 filiform ridges, the lateral ones forming the margins. 

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