SYNOPSIS OF THE GENERA. 



compressed. Carpels roundish, with five equal ridges, 

 of which the lateral ones are placed within the margin. 

 Channels with single viltcB. Albumen with the sides rolled 

 inwards. General and partial involucre of numerous 

 segments. 



85. Smyr'nium, [Page 413.] Ca/?/a; an obsolete margin. Petals 

 lanceolate, or elliptical, entire, with a long inflexed point. 

 Fruit laterally compressed, double. Carpels roundish, 

 reniform, with three acute prominent ridges at the back, 

 the two lateral ones nearly obliterated. Channels with 

 numerous vittcB. Albumen with the sides rolled inwards. 

 Involucres various, 



d. Fruit not prickly, ridges crenated or ivaved. 



87. CoNi'uM, [Page 415.] Calyx an obsolete margin. Petals 

 obcordate, with a very small inflexed point. Fruit laterally 

 compressed, ovate. Carpels with five equal prominent 

 waved or crenated ridges, the lateral ones forming the 

 margin. Channels with numerous streaks, but no vittiB. 

 Albumen with the sides rolled inwards. General involucre 

 of few segments, partial of three on one side. 



86. EcHiNo'pHORA, [Page 414.] Calyx margin of five teeth. 

 Petals obcordate, with an inflexed point, the outer ones 

 larger and bifid. Flowers of the ray on long stalks sterile. 

 in the centre a solitary fertile one. Fruit ovate, roundish, 

 inclosed in a hollow receptacle, with a short protruded 

 beak. Carpels with five depressed equal waved striated 

 ridges. Channels with single vittce, covered with an 

 arachnoid membrane. Albumen with the sides rolled 

 inwards. Involucre of numei'ous segments. 



e. Fruit globose. Albumen concave in front. 



88. Corian'drum, [Page 417.] Calyx margin of five teeth. 

 Petals obcordate, with an inflexed point, the outer ones 

 larger, bifid. Fruit globose. Carpels with five primary 

 depressed waved ridges, the lateral ones before an acces- 

 sory margin, the four secondary ones more prominent and 

 carinated. Channels without vittcB, the commissure with 

 two vitlcB. Albumen hollow in front, covered with a loose 

 membrane. General involucre wanting, partial on one 

 side. 

 *** Perianth double, inferior. Corolla of five petals. 

 (See Staphylea in.ORD. III.) 



