PuLate 1958. 
LIGUSTICUM SINENSE, Oliv. 
UmpBE.uirerz. Tribe SEsELINEs, 
L. sinense, Oliv. (sp. nov.); caule erecto longitudinaliter striato 
glabro, foliis glabris radicalibus . . . caulinis inferioribus bipinnati- 
partitis pinnis inferioribus petiolulatis, segmentis ovatis insequaliter 
Incisis dentatisve dentibus obtusis apiculatis, superioribus subsessilibus, 
petiolo amplexicaule late vaginante, involucri bracteis anguste lineari- 
Hap. China, Prov. Hupeh, District Hsingshan, and Prov. Szechwan, 
District No-Wushan.—Dr. A. Henry (Nos. 6759 A and B). 
Herba 2\-4.pedalis. Folia deltoidea, caulina inferiora cum petiolo 
8-12 poll. longa; segmentis ultimis 1-12 poll. longis atis. 
Umbellae longe pedunculate, fructifere 21-4 poll. late. Petala 
~aervia albida elliptica vy. antica obcordata. Styli graciles dein 
tefracti fructibus immaturis subeequilongi. 
From the characters of the fruit I suspect this plant may be an ally 
. Ne othosmyrnium japonicum, iq. It is not without hesitation that 
refer it to Ligusticwm —D. Outver. 
Dr. Henry favours us with the following note ee 
‘The root of this plant is dug up in the mountains of Western 
