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case according to whether the primary or secondary 

 ridges are more prominent. 



In the first division, of which the White Rot is 

 typical, the fruit is flattened laterally and the com- 

 missure is narrow. In the Sanicle group the fruit is 

 more or less round in section, is flattened dorsally, 

 and the commissure is broad. Eryngo is typical of 

 this group, which includes slso A strantia and Sanicle. 



In the division in which the umbels are compound 

 the ridges are nearly equal, or the primary ones are 

 most prominent. 



Of the group which has the fruit flattened laterally 

 with a narrow commissure. Beaked Parsley is typical. 

 It includes also Hemlock, Alexanders, Hare's Ear, 

 Caraway, Stone Parsley, Horsebane, Goutweed, 

 Burnet Saxifrage, Pig-nut, Cicely, Venus Comb, etc. 



In the group in which the fruit is round or ovoid, 

 not flattened laterally, with a hard commissure and 

 distinct lateral ridges, rarely winged, the type selected 

 is Angelica. It also includes Fennel, Coriander, 

 Samphire, Water Dropwort, Fool's Parsley, Sulphur- 

 wort, Lovage, etc. 



In the group in which the fruit is much flattened 

 dorsally, with the lateral ridges broadly winged and 

 short, stout styles, the following are included : 

 Parsnip, Hogweed, and Tordyltum. In the third 

 division Knotted edge Parsley is the type selected. 

 It also includes the Wild Carrot, and perhaps 

 Coriander may rather belong to this. 



There are fourteen hundred species of Umbelliferse 



